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5 lies from arcade game collectors
« on: June 19, 2013, 10:11:29 AM »
Or: The official translation table for arcade collector's  partners....


1) "I SWEAR this is the last one I'll buy darling !"
= You know that if I find something REALLY special, I'll buy it anyway

2) [insert game name] is my holy grail. Once I got that Im finished.
= once I get that grail, there will always be a next one

3) I'll only buy another game once I've got them all running and restored.
= see translation 1)

4) Glad that I finished this machine, now I'll never have to work on it again...
= ...just those two screws I still need to change to black, just that monitor I have to adjust a bit, not to mention any repairs....

5) I don't have space for another machine, no really....
= you guessed it, see translation 1)

« Last Edit: June 19, 2013, 10:17:37 AM by Level42 »

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 10:27:33 AM »
 ;D


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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 11:30:14 AM »
Haha, I feel guilty.  :D

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 12:01:07 PM »
Hehe, guilty!
How about extending the tread to include Ebay sellers.....

1) Untested:
= Not working!

2) Was pulled from a working cab a while ago:
= Partially working, not working.

3) Cab suddently stopped working 2 weeks ago, proberly just a fuse:
= Cab hasent worked in 5 years

.. to be continued ..

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2013, 12:09:34 PM »
LOL but I bought an untested MB PCB set that was pulled from the game when it got converted and was then shelved and it worked 100% :)

I've bought an untested Asteroids board for 25 Euro and worked fine.
I've bought an untested SW PCB set for like 17 Euro and worked fine :)

I think I've had more "luck" like this on other stuff....

So it' snot always true :)

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2013, 12:14:39 PM »
Youre right, I too have bought "untested" pcb, which turned out workers.... But as you say, sometimes youre lucky! And a SWPCB for 17€ - that is a steal!!!! (So is the asteroids!) :spaceace:

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2013, 12:20:47 PM »
Youre right, I too have bought "untested" pcb, which turned out workers.... But as you say, sometimes youre lucky! And a SWPCB for 17€ - that is a steal!!!! (So is the asteroids!) :spaceace:

The SW PCB set was a combo of a kind hint from Bruno, and location I guess.....no-one bid except me :) Long time ago already though....

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2013, 02:33:18 PM »
This 5 points list is so true!
I recognize myself in every points especially "I'll only buy another game once I've got them all running and restored."  :oops: :oops: :oops:

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2013, 05:58:54 PM »
lol, indeed very true. But does this mean you're getting another game?

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2013, 06:26:03 PM »
Nononono....The Namco Galaxian is already blocking my path and Im picking up another Euro Joust next Saturday....I REALLY am not buying anymore cabs...........

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2013, 06:58:24 PM »
Nononono....The Namco Galaxian is already blocking my path and Im picking up another Euro Joust next Saturday....I REALLY am not buying anymore cabs...........

Only one solution left André,......


Start digging  ;)


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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2013, 07:16:07 PM »
Nononono....The Namco Galaxian is already blocking my path and Im picking up another Euro Joust next Saturday....I REALLY am not buying anymore cabs...........

So I can ditch your holy grail? LOL

No, it now is also one of my grails. I made an Atari corner in my gameroom with 5 Atari´s, 4 of them are vector games! Superb.

But your list is so true, although, I am the exception. After finding my final holy grail earlier this week, it is over and closed ...... I think.  :-\

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2013, 07:34:40 PM »
After finding my final holy grail earlier this week, it is over and closed ...... I think.  :-\
To quote the famous Canadian poet Justin Bieber: "Never say never"  ;)

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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2013, 07:39:05 PM »
Nononono....The Namco Galaxian is already blocking my path and Im picking up another Euro Joust next Saturday....I REALLY am not buying anymore cabs...........

Only one solution left André,......


Start digging  ;)


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Re: 5 lies from arcade game collectors
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2013, 08:23:56 PM »
Nononono....The Namco Galaxian is already blocking my path and Im picking up another Euro Joust next Saturday....I REALLY am not buying anymore cabs...........
hahahaha. ;D