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Found a Mario Brothers arcade- Should I buy it?

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:39 pm
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!

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

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:13 pm
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.

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

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:51 am
by sneth
$500 would be for a great condition setup.
The game itself is not that rare.

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

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:43 pm
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.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:51 pm
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.