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Video detailing condition

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50.00 USD

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Atlanta, IL 61723

Date(s)

2/25/2023 - 3/11/2023

AUCTIONEER INFORMATION

American Pride Amusements

309-287-1725

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Video detailing condition

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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 second of many Arcade Auctions to come!

Lot #	50
Group - Category	Toys - Games
Lead	Rare THE GATE sitdown arcade cab great for MAME
Description	Now this is a near one-of-a-kind cabinet. It was built by a Start-up company I believe in Columbus, OH. They were starting a company that would place these massive gaming systems in big cities all over the world, and link them with the internet, and allow group gaming / competition, etc. The cabinet has a massive VGA (or greater, not sure) CRT, along with two smaller CRTs in the marquee area. Also has a computer keyboard, mouse pad, joystick, microphone, printer, card reader, coin mechs, etc. The ultimate generic cab for putting a MAME system in, if you ask me. By the way, the startup company failed, and the 14 prototype units they had built were all dumped at an amusement auction in the 90s, where I bought this one. It has a big seat as well. The computer is missing - the company kept those. But everything else is here. I lost the back door somehow, but that's just a rectangular piece of wood so easily replaced. This is a big, heavy cabinet - it was very well built. Probably better quality than most arcade cabinets I've owned. It's like a tank. I don't really know what I was thinking when I bought it, other than "just buy everything." But I don't know what my plans were for it. So now my plan is to sell it in Arcadia Auction #2. The cabinet did get wet on the bottom once, but it didn't seem to do much damage to it. And other than that, the thing is in excellent condition. The seat is separate and can bolt to the main cabinet. But it's helpful to remove it for moving.

Name	Arcadia Auctions Amusement Auction #2
Auctioneer	American Pride Amusements
Type	Online-Only Auction
Date(s)	2/25/2023 - 3/11/2023
Auction Date/Time Info	Bidding Opens Saturday, February 25th at 10am CST. First lot will close on Saturday, March 11th at 10am CST and the rest every 30 seconds thereafter.
Checkout Date/Time	Pickup March 11th noon to 6pm, March 13th 9am to 5pm, or by appointment any day or time before April 4th. 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 Second Arcade Game Auction (of many to come) 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.

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
Buyer Premium	We have NO Buyers' Premium!
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.

Lot # : 50 - Rare THE GATE sitdown arcade cab great for MAME