Arcade auction pictures
 

These pics are from an auction I went to in Dallas back in November. I thought some of you might like to take a look. There was a pretty good selection with lots of good classics on-hand.

The most interesting game I saw had to be "Tapper" (Auction pic 22). It's a Budweiser game where you have to fill beer mugs fast enough for the demanding bar patrons. I know this was probably meant for pubs, but can you imagine how many kids spent their quarters so they could pull the beer tap to satisfy these electronic alchoholics?

http://www.billbert.com/ross/Arcade%20Auction/

I was never a big arcade person but there are a few machines I'd love to own. I wish I had the room for a few now but that's a hobby that'll have to wait until I stop renting an apartment. Not nearly enough room here.

http://www.billbert.com/ross/Arcade%...rcade%2022.jpg
What is the object of this game , virtual bartender or something?

Tapper was a great game. They also had a Root Beer Tapper for the kids. The object was to slide a beer towards the patron, they would drink it and then slide the empty glass back which you would have to catch before it slid off the counter on your end.

That's a nice original "Tapper" unit with actual spigots. The original, which served Budweisers, acutally caused some outrage among parents that Midway later released a more kid-friendly "Root Beer Tapper".

Plus, you lose a "guy" everytime you smash up a mug of beer on the counter when there were no patrons to catch it. You could also die when a customer wasn't served when they reached the end of the counter, at which point the bartender will get picked up and wipe out on the counter, just like in real life. ;)

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Awesome! An original Star Wars. I loved that game :drool:

I went to the auction in Dallas last week. :)

pixyboi, I went to the auction last week also. There didn't seem to be as many nice arcades this time. I managed to stay for the entire veiwing period thogh ;)

They did have another Tapper game and I got to play it this time. I really sucked at it.

These are great pics. Where did you find out about these auctions, Mr. Roboto? I'd love to get one of these classic cabinet games.

Anyone know if they have these auctions in the Boston, MA area?

Rancid, YOU'RE IN LUCK! Super Auctions, the same group that does the Dallas auction, will be in Boston on June 1st. They have a 2-hour viewing period to start the auctions off. I highly recommend going to this even if you aren't going to buy anything. You can play all the Berzerk or Tron you like for free. Be sure to bring a quarter and you might want to bring an extension cable.

I first found out about the auction last year in the Dallas paper. After that, I was on their mailing list and they call me before every auction. It's pretty funny because I'll come home and have this message on my machine from a really rickety old guy telling me to come play video games.

Everyone, here is a link to events around the US.
http://www.gamemasters-inc.com/Ddates.html

The next one in Dallas is on May 17th. I will definately be there.

:drool:

AWESOME INFO, thanks Mr Roboto. I'm there.

Mother of God!

I am such a lazy a$$. I was going to go the show last week too but I could not get out of bed. I plan on going to the next show in May.

Watch out for Mr Do Rag at those auctions :)

That Star Wars game is the ultimate Holy Grail. LOVE.

Well I went to the auction in Columbus last weekend. Does anyone have any more sites that list upcoming auctions? There is nothing listed for OH for the rest of the year.

I'll be going to the auction this Saturday in Dallas and yes.. I now have a digital camera.. :D

And now for the magic question: How much do they get for these things? Obviously, they're several hundred dollars a piece, and popular ones would be at least a thousand, but is there a rabid collector mentality that drives these machines beyond the reach of the meer mortal?

Jason, it really depends on several factors.

When I went last time, Ms Pac-Man machines ran about $400-$500.. there was one machine that was totally re-conditioned, repainted, new buttons and panels.. went for like $1200.

The Bally/Miday games seemed to hit $800 a pop, espically since there were only a few there. Neo Geo cabinets range from $150-$500 depending on, I actually have no idea on this one.. the first auction I went to they were selling dirt cheap, the last one however they all sold pretty high.

I didn't stay for the pinball machines.. the auction itself is long and tedious, we usually go for the retro playground aspect.

Hey pixyboi, when you go to the auction can you see if they have an orginal Lucky & Wild

I plan on going to the Dallas show as well. I would like to find something descent to pickup in the $200 - $300 range.

Does anyone know how I can tell if a arcade board and monitor is JAMMA compatable?

There was also a 3rd version of Tapper, featuring Suntory which, according to the company's web site, is "Japan's leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages."

I have all 3 versions on MAME, and love them. Never even heard of them till I saw the ROMs.

No, no... This many games is worthy of -other-

If the board is from after 1986, you got a 99% chance that it's JAMMA. I'm pretty sure any arcade monitor is JAMMA compatible cause all you're doing is hooking a few wires from the monitor to the harness.

If I see it I'll grab some pics. There's a game you don't hear people talk about much. :D

We recently went to one of these auctions here in Indy. My buddy got an UMK 3 and a MINT Operation Wolf for $400 for BOTH. He already sold Operation Wolf alone on eBay for $455:lol:

Anyone go to the Dallas auction? Someone posted the final prices the games sold for on a few of the Newsgroups I read and there were some damn good deals to be had.

I went and have over 60 pictures.. will see about uploading them when I get home.

They had a freaking BABY PAC-MAN machine there but it didn't work!@##$ And the Mr and Mrs Pac-Man PINBALL machine, that ALSO DID NOT WORK.

So sad. :(

I think I'm going to the one in Milwaukee on Saturday. Not sure if I can get pics, but I'll report back regardless.

BTW, what can I expect when I get there? Is there a cover charge?

Pez, get there around 8am to be able to play all the games, etc.. No cover charge.

I would have bought the Baby Pac and had someone fix it for the price it went for.

We were out when it sold, how much did it go for? :(

Not sure how much it went for but, when I played it, it seemed to be working fine. I was very tempted to pick up that Sinistar sit-down. It was damn sweet.

Taken from here

175 for the Baby Pac
Sinistar cockpit went for 500

I probably would have snagged the Cabal for 75, Gauntlet II for 160, a Paperboy, or a Spy Hunter.

I just bought a Skee-Ball, Pool Table, and a Shoot To Win basketball game the other day for 75 bucks. I need a new house :D

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Almost had a Super Pac today, except the guy was crazy :) Cabinet looked ok, needed some touch up, but he starts spouting off "I've been researching this all morning on the internet, Super Pac Man made in 1981! Were you even born in 1981? Anyways, this is a classic! It will need a new sound card. These things have been selling for 1600" etc etc etc

Then he asks me when I am coming by to look at it and I say "You priced me out of it"

Greedy bastards see a Ms Pac Man getting $$$$ and think they can pawn off anything Pac Man for the same price. Oh well, wasn't for me anyway :)

BTW, anyone have a 720 laying around???? :D

darn... no auctions coming to St. Louis :-(

There were some pretty good deals to be had there. the old Aliens game for $45?!?! That is awesome. I wish I could go to some of these auctions. While we are talking about arcade machines, anyone know how much DDR machines go for?