Thanks for letting us experience this with you John. I always wanted to check one of these out. To bad the pins went for big bucks or had reserves. Thank you again for giving me my arcade / pinball fix for the day.
that Super Marksman @28:00 was a Machine used in Germany from ADP GAUSELMANN. A Company which Operated Money Winning Machine, like Slots but with Discs and Reels...
3rd Strike was the steal of the day. PCB alone will set you back a grand. And those cabs don't leave you elbowing your friends trying to play. Only thing better for competitive play would be back to back candy cabs. Wish I never sold mine.
Thanks, John! I've never seen an arcade auction, kind of cool to see how it goes down and some of the prices were great on the cabinets. The reserves kind of spoiled the fun, but I can understand, you can't give them away ... some of those prices, though! I always love the vids, but it's the host who always makes it most enjoyable! You have such a likeable personality, John. Even my mom, who has no interest in video games sometimes watches and asks questions, and is amazed by your arcade!
I don't restore games too much, but I'd get into restoring if I had that NEO PRINT. That's like my dream project cab. I have no clue why it's so appealing to me. Also those dance mania games looked sick! I remember playing those in the arcade.
Damn....REALLY wish I could have been there. Just getting my arcade off the ground, and some of those titles are on my must have list. Prices that low, my biggest issue would have been getting it all home.
Great video, thanks a lot for taking the time to document it. Your videos have kind of smacked me with a bit of nostalgia and my theater room is about to go away to make room for a arcade. I was so bummed I did not find out about this auction before. I would of bought a couple of those machines to get started before I even get the arcade set up.
WOW! this is the first arcade auction i ever seen. There is a store down the street that was selling my holy grail guantlet legends for 1000$ and i was shocked to see it go for 100$ on this video! great video John as always.
Cool vid. It's funny that some of your friends make a face when they see you coming with the camera. Almost like they're thinking "oh here comes the guy that likes to make RUclips videos". haha Thanks for shooting this video. Always wondered what took place at these events.
Oh yea this video was awesome! I loved seeing all the games so thnx for not editing them. I enjoyed everything even the pinball part lol. Please so more of these, these games bring back so many good memory's
My gosh...we need more auctions like this in the midwest. I would have brought a big ass truck and bunch of cash (to cover that buyer premium). Awesome video, John!
@@fjdiazt - Yeah, same here. Prices where I am are just insane. $3500 get you a machine you can barely play. And they come out with great new games, in super limited quantities, just to keep prices high (Rick/Morty)
Thanks for showing the whole auction! It gave me a great understanding for what good prices are. It confirms to me that eBay prices are as outrageous as I suspected. I'm new to your channel and have been perusing your old stuff and I'm hooked. I have tons of questions but will do you the courtesy of making sure I watch your videos to see if these are not already revealed in other videos. I'm just about to get started but the prices have really scared me from the hobby. I'd hate to start and then get a bad taste in my mouth out the gate. I need a little instant gratification-i.e a solid working game then moving on to some fixing which is hard because I can only afford dead stuff right now. LOL Thanks for you show and what you are doing!
Northrad's Hauntings Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the vids. When I started out, I was scared to fix stuff. It's a little intimidating. Over time, you get more comfortable as you start understanding how the stuff basically works.
+Northrad's Hauntings As far as I can tell these prices are RIDICULOUSLY low. It actually depressed me a little because I was at an auction last week and paid an average of $500 for the 6 games I bought. Paying $100-200 for a working game is an absolute steal. I would have bought about 10 cabinets at this auction. That Blitz/Showtime would have gone for $1000 at the auction I was at. I know because just a 4-player Blitz went for $950. The prices were admittedly high at that auction but these are way too low. Does anyone know if this is a typical price range for auctions on the East Coast? I will drive out there with a U-Haul if I could get prices like this.
Holy Crap Nice prices !!! Im working on my 3rd Cab or my first Pin !! . I passed Just yesterday on 4 arcades that the guy was wanting $350 for ( is cost me $35 in gas but saved me a trip to the dump !!)
