what exactly is this and how much is it worth

that's a particle redentiflater, worth quite a bit.

that's the best I can gather from the information given
 
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i think its used as "tokens" meaning it scans cards that have money on them so you can play arcade games
 
I'm gonna guess that if thats all you have of this reader.. its not worth much. If you don't have the cards or a way to encode information on the cards then its just old technology.
 
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That would be a card reader made by Intercard. Mainly used in FEC's instead of tokens. As having only the one reader it is pretty much no value what-so-ever, even if you had a card to go with it you would still need the reader to be on their network to use it.
BTW its not really all that old of technology, that is still used in many FEC's. However they do offer newer versions.

The only way you will be able to make a buck on it is to sell it back to the FEC, if they still wanted it.
 
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I know some card readers are anywhere from about $250 to well over $500 each. Without the computer and the needed software, it is practically useless, unless like posted earlier, sell it back to a FEC that uses that unit. My company uses IDEAL and their readers are about at the $500 mark. But it looks like one of the older units. The newer ones are smaller and have a color LCD screen. http://www.intercardinc.com/iReader_amusement.html . I'm surprised my company didn't use this company being it is local to us.
 
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That would be a card reader made by Intercard. Mainly used in FEC's instead of tokens. As having only the one reader it is pretty much no value what-so-ever, even if you had a card to go with it you would still need the reader to be on their network to use it.
BTW its not really all that old of technology, that is still used in many FEC's. However they do offer newer versions.

The only way you will be able to make a buck on it is to sell it back to the FEC, if they still wanted it.


I liked particle redentiflater better.
 
As someone who works at an FEC with a card system...

...it's utterly worthless. You may be able to send it back to Intercard for a credit (some companies keep old stock to support FECs that still have old equipment) but you won't get much for it. Often these units are locked to a specific facility -- they need to be reprogrammed to be used by a different FEC. Worse, it looks like you're missing half of it! There should be a second part, either a plastic/metal box or a bare PCB, that mounts inside the game, that has the coin relays and whatnot.
 
As someone who works at an FEC with a card system...

...it's utterly worthless. You may be able to send it back to Intercard for a credit (some companies keep old stock to support FECs that still have old equipment) but you won't get much for it. Often these units are locked to a specific facility -- they need to be reprogrammed to be used by a different FEC. Worse, it looks like you're missing half of it! There should be a second part, either a plastic/metal box or a bare PCB, that mounts inside the game, that has the coin relays and whatnot.

That is a complete Intercard assembly. So you are technically not missing anything from the reader itself. However as I perviously stated the reader is worthless/ un-useable in the home setting. That style is only 2-3 years old and many FEC's that use Intercard still use those readers. So as you suggested the OP might be able to send it back to Intercard for a credit but best bet is to go back to the original FEC and ask if they want their reader back for a few bucks or something like that.
 
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