Posted this over in the "other consoles" section, but I feel this is worthy of being posted here:
Neo geo MVS cab with metal slug 5 $200
Saw this posted on craigslist in the "collectables" section for 250 with a green screen issue (either a simple fix, or a board replacement, not bad though) and I figured I could talk him down to at least $200. Called him up and found out that he lived about an hour away, and got some quick details about the cab. After that I called up my only friend with a truck and we were on our way as soon as I got off work. Thanks to my GPS on my phone, we got lost, and taken on a very long, and wrong route. I lost reception some time before we realized we were lost, so I couldnt re route directions or anything, and we could not call the guy, we were way out in the sticks. We stopped at a horse ranch to ask for directions, and learned we were about 5 miles or so off track, so we headed for the highway. My friend was able to get reception just long enough to make a call to the dude to find out where to go, and we were back on track.
Finally get to the place, and this guy has a garage full of cabs, jammed in as tightly as possible, there were some good ones, and some crap ones. Most were very weathered, and would need a lot of TLC to get back to looking good. Some notable cabs were Capcom vs SNK, Street fighter 2 (in some "Z" shaped cab" and 2 versions of "Raiden" a shump I can only assume based on the vertical monitors. I thought these were cool, but I was there for 1 cab only, the MVS. after talking for a little bit, I was satisfied with the condition of the cab, and went in for my offer of $200, and after he acted like he wasnt going to take it, he agreed. Loaded it up and took the easy way back home. I have started tearing it down to restore it, and hope to have it looking good soon to keep my MAME cab company.