I'm a CT local..thanks for posting this(albeit a little late than it came out, lol). Smiles arcade was one of the best places I went to when I was a kid..all I can remember is the dark room filled with all these screens..lol..there is a place in the center of CT that has a couple of games for sale..if I Remember it's Asteroids, Turbo(standup), Space Invaders Deluxe, and a fighting game.(I'm not into those so I can't remember the title). The place is "Wild Bill's Nostalgia Center"..it's definitely an interesting place to be without buying arcade, with a books and records shop, bobbleheads, and everything else you can imagine from the 60s onward. If you ever make it near there check it out. An employee said they might be restoring some other games for free-play mode as well soon so by the time you probably are up here it will be open. I'm also Currently working on a MAME cabinet that is the same make as a Ms. Pac or Galaga..it's my first 'real' arcade build so I hope it goes okay. -Patrick, Chuck E. Cheese's & ShowBiz Pizza fan
In Germany we have not this, i missed the big arcade hall. 1981 my father and me, we were in California. It was the heaven of arcade video-games. Es gab ja dann auch Flipper mit Plasma-Bildschirmen für 8000 DM?.
Modded systems, will render all these coin OP gaming machines into giant paper weights😁👍sell,sell,sell!! Although I do appreciate them as a valued much appreciated original collectable 😊✌the good ole days are gone. loved the video guys your awesome💯💓mad props for your beautiful display bunker collection!!! I had 20 machines I'm down to 5 machines I miss them too aww the memories 😊
An Addams family at only $3500 is a really good deal. I can't believe it went that cheap. These are going for $6000 to $10000 depending on condition all day long.
I really disagree. I think they are closer to $5k in good working condition. It's the most produced pin EVER. They are out there and not even close to rare. You'd be foolish to spend $10k on an Addam's Family especially when you can get a repro Medieval Madness for $8k.
I'm not saying I would pay it. It is one of the most sought after pins despite the abundance of them available. I'm just saying if I could get one for $3500 out the door and the playfield isn't worn down to bare wood it's probably a pretty good deal. Maybe it's the region that I'm in, and pins are harder to find. I agree that I would rather have the MM.
So glad you posted this. I've been looking into buying some fighting game machines and know a guy who's selling some Tekken cabs for $100 each, but after watching this, I think I'm gonna go to some auctions before getting ripped off by this guy. I'd have spent way too much there, too.
That Crazy Taxi could have been yours. Just think about it, if dragging it down into the basement didn't drive you insane, the attract mode with that song from The Offspring would have.
First time I've seen a video game auction and liked how you presented the whole thing. No need to watch every game that went to the stand, but the highlights were good enough. I agree the pricing of the pins were outrageous. No way I would have bid on them at those prices. Love the videos!
Yeah, the Addam's Family is the one game there that I genuinely wanted. Too bad I couldn't afford it. :( It went for $2,900 which isn't that out of the question. But, when you add the 20% premiums and tax it's closer to $3,500 which is about what it's worth.
This was AWESOME, John!! More auctions!! Really exciting to see what the prices were, and if you were gonna buy something! :-) Keep up your super work!! Greetings from your fan in Sweden
Hey John , love your channel seen countless vids , Must say you have inspired me to start my own channel only have 7 cabinets love sharing the hobby , so thankyou bud ,cheers Marcho
Nice video as always. What did the twin set of Daytona USA's go for? I did noticed one of the monitors was out. I'm sure there were other issues too. Have a good one...
Super Turbo \o/ Do you remember how much the Street Fighters and Dynamos and such were going for? There was a Super Turbo and a Third Strike there, both great games.
$100 for 3rd Strike?!?!? $150 for Crazy Taxi... I'd have bought those on principal, nevermind the fact that I have no way to transport them or any place to keep them... that's stupid cheap.
I wonder what the reserve for the Wizard of Oz Pinball was. Like you said, your friend paid $6500 which is what the guy bid for it (plus the Buyer's Premium).
After watching your video I'm super excited for any auction in my area. Of course I'm in the Chicago land area and $100 - $200 bucks wont buy much....That was hard watching those games go for those prices!!! Crazy! btw- how much did the gumballs go for?
