I feel kind of guilty... It wasn't a straight trade, but I sold my Stern Dracula and used some of the cash to buy a sit-down driver (Out Run 2: Special Tours). My wife really likes driving games and I wanted to get something in the game room that she can be excited about.
Anyone ever trade a pin for a video arcade?
It's crazy how much cheaper they can be than pins. I sold Dracula, got the driver, and have $50 left over!
I was watching "The Color of Money" the other day and had forgotten about the scene with the Stocker. That would be a cool driver to have. If I had the room I'd really like either an Ironman Stewart game, or Super Sprint. I loved those 3/4 overhead view racers!
I've made trades both ways before, but usually receiving a pin. I always have sit-down drivers. Right now have a pair of Fast & Furious and a single Nicktoons Nitro.
I've had some pin offers for my EDOT but if/when it leaves, it's probably being replaced by a pile of cash 
Arcade games are WAY cheaper than pins....here in Buffalo you can get dedicated cabs for 2-3 hundred bucks....drivers a bit more....I sold all my cabs and now just have one mame cab....I can't ever see myself selling a pin.......Joey
Man... I thought pins were hard to move into my basement, but the driving cabinet for OutRun 2 Special Tours is by far the worst thing I've ever had to move... At least pins can be broken down into a manageable size and weight.
I took it apart as much as I could and even took the monitor out. The cabinet that was left was still super heavy and huge. I think it measured right at about 31" wide and I'm lucky that it made it through my basement door! I don't know if this thing is ever coming out of my basement...
I wouldn't trade a pin for a video game .......but then again that outrun 2 is a sweet ass game .....
I love driving games, I have PolePosition 1 and 2, RoadBlasters, Cruisin USA, Hyperdrive, Hydro Thunder, Rush the Rock, and Rush 2049 SE. I'm looking for Mario Kart GP2 or DX in or around Michigan if anyone has a pair or single for sale. I will trade pinball machines for them.
Quoted from Breaking_Dad:Arcade games are WAY cheaper than pins....here in Buffalo you can get dedicated cabs for 2-3 hundred bucks....drivers a bit more....I sold all my cabs and now just have one mame cab....I can't ever see myself selling a pin.......Joey
I traded a vid for a pin once. Never the other way though.
While the above quote may hold true if you do not care about the title, there are quite a few upright arcades that sell for 1K plus among collectors every day. I have been trying to find a decent Mad Planets for 10 years in the midwest. It is the last arcade I really want. I would even consider trading 2 pins for a nice one.
Some of the titles I have seen get crazy money lately are Ice Cold Beer, Crossbow, and Space Ace.
Quoted from winteriscoming:My wife really likes driving games and I wanted to get something in the game room that she can be excited about.
Happy wife, happy life. I've done a couple game trades/sales that were designed solely for keeping the family entertained and playing with me, rather than keep pins that only get touched by me every couple days.
Quoted from winteriscoming:I sold my Stern Dracula and used some of the cash to buy a sit-down driver (Out Run 2: Special Tours).
Wife or no, this was a good swap.
Quoted from TheShameGovernor:Wife or no, this was a good swap.
Well... It's turning into more of a project than I hoped, so we'll see how much more I have to invest in it to get it up and running. It originally was giving an error that I thought would be a simple fix, but my first attempt at correcting it wasn't successfull... now I have to wait for more parts to come in. A small part of me is glad there's something to fix, though. 
This particular game uses the Sega Chihiro hardware, but the wiring is compatible with NAOMI, so I could drop a NAOMI into this cabinet to get the original Crazy Taxi or Jambo Safari running. Also, both the NAOMI and Chihiro can netboot, which means that you can push games to them from a computer, meaning I can potentially run a few different driving games in the same cabinet with minimal work.
Sure, I once traded a Gorgar for a Spy Hunter vid.
Cause I thought it would be really cool to have a SpyHunter vid.
Quoted from winteriscoming:Well... It's turning into more of a project than I hoped, so we'll see how much more I have to invest in it to get it up and running. It originally was giving an error that I thought would be a simple fix, but my first attempt at correcting it wasn't successfull... now I have to wait for more parts to come in. A small part of me is glad there's something to fix, though.
All time you could be better spending on the TRex head!!
J/K. 
My wife would love for me to trade a pin for a driver too, but not in this basement...
I don't think I could do it, unless it gets me my top 3 arcades (Dragons Lair, DK, and Elevator Action). I am in the middle of building a keeper Hyperspin cabinet so I only need 1 spot for all my arcade games. Emulates NES and SNES too and will HDMI to my projector so I can play it from my couch.
The values for most are so outta wack it makes trades tough. Most vids are worth less than even lower end pins. The mix is certainly nice... If you've had a gameroom with vids and pins, going back to a having just one or the other really feels incomplete.
Quoted from dantebean:I don't think I could do it, unless it gets me my top 3 arcades (Dragons Lair, DK, and Elevator Action). I am in the middle of building a keeper Hyperspin cabinet so I only need 1 spot for all my arcade games. Emulates NES and SNES too and will HDMI to my projector so I can play it from my couch.
I'm all for a MAME cabinet, but unless you have the right kind of setup, you're probably not playing driving games or light gun games (I own some AimTraks and don't care for them.) well. These are two types of games that almost require a dedicated cab. Also, I think it will be a while before flawless emulation of mid to lake 2k games is an option.
