Well, time to spill the beans on my latest pickup..

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Well, time to spill the beans on my latest pickup..

Well, here's the story. I have been watching a auction site I frequent for arcade games for the past few months. I scored a Radikal Bikers pretty close to home a few months ago for $90, and so I keep an eye out since. For the last 2 weeks, I have been watching an auction for a Robotron 2084 that looked really nice. The title mentioned it was "tempermental", had a taped cord, and had pics of a black line running through the monitor. Even still, this thing looked exceptionally nice. Come day of the auction, it still had no bids on it. I put a $25 max bid, and waited until the live/internet auction began, listening over the internet for 3 1/2 hours while getting ready for my SuperBowl party.

Auction finally gets to the Robotron, and they ignore my $25 bid and try to get it started at $100. No Bites... Auctioneer asks for $50. Still no bites... Auctioneer takes my $25 bid.. Going Once, Twice.... SOLD!

I scored a fully restored Robotron 2084 for $27.50 (10% auction premium), plus $100 in gas to pick it up 2 states away. The monitor issue went away after a monitor adjustment. All she needs is a new power cord. Unreal...
 

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gorgeous machine!

If you decide to sell it I'm willing to buy it!
 
Thanks guys. I feel so lucky to have scored this one. For some reason, I have MAJOR arcade positive karma flowing. I have gotten a free Asteroids and 2 EM Pinballs in the past few months, and now an uber cheap Robotron. I guess offering to help out to fix machines for other collectors in the area has blessed me with a lot of good mojo...
 
Thanks guys. I feel so lucky to have scored this one. For some reason, I have MAJOR arcade positive karma flowing. I have gotten a free Asteroids and 2 EM Pinballs in the past few months, and now an uber cheap Robotron. I guess offering to help out to fix machines for other collectors in the area has blessed me with a lot of good mojo...

Hell yeah man when i got started some people helped me out and now i try to do the same when i meet other klovers/collectors. Thats the way it should be.
 
That is a nice machine. I wonder what the story is behind it.
edit: (Are the joysticks too short?)

and hey, if you decide to part it out ... I'll take the whole thing!
 
Oh. My. Gawd.

Oh.

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WOW.

Between this cab and Chris25810's Warlords cocktail snag, I have faith in the hunt again. Too bad I'm not looking any more. What a fantastic deal. Very nice pickup.
 
I will tell you the site since I have brought it up before. More than likely it is Auctionzip.com. You can sometimes find smaller local auctions that will have a game or two.
 
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