LOL, Golden Tee Complete, (missing monitor...) Oh, and being a huge anime and japan nut, we generally call crane games "UFO Catchers" which I think comes from the SEGA line of crane games. Similar to calling Japanese sit down cabs "Candy" cabs for their boiled-candy like look of the plastic shell. Also, there is a Starhawk (1977, Cinematronics, B&W vector) for auction coming up... Any good? Heard of it?
That was really fun to see! I've never actually seen how one of those go down. Very informative. ...and those prices for the pinballs, what the hell????? I think this confirms pinball sellers smoke a lot of crack!
Pinball machine prices are much higher compared to video games. Understandable due to pinball appeal to a older buyer. I have 17 pinball machines some that will sell for close to $4000. The most I paid was for my Indiana Jones machines for $1200 about 5 years ago. As always prices are what the market will pay.
150 for a crazy taxi sitdown? you gotta be kidding me, that chihiro system in that cabinet alone goes for 300-400$ O_O i would so had bought that machine^^
Wish they had pinball auctions in my area! Less than about $2,000 and machines are usually not playable and look like shit. Damn, maybe I need to move out east.
What does it mean when a game is under reserve? I have no idea what that means in auction talk. And what do they do when it becomes that and if they say it doesn't meet the reserve?
John you should wait to bit a gumball machine just for fun! And to check the prices!! Very good man! Greetings from Greece! I have seen all your great videos…KEEP IT UP
Great video John! I had planned on attending this one, but I didn't have a sitter for my 5 year old, so I didn't go. Now I see I should have! (Next time he's coming with me! - LOL). I saw a couple of people that I recognized. I'm glad that you went with the raw format with your video. It felt like I was there! Let me know next time you're going down. We can meet up!
I watched the bidding on Morgan silver dollars on eBay a few years ago and a lot went over what dealers charged for them. I am watching to see if the same is true for arcade games.
Wtf with this prices, I would buy them all. Problem is, it would take me by surprise and I would have no way to transport them then. What happens if you win and can't take them right away? can you pick them up later?
if they did pinball first the other games might have been more money... also i hate they put the stickers on there like that. hope they were not hard to get of.
Just like your last video. I'm going to savour this one, I only watch 25 mins at a time while on the treadmill :) Tell Ted his arcade looks amazing for the amount of space he has and it gives me hope that I might one day be able to pull it off. For now I just tease my wife by singing the Johns Arcade intro, but inserting my name instead of John. she just rolls her eyes. :)
I've done auctions before, but never an arcade auction. Amazing prices on the video games! The auctioneer was extremely slow. They always start ridiculously high to give the impression that the item is worth more than it is.
Wow, the arcades sold super cheap. You could have edited out alot of the auction footaged. Maybe you could fastforward the auction and ad a small little animation with the winning bid displayed, maybe even with a small ticker with the price adjustig. Anyway, an auction addition to the show is great.
Could that Millipede have been restored back to a proper Millipede? Who puts a joystick on a Millipede I mean really. Also curious how much that went for. I enjoyed watching this - I probably couldn't have walked out of there without buying at least one thing with the prices the way they were.
This was awesome to watch. The prices on the cabinets were great but those pinball were ridiculous for the most part plus the reserves.. You are right.. That was LAME lol.
53:25 2015 🤔 1,400 too much for that pin
2022 same pin goes for $5,000+
Thanks for letting us experience this with you John. I always wanted to check one of these out. To bad the pins went for big bucks or had reserves.
Thank you again for giving me my arcade / pinball fix for the day.
that Super Marksman @28:00 was a Machine used in Germany from ADP GAUSELMANN. A Company which Operated Money Winning Machine, like Slots but with Discs and Reels...
Fun video. Thanks for shooting it John.
Man you you're friend is nuts! The 90s was a great time for popular titles in the arcade.
3rd Strike was the steal of the day. PCB alone will set you back a grand. And those cabs don't leave you elbowing your friends trying to play. Only thing better for competitive play would be back to back candy cabs. Wish I never sold mine.
Thanks, John! I've never seen an arcade auction, kind of cool to see how it goes down and some of the prices were great on the cabinets. The reserves kind of spoiled the fun, but I can understand, you can't give them away ... some of those prices, though!
