Lot # : 30 - NICE working 1980 Taito STRATOVOX cocktail arcade

Online Only Auction
Video detailing condition
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Price Realized:
276.00 USD
Shipping Available
Atlanta, IL 61723
Date(s)
8/12/2023 - 8/26/2023
AUCTIONEER INFORMATION
Catalog
Video detailing condition
Bidding Notice:

NO BUYERS' PREMIUM! FREE LOADING HELP. Shipping is available for all items at buyers' expense. Handling fee if we must package and/or arrange shipping. No handling fee if you arrange.

Auction Notice:

This is our third of many Arcade Auctions to come!

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Lot # 30
Group - Category Computers & Electronics - Consumer Electronics - Video Games - Consoles
Lead NICE working 1980 Taito STRATOVOX cocktail arcade
Description
This is a fully working, nice condition, 1980 Taito STRATOVOX cocktail table video arcade game. The picture is phenomenal on the monitor, and the controls, sound, etc are all fully working. This is the FIRST TALKING GAME ever made (from what I have been told). Who knows, there is probably some guru out there who knows about some obscure prototype or something that talked before this. But I've always been told this was the first. It doesn't say much - I guess you could call it shy. But it does speak up once in a while. Like when you have a human get captured it says "Help me". And when you free the human it says "Lucky". A few other things. You're not going to get much conversation - about like a bad first date. But still fun to play! The game cabinet is in great shape! The legs are chrome and would clean up really nicely if you applied some steel wool to them and/or maybe some Turtle wax chrome polish. I did not have time to do this as I'm really far behind in getting this auction started. But I've cleaned enough of these things to know that this will clean up really nicely. This does have the coin mech, coin box, and even the original locks / key for locking the top. The top is in good condition, and the instructions stickers and control panel artwork look great. Stratovox is a really fun game - it's a similar game to Galaxian / Galaga, but with the added feature of having humans that get stolen by the invaders and need your rescue. Then you earn bonus for how many humans you rescue after each round. A well designed and programmed classic arcade game. And this is one vertical game that is NOT on the 60 in 1 multigame. A glaring omission, in my opinion. Really, Van-Van Car, but not Stratovox? uh huh. I know that in the pictures above, the monitor looks like it isn't displaying correctly. However, that is only because the shutter speed is too fast on my phone camera. So it captures the picture while the monitor is drawing the screen and looks like half the screen is missing. Watch the video included above and you will see that the monitor has a great picture.
Name Arcadia Auctions Amusement Auction #3
Auctioneer
American Pride Amusements
Type Online-Only Auction
Date(s) 8/12/2023 - 8/26/2023
Auction Date/Time Info
Bidding Opens Saturday, May 27th at 10am CST. First lot will close on Saturday, June 10th at 10am CST and the rest every 30 seconds thereafter.
Checkout Date/Time Pickup June 10th noon to 6pm, June 12th 9am to 5pm, or by appointment any day or time before July 1st. Contact us at vintagevideogames.com@gmail.com with questions or to make an appointment.
Location
105 SE Vine St.
Atlanta, IL 61723
Buyer Premium We have NO Buyers' Premium!
Description
This is the Third Arcade Game Auction from our overflow warehouse in lovely downtown Atlanta, IL. NO BUYERS' PREMIUMS! NO HIDDEN FEES! After collecting (hoarding) games since about 1987, we have amassed a large and unique collection of thousands of classic games. This collection has given birth to Arcadia, Pinball Paradise, and the Route 66 Arcade Museum in central IL. Despite ambitious future expansion plans, we still have more games than we need (and not enough time) so we have decided to make them available to the public for the first time. Many collectors have seen our legendary warehouses and wondered when this stuff would be made available for sale. Some may have even pondered the idea of our inevitable death and the following estate sale. Well, the wait is over. We are going to start letting them go, even while we are still alive! We can't take 'em with us! The majority of these games are "as found" from our countless warehouse raids over the last 35 years. While many are in rough condition, there will be a lot of rare titles that haven't been seen at an auction in decades. Some are fully working. Some are repairable and/or restorable. Some are only good for parts. ALL are honestly photoed, described, and videoed so that bidders can see everything possible to make a good bidding decision. These items have come from a wide variety of sources so look at each game you are interested in carefully with fresh eyes. Just because one game is a water damaged junker doesn't mean the next one is.
