Lot # : 368 - Cool Merit Typhoon Blacklight AIR HOCKEY table

Online Only Auction
Cool Merit Typhoon Blacklight AIR HOCKEY table
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Price Realized:
325.00 USD
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Atlanta, IL 61723
Date(s)
11/25/2023 - 12/9/2023
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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 fifth of many Arcade Auctions to come!

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Lot # 368
Group - Category Sporting Goods - Sporting Goods / Outdoor Recreation - Outdoor Games & Sports Equipment
Lead Cool Merit Typhoon Blacklight AIR HOCKEY table
Description
You may remember this item from my last auction: Arcadia Auctions #4. Yes, it was in that sale and went pretty cheap! The buyer bought several items, and when he came to pick everything up, he loaded the other items first. When we got to the building in McLean where this is stored, we attempted to load it on his trailer, but we realized that his trailer was not up to holding the other purchases and this Air Hockey table. He decided to just leave it behind and told me I could go ahead and resell it. It is a large beast, I won't lie. But very much worth it if you have the room and the strength and proper equipment to move it. So here it is again - same description below.... This is a unique Air Hockey table that I picked up in a bulk buy. The operator I bought it from told me that it was a European Air Hockey that Merit imported and licensed. The Flyer I have in the pictures above would back that up. As would a google search. If you google it, you will find that apparently these are still being manufactured and sold in other parts of the world - the same exact model!?! Anyway, I have never even set this up, and I have no idea if it works or not. Other than that the operator told me it did work but needed something, like a filter maybe or something like that. I don't know for sure so buy this assuming that it might not work and might need some kind of tweaking or something. I'm not guaranteeing anything in these auctions, but still I don't want to even give anyone any false expectations. I have held onto this for a while because it looks like such a cool air hockey table. My air hockey table in my arcade is actually one of the most used games I've got and I've considered replacing it with this one. This one looks cooler than the generic dynamo table I've got, because this one has diagonal angles on each side and a space behind the goal where the puck can travel, just like a real Hockey arena. To be honest, though, the reason I decided not to swap them is because it would just be too much work. It is not fun moving something as big and heavy as either of these tables and I don't want the hassle of swapping them. The older I get, the lazier I get. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it. So I'm just selling this right out of the warehouse I first moved it into. I'm not even going to move it to the Arcadia Auctions building. So this item will need to be picked up in McLean, IL at my primary warehouse. That is only 5 miles from the Arcadia Auctions building in Atlanta, IL. I took these pictures a while ago and haven't looked at this thing for a while. I don't see the access door in the pictures so I'm not sure if it has the access door. I will try to remember to go search for it. I know it has all the legs / feet and the overhead light assembly and all the connecting hardware.
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
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 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).