I always love the vids, but it's the host who always makes it most enjoyable! You have such a likeable personality, John. Even my mom, who has no interest in video games sometimes watches and asks questions, and is amazed by your arcade!
I am surprised they never created a stand up arcade game about DUNE in the late 80's. Have 3-4 different settings like TRON, or screens.
I don't restore games too much, but I'd get into restoring if I had that NEO PRINT. That's like my dream project cab. I have no clue why it's so appealing to me. Also those dance mania games looked sick! I remember playing those in the arcade.
Really? You liked that NEO PRINT!? Get out!
I have an atomiswave & a 2-slot mvs, an a perfect spot for a neo print next to them. It would really set off my little apt corner. Ha
Great video John! I liked it uncut also. Tell your friend to lighten up too he seemed a little down!
Damn....REALLY wish I could have been there. Just getting my arcade off the ground, and some of those titles are on my must have list. Prices that low, my biggest issue would have been getting it all home.
Great video, thanks a lot for taking the time to document it. Your videos have kind of smacked me with a bit of nostalgia and my theater room is about to go away to make room for a arcade. I was so bummed I did not find out about this auction before. I would of bought a couple of those machines to get started before I even get the arcade set up.
WOW! this is the first arcade auction i ever seen. There is a store down the street that was selling my holy grail guantlet legends for 1000$ and i was shocked to see it go for 100$ on this video! great video John as always.
Cool vid. It's funny that some of your friends make a face when they see you coming with the camera. Almost like they're thinking "oh here comes the guy that likes to make RUclips videos". haha
Thanks for shooting this video. Always wondered what took place at these events.
I think they are all used to it now. :)
So that's where all the games from Smiles arcade went! That place had a lot of really good games in it.
No, he sold them off himself about a month ago. Charged way too much.
Oh yea this video was awesome! I loved seeing all the games so thnx for not editing them. I enjoyed everything even the pinball part lol. Please so more of these, these games bring back so many good memory's
My gosh...we need more auctions like this in the midwest. I would have brought a big ass truck and bunch of cash (to cover that buyer premium). Awesome video, John!
Yeah no shit! Where I live, if you're paying less than $2000.. your machine will not even be playable
@@Bunjamin27 I know it's been 2 years since your comment, but I totally relate to this day :(
@@fjdiazt - Yeah, same here. Prices where I am are just insane. $3500 get you a machine you can barely play. And they come out with great new games, in super limited quantities, just to keep prices high (Rick/Morty)
Thanks for showing the whole auction! It gave me a great understanding for what good prices are. It confirms to me that eBay prices are as outrageous as I suspected. I'm new to your channel and have been perusing your old stuff and I'm hooked. I have tons of questions but will do you the courtesy of making sure I watch your videos to see if these are not already revealed in other videos. I'm just about to get started but the prices have really scared me from the hobby. I'd hate to start and then get a bad taste in my mouth out the gate. I need a little instant gratification-i.e a solid working game then moving on to some fixing which is hard because I can only afford dead stuff right now. LOL Thanks for you show and what you are doing!
Northrad's Hauntings Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the vids. When I started out, I was scared to fix stuff. It's a little intimidating. Over time, you get more comfortable as you start understanding how the stuff basically works.
+Northrad's Hauntings As far as I can tell these prices are RIDICULOUSLY low. It actually depressed me a little because I was at an auction last week and paid an average of $500 for the 6 games I bought. Paying $100-200 for a working game is an absolute steal. I would have bought about 10 cabinets at this auction. That Blitz/Showtime would have gone for $1000 at the auction I was at. I know because just a 4-player Blitz went for $950. The prices were admittedly high at that auction but these are way too low. Does anyone know if this is a typical price range for auctions on the East Coast? I will drive out there with a U-Haul if I could get prices like this.
It's funny you got recognized from your RUclips videos by someone. You're a celebrity in the Arcade world!
