What a $20 Rip Off and Asteroids Deluxe look like (and a free Omega Race)
I had checked into these a while back because they seemed like a decent deal...I forget how much they were listed for but somewhere around $100 each. But the guy texted me and told me they were long gone.
So I got a text from the guy this morning out of the blue telling me that these were for sale at a thrift store not to far from where I live. When I called the lady up she said they still had them and they reduced the price...sounded like she said they were $130 and $120 each but when I repeated it back she said, "No, 1 for $30 and 1 for $20" but we are having a sale today and everything in the store is 20% off. Apparently they would have been 40% off tomorrow but I didn't think it would be prudent to wait.
So I went and loaded them up for $40 for the pair. They both appear to be complete but both need work. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the bezel was loose on the Rip Off due to some top corner damage so while I was driving home it fell forward and cracked.
Bummed about that one.
I haven't done any real testing. But the AD just makes beeping noises when I press buttons when I power it up and there's no video. The player buttons are on solid. There's no test switch on the thing just wires hanging down so I don't think it's in test mode.
The Rip Off gets a pic as show...sorry for the fuzzy image. When I press buttons some kinds of ships appear and move around but it's not right.
I had checked into these a while back because they seemed like a decent deal...I forget how much they were listed for but somewhere around $100 each. But the guy texted me and told me they were long gone.
So I got a text from the guy this morning out of the blue telling me that these were for sale at a thrift store not to far from where I live. When I called the lady up she said they still had them and they reduced the price...sounded like she said they were $130 and $120 each but when I repeated it back she said, "No, 1 for $30 and 1 for $20" but we are having a sale today and everything in the store is 20% off. Apparently they would have been 40% off tomorrow but I didn't think it would be prudent to wait.
So I went and loaded them up for $40 for the pair. They both appear to be complete but both need work. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the bezel was loose on the Rip Off due to some top corner damage so while I was driving home it fell forward and cracked.
I haven't done any real testing. But the AD just makes beeping noises when I press buttons when I power it up and there's no video. The player buttons are on solid. There's no test switch on the thing just wires hanging down so I don't think it's in test mode.
The Rip Off gets a pic as show...sorry for the fuzzy image. When I press buttons some kinds of ships appear and move around but it's not right.
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