All items are sold as-is, where is. Must be paid for in full before removed from the building. Buyers can arrange a pickup time anytime before July 1st. We will gladly help load. Anything not picked up by July 1st will be considered abandoned and be re-sold at the next arcade auction. Sales tax of 6.75% collected on anything picked up or shipped to addresses in IL, unless a tax-exempt certificate is provided. There will be no handling fee for pickups or shipping large freight items as long as you make all arrangements and all we have to do is meet the shipper for pickup. We will not palletize items, so we recommend North American Van Lines for shipping. NAVL Shipping quotes can be obtained us or by you by emailing coinop@beltmann.com and giving them a description of the item, the pickup zip code (61723) and your delivery zip code. We get no better pricing than you do, so get quotes yourself, or feel free to ask us to get quotes if you prefer. You can also call NAVL at 800-959-8880. You can email us at vintagevideogames.com@gmail.com. We will be happy to arrange shipping of games and other large items for you, but for a $10 per item handling fee (our time is precious). Regarding parts and other non-game items: some extremely difficult-to-package items may have a higher handling fee, and this will be disclosed in the description of that item. If there is no handling fee mentioned in the description, it will be the default $10. For this fee, shipping of UPS-able items will be well packaged and shipped for you via UPS, USPS, or FedEx, whichever is cheapest. Shipping charges for these items must be prepaid by you. If the item is a large freight item, we will make all arrangements for you for this $10 handling fee. You will be responsible for actual shipping charges in addition to the handling fee. Shipping charges for freight items will be C.O.D. (If NAVL allows. I had a few cases recently where they told me they no longer allowed COD and in those cases, shipping charges will need to be prepaid).
Your bid must adhere to the bid increment schedule.
Bid Amount Bid Increment
0.00 - 95.00 5.00 USD
95.01 - 9,975.00 25.00 USD
9,975.01 - 49,750.00 250.00 USD
49,750.01 - 97,500.00 2,500.00 USD
97,500.01 - 9,999,999.99 10,000.00 USD
Currency USD
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Payment Terms
All items must be paid for in full before removed from the building. Sales tax of 6.75% collected on anything picked up or shipped to addresses in IL, unless a tax-exempt certificate is provided.
We will be onsite and available for pickup anytime June 10th between noon and 6pm, and on Monday, June 12th from 9am to 5pm. Otherwise, buyers can arrange a pickup time before July 1st by emailing us at vintagevideogames.com@gmail.com. We will gladly help load. Anything not picked up by July 1st will be considered abandoned and be re-sold at the next arcade auction. There will be no handling fee for pickups or shipping large freight items as long as you make all arrangements and all we have to do is meet the shipper for pickup. We will not palletize items, so we recommend North American Van Lines for shipping. NAVL Shipping quotes can be obtained us or by you by emailing coinop@beltmann.com and giving them a description of the item (for example "upright pac man arcade game"), the pickup zip code (61723) and your delivery zip code. We get no better pricing than you do, so get quotes yourself, or feel free to ask us to if you prefer. You can also call NAVL at 800-959-8880. You can email us at vintagevideogames.com@gmail.com. We will be happy to arrange shipping of games and other large items for you, but for a $10 per item handling fee (our time is precious). Regarding parts and other non-game items: some extremely difficult-to-package items may have a higher handling fee, and this will be disclosed in the description of that item. If there is no handling fee mentioned in the description, it will be the default $10. For this fee, shipping of UPS-able items will be well packaged and shipped for you via UPS, USPS, or FedEx, whichever is cheapest. Shipping charges for these items must be prepaid by you. If the item is a large freight item, we will make all arrangements for you for this $10 handling fee. You will be responsible for actual shipping charges in addition to the handling fee. Shipping charges for freight items will be C.O.D. (If NAVL allows. I had a few cases recently where they told me they no longer allowed COD and in those cases, shipping charges will need to be prepaid).