Yeah, that was cool! Wasn't it? :)
Holy Crap Nice prices !!! Im working on my 3rd Cab or my first Pin !! . I passed Just yesterday on 4 arcades that the guy was wanting $350 for ( is cost me $35 in gas but saved me a trip to the dump !!)
thanks for the video, it was fun! 😎😎😎
I'm a CT local..thanks for posting this(albeit a little late than it came out, lol). Smiles arcade was one of the best places I went to when I was a kid..all I can remember is the dark room filled with all these screens..lol..there is a place in the center of CT that has a couple of games for sale..if I Remember it's Asteroids, Turbo(standup), Space Invaders Deluxe, and a fighting game.(I'm not into those so I can't remember the title). The place is "Wild Bill's Nostalgia Center"..it's definitely an interesting place to be without buying arcade, with a books and records shop, bobbleheads, and everything else you can imagine from the 60s onward. If you ever make it near there check it out. An employee said they might be restoring some other games for free-play mode as well soon so by the time you probably are up here it will be open.
I'm also Currently working on a MAME cabinet that is the same make as a Ms. Pac or Galaga..it's my first 'real' arcade build so I hope it goes okay.
-Patrick, Chuck E. Cheese's & ShowBiz Pizza fan
In Germany we have not this, i missed the big arcade hall. 1981 my father and me, we were in California. It was the heaven of arcade video-games. Es gab ja dann auch Flipper mit Plasma-Bildschirmen für 8000 DM?.
Modded systems, will render all these coin OP gaming machines into giant paper weights😁👍sell,sell,sell!! Although I do appreciate them as a valued much appreciated original collectable 😊✌the good ole days are gone. loved the video guys your awesome💯💓mad props for your beautiful display bunker collection!!! I had 20 machines I'm down to 5 machines I miss them too aww the memories 😊
An Addams family at only $3500 is a really good deal. I can't believe it went that cheap. These are going for $6000 to $10000 depending on condition all day long.
I really disagree. I think they are closer to $5k in good working condition. It's the most produced pin EVER. They are out there and not even close to rare. You'd be foolish to spend $10k on an Addam's Family especially when you can get a repro Medieval Madness for $8k.
I'm not saying I would pay it. It is one of the most sought after pins despite the abundance of them available. I'm just saying if I could get one for $3500 out the door and the playfield isn't worn down to bare wood it's probably a pretty good deal. Maybe it's the region that I'm in, and pins are harder to find. I agree that I would rather have the MM.
It was great to see the full video, keep doing you auction walkthroughs this way
I still liked it John, it was no problem skipping ahead manually.
So glad you posted this. I've been looking into buying some fighting game machines and know a guy who's selling some Tekken cabs for $100 each, but after watching this, I think I'm gonna go to some auctions before getting ripped off by this guy. I'd have spent way too much there, too.
Great video, The prices on some of those games were crazy.
That Crazy Taxi could have been yours. Just think about it, if dragging it down into the basement didn't drive you insane, the attract mode with that song from The Offspring would have.
First time I've seen a video game auction and liked how you presented the whole thing. No need to watch every game that went to the stand, but the highlights were good enough. I agree the pricing of the pins were outrageous. No way I would have bid on them at those prices.
Love the videos!
Man I was disappointed, the only thing good there was Adams Family and Jokerz Pinball, still interesting video, thanks.
Yeah, the Addam's Family is the one game there that I genuinely wanted. Too bad I couldn't afford it. :( It went for $2,900 which isn't that out of the question. But, when you add the 20% premiums and tax it's closer to $3,500 which is about what it's worth.
This was AWESOME, John!! More auctions!! Really exciting to see what the prices were, and if you were gonna buy something! :-) Keep up your super work!! Greetings from your fan in Sweden
Great vid, love the unedited style. Like having a little journey to america and to an awesome arcade auction.
Hey John , love your channel seen countless vids , Must say you have inspired me to start my own channel only have 7 cabinets love sharing the hobby , so thankyou bud ,cheers Marcho
$175 for Simpsons, that is a good deal .
hel yeah it is lol
stupid good deal.. damn... wow
Thats what I said, Wonder why No one Bought it ? Somethings wrong maybe !
@@milesdyson5211 its cuz it was 2014. right now the 90s stuff is really expensive because all us 90s kids are adults collecting.
I think the home arcade thing is picking up steam now and that’s why stuff is expensive today.
Nice video as always. What did the twin set of Daytona USA's go for?
I did noticed one of the monitors was out. I'm sure there were other issues too.
Have a good one...
