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Do arcade machine prices fluctuate throughout the year?

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I'll be in the market late spring/early summer (planning on moving to a bigger house at that time - more room for "stuff"!) and I got the go ahead that there will be in fact a "gameroom" allowed in the new house. Was thinking about a couple classic games(pac man,galaga,donkey kong etc etc)

 

I could store the machine here at work if prices seemed to be cheaper during the winter time or do the prices pretty much remain constant?

 

Thanks!

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Short Answer - Yes :|

 

Long answer - You can always look through warehouses and

find a cheap machine any time of year.

Classics like Galaga and Pac-man would be the higher end of

the price spectrum because there so well known so they might

be cheaper from a retailer. If you plan on restoration you will

save some money (and have a lot of fun ;) ) But if you want

to buy a compleat working machine there isn't any chance of

going over budget when you find that the monitor is kaput :( .

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You might also check into getting a Jamma-compatable machine. Handy machines if you get bored with games, since you can just disconnect the game rom board and plug in a different one.

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Thanks! excellent advice thus far. Still not sure if I have the cahonies to try my hand a restoring. I'm not the most electrically inclined, but I do enjoy a good "project" :)

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