LeeB99
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Went to an "Estate Sale" at a mansion in Atlanta today to scop out the game room...
Here is the Craigslist ad:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/gms/2444794350.html
The house was HUGE. And when I say that is was big, the picture does not give you any idea of how large it really was. It had AT LEAST 8 bedrooms and although I don't know the square footage, my guess would be around 12,000 square feet. Anyhow, since the listing didn't have a phone number, I took a chance and drove about 40 minutes out of my way before heading back to home today.
I don't know the story behind the house (I should have asked), but it has been vacated and they are selling basically everything that was in it. Something REALLY crazy was the fact that on the way there, about a mile or so from this estate, was a custom house (if you can call it that) that was built like a castle from an animated movie complete with a MOAT and everything! I REALLY should have taken a picture. My son automatically assumed that it was some sort of fantasy business for kids to play and have parties at, but sure enough, it was a private residence.
Anyhow, back to the estate sale. In the downstairs game room, there was an old Dynamo coin operated air hockey table, a bubble chex style hockey game (I didn't see a price on either of them), a Galaga machine that needed a cap kit (at the minimum) BAD and a pretty nice Hydro Thunder. The price on the Galaga was $1,700 and the Hydro Thunder was $3,500. Needless to say, I didn't even bother making an offer on anything. I asked a worker that was present about the pinballs, and she said that they were all sold on the first day of the sale (Friday). I asked what the titles were, and she had NO IDEA. So, as far as the games were concerned, it was a BUST. It was an intesting house to tour, however...
Lee
Here is the Craigslist ad:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/gms/2444794350.html
The house was HUGE. And when I say that is was big, the picture does not give you any idea of how large it really was. It had AT LEAST 8 bedrooms and although I don't know the square footage, my guess would be around 12,000 square feet. Anyhow, since the listing didn't have a phone number, I took a chance and drove about 40 minutes out of my way before heading back to home today.
I don't know the story behind the house (I should have asked), but it has been vacated and they are selling basically everything that was in it. Something REALLY crazy was the fact that on the way there, about a mile or so from this estate, was a custom house (if you can call it that) that was built like a castle from an animated movie complete with a MOAT and everything! I REALLY should have taken a picture. My son automatically assumed that it was some sort of fantasy business for kids to play and have parties at, but sure enough, it was a private residence.
Anyhow, back to the estate sale. In the downstairs game room, there was an old Dynamo coin operated air hockey table, a bubble chex style hockey game (I didn't see a price on either of them), a Galaga machine that needed a cap kit (at the minimum) BAD and a pretty nice Hydro Thunder. The price on the Galaga was $1,700 and the Hydro Thunder was $3,500. Needless to say, I didn't even bother making an offer on anything. I asked a worker that was present about the pinballs, and she said that they were all sold on the first day of the sale (Friday). I asked what the titles were, and she had NO IDEA. So, as far as the games were concerned, it was a BUST. It was an intesting house to tour, however...
Lee
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