How in the hell are the pricest that cheap. That's insane man.
0:23:44 You can see the 3DFX logo on the cabinet... cool! Nice vid John!
Super Turbo \o/
Do you remember how much the Street Fighters and Dynamos and such were going for? There was a Super Turbo and a Third Strike there, both great games.
I think Super Turbo went for $250. The Third Strike went for $100 -- I should have bid on that one!
so DAMN!! jealous.. If i had the money and space.. i would totally recreate an arcade in my basement.. best times of my, and many others, lives!!!!
Don't stop believing!
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thanks brother! :)
Pins were through the roof then.. Even worse now
$100 for 3rd Strike?!?!? $150 for Crazy Taxi... I'd have bought those on principal, nevermind the fact that I have no way to transport them or any place to keep them... that's stupid cheap.
Awesome video man
Epic!
Holy fuck, I would I have paid those prices for most of those games in a heartbeat.
likewise, i was shocked
good video. i actually enjoyed seeing what the prices were. thanks for filming it.
+scott917 thanks! I have another auction video coming tomorrow.
Cool vid to watch since I don't get to many auctions - pins are always overpriced when you put in the buyers premium + tax like you say.....
Check out Arcade on Wheels we bought Airlinepilots from Smiles in Milford,ct.
I went to a local auction, broken cabs were 300 and a nice donkey kong went for 675
john you should do more of these auctions, it was fun to watch. to bad we didn't get to know what price that pole position did go for....
The Pole Position sold for $100. I plan on doing more of these!
Liked the uncut segment.
Good vid! It was very interested. We have those auctions in France too
I wonder what the reserve for the Wizard of Oz Pinball was. Like you said, your friend paid $6500 which is what the guy bid for it (plus the Buyer's Premium).
After watching your video I'm super excited for any auction in my area. Of course I'm in the Chicago land area and $100 - $200 bucks wont buy much....That was hard watching those games go for those prices!!! Crazy!
btw- how much did the gumballs go for?
gumball machines went for $100. It took great restraint on my part not to buy anything!
Impressive basement arcade! I thought I had a cool mancave but damn I wish I could play some of those machines you have.
LOL, Golden Tee Complete, (missing monitor...) Oh, and being a huge anime and japan nut, we generally call crane games "UFO Catchers" which I think comes from the SEGA line of crane games. Similar to calling Japanese sit down cabs "Candy" cabs for their boiled-candy like look of the plastic shell. Also, there is a Starhawk (1977, Cinematronics, B&W vector) for auction coming up... Any good? Heard of it?
Liked this vid a lot, and yes, come to the UK/Ne. What is the plan of attack?
Dunno, yet! We are waiting to hear back from the Eurocade people to see if it fits into the budget. We really hope it can happen!
That was really fun to see! I've never actually seen how one of those go down. Very informative.
...and those prices for the pinballs, what the hell????? I think this confirms pinball sellers smoke a lot of crack!
The original Darkstalkers in a 33" showcase and 'Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders' is awesome!!
how much the fast& furious go for? the counterforce went for a good price.
Those reserves on the pinball were crazy! I had to laugh at Waterworld.
You must be a Rich Boy to own those Arcade Cabinets.
Or someone who works very hard to restore them from garbage. :)
I find it hilarious that Shaq Attack and Waterworld had reserves... but TAF did not. Wheoo.
Pinball machine prices are much higher compared to video games. Understandable due to pinball appeal to a older buyer. I have 17 pinball machines some that will sell for close to $4000. The most I paid was for my Indiana Jones machines for $1200 about 5 years ago. As always prices are what the market will pay.
wow those were some amazing deals. Wish I was there hah. Haven't seen a really good condition Addams go for under $4000 in a loooooong time.
How do you find these auctions? I've been on the lookout in the New England are but can never find them before they happen...
150 for a crazy taxi sitdown? you gotta be kidding me, that chihiro system in that cabinet alone goes for 300-400$ O_O i would so had bought that machine^^
Yeah, that's the one game I wish I would have bid on. :(
John you should have picked up the Crazy Taxi. great video and insight on an auction
Wish they had pinball auctions in my area! Less than about $2,000 and machines are usually not playable and look like shit. Damn, maybe I need to move out east.