Quoted from winteriscoming:I'm all for a MAME cabinet, but unless you have the right kind of setup, you're probably not playing driving games or light gun games (I own some AimTraks and don't care for them.) well. These are two types of games that almost require a dedicated cab. Also, I think it will be a while before flawless emulation of mid to lake 2k games is an option.
Yeah, I'm just doing a basic 6 button, 2 player. No trackball or driving games. I just want it for the 20-30 classic arcades and NES/SNES. My kids have really gotten into Super Mario World and Ducktales so I think this will keep them happy for a day.
Quoted from dantebean:Yeah, I'm just doing a basic 6 button, 2 player. No trackball or driving games. I just want it for the 20-30 classic arcades and NES/SNES.
No shame in that! I wasn't trying to belittle your efforts or anything, just saying for some games, you might need space for another cab.
Is that a sword on top of the right one!? 
Quoted from aobrien5:All time you could be better spending on the TRex head!!
J/K.
My wife would love for me to trade a pin for a driver too, but not in this basement...
You caught me! 
This driver is going to be the death of the T-REX project... Nah, just something else to work on.
After seeing it in person, I wouldn't have thought it would fit in my basement. The door to the basement is in the side of a hallway that's kind of narrow. There's a closet across from it that has a narrower door. With pins I can usually open the closet door and tilt the dolly back into it before going down the stairs. That wasn't going to happen with this game. I luckily was able to get it tilted a little (without a dolly) and slid it down the stairs. Gravity was on my side going down... I just don't know if I'd ever be able to get the game back up!
Quoted from winteriscoming:No shame in that! I wasn't trying to belittle your efforts or anything, just saying for some games, you might need space for another cab.
Is that a sword on top of the right one!?
Yes it's Zorro's sword I have not figured out how to display it yet
The Mame cabinet I have takes care of just about everything. X-Arcade Tankstick with the roller ball, got an analog stick inside the coin door as well for those games, and a gravis gamepad as well. Can get 4 people playing Gauntlet on that sob
Only control surface I'm missing is a spinner for games like 720/Arkanoid, and go figure they're two of my favorites. Paperboy is just about the only game I can't play properly at all.
Nothing to feel bad about. I have a split right now 4 Pins 4 Vids. Most people that come over like vids better and you can usually get them for a fraction of the cost.
Quoted from futurepinhead:Nothing to feel bad about. I have a split right now 4 Pins 4 Vids. Most people that come over like vids better and you can usually get them for a fraction of the cost.
Yup, same here. Mame cab gets the most use, usually Track & Field more than anything... That, and TMNT.
My heaviest Vid takes the space of about 4 pins. I love it, it goes no where. It took 6 guys to take the main cabinet down. I stripped boards, monitors (yes 3 of them) out of it and I still don't think I could get it up. I put some new monitors in it, some new controls etc. Everything has its' price. If you really need to get it, 14k for the Video game is my price. I will give 1k each to a couple of friends who helped with it, and 1k to pinside if you must have my Video game. I am glad you got your's though op.
strike fighter.jpgI traded one pin for 9 or ten vids once
Nice Demo Man for
Gauntlet
Pacmania
Stargate
Joust
Robotron
Frogger
Time Pilot
Vanguard
StreetFighter 2
Stack of boards as well that included Contra and a TMNT
I dont regret that trade one bit
I found pinball thru arcade collecting and consider it my first passion, I love to play pinball, but my wallet likes arcade games better!
Quoted from Sarge:I traded one pin for 9 or ten vids once
Nice Demo Man for
Gauntlet
Pacmania
Stargate
Joust
Robotron
Frogger
Time Pilot
Vanguard
StreetFighter 2
Stack of boards as well that included Contra and a TMNT
I dont regret that trade one bit
I found pinball thru arcade collecting and consider it my first passion, I love to play pinball, but my wallet likes arcade games better!IMG_1787298388630203.jpeg 119 KB
Absolute no brainer there.
I'm finishing up a Sega Virtual On: Cyber Troopers restore that I was thinking about trading for a pin. I love the game and its a lot of fun, but damn it takes up a lot of space and is EXTREMELY heavy. With a move potentially happening in the near future, I would like to not have to deal with it. If anyone is interested I can send some pictures. Still need to finish the seat backs and print new decals, but everything else is done. Great if you have the space. Would like to keep things local due to size and weight of the game though. Willing and open to all trades (check out wanted list). Would prefer a DMD or AN display era game though.
Not mine but game play:
Quoted from Sarge:I traded one pin for 9 or ten vids once
Nice Demo Man for
Gauntlet
Pacmania
Stargate
Joust
Robotron
Frogger
Time Pilot
Vanguard
StreetFighter 2
Stack of boards as well that included Contra and a TMNT
I dont regret that trade one bit
I found pinball thru arcade collecting and consider it my first passion, I love to play pinball, but my wallet likes arcade games better!IMG_1787298388630203.jpeg 119 KB
That Demo Man must've had gold bars sitting inside of it!
I got my OutRun 2 Special Tours up and running. The fix was inexpensive, so I still came out with money to spare from the Stern Dracula sale.
I'll post a pic when I figure out the new layout in my gameroom.
Quoted from sunnRAT:That Demo Man must've had gold bars sitting inside of it!
Actually it was a mutually benificial situation. Fellow pinsider needed room for more pins, I happily obliged him
It was a real nice Demo Man tho!
Quoted from Sarge:Actually it was a mutually benificial situation. Fellow pinsider needed room for more pins, I happily obliged him
It was a real nice Demo Man tho!
Those are some great arcades. Not sure of the values where you're at but down here in AZ those games have ridiculous commanding prices. Nice haul!
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