Lot # : 151 - Nice working 1988 Taito TWIN EAGLE arcade game

Online Only Auction
Video detailing condition
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Price Realized:
1,175.00 USD
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Atlanta, IL 61723
Date(s)
11/25/2023 - 12/9/2023
AUCTIONEER INFORMATION
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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 fifth of many Arcade Auctions to come!

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Lot # 151
Group - Category Computers & Electronics - Consumer Electronics - Video Games - Games
Lead Nice working 1988 Taito TWIN EAGLE arcade game
Description
WORKING DESCRIPTION: This is a really nice Twin Eagle game. Twin Eagle is not a game you see much anymore. It was never produced in a dedicated cabinet, but was just sold as a kit. So when you did find one, it could be in any cabinet the operator had laying around. This particular one is in a really nice cabinet with formica sides, which is why the game looks almost like new. The monitor works perfectly and has been rebuilt. The board (which is an original board - not a bootleg or multigame board) is fully working. The controls work great and the buttons are brand new. (It shows old buttons in the pictures and video, and I state in the video that I will include new buttons....but I am going to go ahead and install the new buttons for you.) Twin Eagle is a really fun, early vertical SHMUP type game (shoot 'em up). You can play two players at the same time. This is the only one I have ever owned. CONDITION and RATINGS for THIS SPECIFIC MACHINE: This game is in outstanding condition. The cabinet is near flawless, no water damage or structural issues at all. There are a few scratches on the right side, but those are the only flaws I could find. The control panel overlay looks to be in great condition but does have cracking along the bend, which is common and basically unavoidable. The coin doors are like new - excellent condition. The marquee and bezel are also excellent. The game has the original back door, coin mechs, and a coin box. Let me know if you have any questions. Numeric Ratings: MARQUEE: 9/10 MONITOR BEZEL: 9.5/10 CONTROL PANEL: 8/10 COIN DOOR: 9.5/10 CABINET: 9.5/10 Please note: Sometimes in the pictures above (and even sometimes in the video), 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. Usually this is not as bad in videos, so watch the video included above and you should be able to see that the monitor has a great picture (although sometimes it looks funny even in videos). You are just going to have to trust me that, unless I specifically mention it above, the picture is good on this monitor in real life.
Name Arcadia Auctions Amusement Auction #5
Auctioneer
American Pride Amusements
Type Online-Only Auction
Date(s) 11/25/2023 - 12/9/2023
Auction Date/Time Info
Bidding Opens Saturday, November 25th at 10am CST. First lot will close on Saturday, December 9th at 10am CST and the rest every 60 seconds thereafter.
Checkout Date/Time Pickup December 9th 1pm to 6pm, December 11th 9am to 5pm, or by appointment any day or time before December 30th. 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 Fifth 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 some 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 December 30th. We will gladly help load. Anything not picked up by December 30th will be considered abandoned and be re-sold at the next arcade auction. Sales tax of 7.75% collected on anything picked up or shipped to addresses in IL, unless a tax-exempt certificate is provided (yes, they raised our sales tax rate by 1% on July 1st, 2023). 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 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 7.75% 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 December 9th between 1pm and 6pm, and on Monday, December 11th from 9am to 5pm. Otherwise, buyers can arrange a pickup time before December 30th by emailing us at vintagevideogames.com@gmail.com. We will gladly help load. Anything not picked up by December 30th 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 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).