Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Neo-Geo, Arcade, Portable, & Every Other Platform
Post Reply
Cov238
8-bit
Posts: 35
Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:38 am

Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Post by Cov238 »

Hey

I found this Mario Brothers arcade cabinet for $500. I really enjoy the old school Mario Brothers game but its not the Wide Body cabinet which is kind of disappointing. Is $500 still a good price for the DK conversion cabinet?

Trying to figure out if Mario Bros. will go well with my Donkey Kong, Neo Geo, and Mrs. Pac Man :)

Thanks all!
fastbilly1
Site Admin
Posts: 13775
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:08 pm

Re: Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Post by fastbilly1 »

$500 is usually the top price I am interested in for most arcade games (icons and pinballs are the exception). Do you have pictures or know the history? $500 for a Mario Bros it should look fantastic and have no issues whatsoever. Honestly I would pass unless it is immaculate. It is a really fun title, but thats a good chunk of money for it.
User avatar
sneth
32-bit
Posts: 255
Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:55 pm
Location: Saint Louis
Contact:

Re: Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Post by sneth »

$500 would be for a great condition setup.
The game itself is not that rare.
"To preserve biological diversity, is an investment in immortality."
shallowgamer
128-bit
Posts: 643
Joined: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:37 pm
Location: Saint Louis, MO

Re: Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Post by shallowgamer »

Cov238 wrote:Hey

I found this Mario Brothers arcade cabinet for $500. I really enjoy the old school Mario Brothers game but its not the Wide Body cabinet which is kind of disappointing. Is $500 still a good price for the DK conversion cabinet?

Trying to figure out if Mario Bros. will go well with my Donkey Kong, Neo Geo, and Mrs. Pac Man :)

Thanks all!


Bargain with the seller. Chances are, no one's jumping on this thing and they'll be willing to talk. Never hurts to ask. If it's a private individual (as opposed to a dealer), they might just want the damn thing out of their house, and they pulled $500 out of the air.
User avatar
bmoc
Next-Gen
Posts: 1898
Joined: Thu May 19, 2011 1:36 pm

Re: Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Post by bmoc »

I had a wide body one for several years that I sold just a few months ago. I paid $250 for it and that is exactly what I sold it for eventually (after several failed attempts to sell it to people that were "extremely interested" :evil: ). It was in mediocre shape but it was functional. So yeah, for $500 it better be in fantastic condition.
Post Reply