Waterworld is awesome!
I would love to visit these auctions. I'm such a retro arcade nut myself. The vending machines and the gambling machines would be a plus too. ;)
Haha, what perfect timing. "Let's go!" and the Pole Position goes "Beep, Beep Beep" :)
I was screaming at you to bid for that SF III cab! I would've done exactly what you said. That board is going for mad money right now.
Yeah, I should have bid on it!! ARRRRGGGHHH!!
That Crazy Taxi was a steal!
I'm still looking for one - I'd also like to get the standup tough. - But for 150 it would have been a no brainer
Love this vid! I wish more people would record these auctions. Last one I went to in TN was WAY overpriced.
reserves take the fun and point out of an auction for me
What does it mean when a game is under reserve? I have no idea what that means in auction talk. And what do they do when it becomes that and if they say it doesn't meet the reserve?
+ReccaWolf a reserve is like a hidden minimum "price"; bidding still starts at a lower amount
What's up with the Monster mobile arcade at the auction??? is that where they store the trailer?
Waterworld was an awesome movie man. I loved it. I'm also a mad max fan so I dont guess I just like movies like that lol
great vid did you go to most recent auction in CT
John you should wait to bit a gumball machine just for fun!
And to check the prices!!
Very good man!
Greetings from Greece!
I have seen all your great videos…KEEP IT UP
The gumball machines went for $100
I wonder how realistic the reserves are.
I beg your pardon, but The Adams Family goes for well over 6k all day long. $3500.00 is a steal!!! Even pinside estimate is between $5,460 to $6,340
This was almost five years ago. :)
Great video John! I had planned on attending this one, but I didn't have a sitter for my 5 year old, so I didn't go. Now I see I should have! (Next time he's coming with me! - LOL). I saw a couple of people that I recognized. I'm glad that you went with the raw format with your video. It felt like I was there! Let me know next time you're going down. We can meet up!
BTW, I thought the seller usually pays the auction fees not the buyer. Maybe this is a different kind of auction or I don't understand them.
I watched the bidding on Morgan silver dollars on eBay a few years ago and a lot went over what dealers charged for them. I am watching to see if the same is true for arcade games.
Wtf with this prices, I would buy them all. Problem is, it would take me by surprise and I would have no way to transport them then. What happens if you win and can't take them right away? can you pick them up later?
Hyperpin you can make on your own.
I need that crazy taxi for $750 even with the premium
Did you ever get that candy machine that had the 3 cylinders?
No, I left before they got to it. It went for $100 which is too much for me. :)
if they did pinball first the other games might have been more money...
also i hate they put the stickers on there like that. hope they were not hard to get of.
Just like your last video. I'm going to savour this one, I only watch 25 mins at a time while on the treadmill :) Tell Ted his arcade looks amazing for the amount of space he has and it gives me hope that I might one day be able to pull it off.
For now I just tease my wife by singing the Johns Arcade intro, but inserting my name instead of John. she just rolls her eyes. :)
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I've done auctions before, but never an arcade auction. Amazing prices on the video games! The auctioneer was extremely slow. They always start ridiculously high to give the impression that the item is worth more than it is.
smh the person that walked away with that 3rd strike, very luky person indeed
48:12 That was a well placed LOL! I recently got a Jokerz off cl for 720 which I really like.
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Wow, the arcades sold super cheap. You could have edited out alot of the auction footaged. Maybe you could fastforward the auction and ad a small little animation with the winning bid displayed, maybe even with a small ticker with the price adjustig. Anyway, an auction addition to the show is great.
Yeah, I thought about editing much of it out but I always here later that people like it when I don't. So, I left it alone. :)
very interesting.....if you where just starting a home arcade,wow,you could have cleaned up at the auction.....very cheap. great video thank you,
Could that Millipede have been restored back to a proper Millipede? Who puts a joystick on a Millipede I mean really. Also curious how much that went for. I enjoyed watching this - I probably couldn't have walked out of there without buying at least one thing with the prices the way they were.
This was awesome to watch. The prices on the cabinets were great but those pinball were ridiculous for the most part plus the reserves.. You are right.. That was LAME lol.