What's the value of a Blue Computer Space

$10. I will be heading out not to pick it up from you, i will proprtly dispose of it :D


dude anymore i dont know. Computer spaces were hot a couple years ago, a couple hit the 10k mark(in nice working condition) as to real world value nowadays would depend on condition ... nonworking is say 500 to several thousand just depends if it a rare or common one, whats wrong, etc..
 
Depends on how much effort you want to spend on finding the right sucker, er, buyer.

99.9% of people, you'd have to pay to take it.
.09% of people would give you like $50 - $100 for it, because they think they can sell it for more.
You're looking for the few rare people who are actually looking for one.
As a result of having both very very few sellers, and very very few buyers... sales prices are likely to vary wildly.
 
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There was one that was just sold last month or so, non-working. I think it went for around $1500. It was yellow though, and I don't know how much color changes the value. Personally, even though I don't have room for one, and really don't know what the game play is like or anything, I would take it if I got a good deal on it and would make room for it just because of the history and the coolness of the cab.
 
Depends on how much effort you want to spend on finding the right sucker, er, buyer.

99.9% of people, you'd have to pay to take it.
.09% of people would give you like $50 - $100 for it, because they think they can sell it for more.
You're looking for the few rare people who are actually looking for one.
As a result of having both very very few sellers, and very very few buyers... sales prices are likely to vary wildly.
Yeah, I don't think this is true at all. I can't give you a dollar figure, but they are more desirable than this post would lead you to believe.

There is some truth to that last line, but a Computer Space, even in non-working condition is something that you'll be able to sell assuming you aren't trying to flip it tomorrow.
 
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Wha..........?

Yeah, I don't think this is true at all. I can't give you a dollar figure, but they are more desirable than this post would lead you to believe.

There is some truth to that last line, but a Computer Space, even in non-working condition is something that you'll be able to sell assuming you aren't trying to flip it tomorrow.

Let me clarify:

That 99.9% is of people in general; not people on this forum.
 
Let me clarify:

That 99.9% is of people in general; not people on this forum.

I know antique collectors who usually don't touch video games that'd see good value in a Computer Space. So, this still doesn't work.
 
The game is probably worth 1500 working. If I came across one, I would probably go 350 for a nonworking specimen in good condition. The best yard stick is this. Ask yourself if you want it because its rare/old, or because you think you can flip it. If you want it, only you can decide how much. One might be worth more than 350 to you . Then, if your answer was because you can flip it, ask yourself if you have the technical know how to repair it since something will inevitably go horribly wrong with it as soon as you get it(murphy's law). If you don't, do you have a good tech who can. If both of those answers are no, you better stay the hell away from it. Some machines only stay running from the sheer fortitude of love that it takes to keep sinking money into them. That's the questions you should be asking. If you don't want it for your own collection, and you don't love the game, better let someone else have it. But hey, that's just my 2 bits.
 
There's the artistic angle to Computer Space as well. Plenty of applications for the unique appearence of this cabinet that go beyond arcade collecting. Various types of studios would pay $400+ just to stick it in a corner, even if it isn't working. Various types of stores would want it on display as a customer draw.

So yes, it's all about finding the right buyer...but the right buyer really isn't that hard to come by for Computer Space.
 
Hi there,
I have a website devoted to Computer Space and on it I list known machines still surviving and what people have paid for them. You may find it useful:
http://www.computerspacefan.com/roguesgallery.htm

I have heard them go from free (for fully working) up to $10,100 so it is very much a case of it is worth what people want to pay.

And as an owner I can fully verify that the gameplay does suck. But to the right collector, it's not the game that is appealing it's the machine's history (or if nothing else that groovy cabinet).

The main page to my site is http://www.computerspacefan.com/
 
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