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Arcade and Pinball Discussions => General Arcade and Video Game Discussions => Topic started by: uconndropout on February 08, 2014, 04:08:01 pm



Title: Popeye price check
Post by: uconndropout on February 08, 2014, 04:08:01 pm
Called a craiglist ad for a popeye. Says its in good shape but game is playing blind after she moved it. She has it up for $500 i offered $150. Too much with a broken monitor? Let me know cause she is thinking it over and is gonna call back. Thanks guys.


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: STEVESPEEZE on February 08, 2014, 05:20:53 pm
Go 400 if the rest of the machine is all there and order a cap kit and flyback.
that comes out to about 450 when said and done.


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: John's Arcade on February 09, 2014, 10:47:19 am
Popeye's are probably $350+ working and nice. Maybe a hair more. They are hard to sell. Popeye gets no respect.


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: uconndropout on February 10, 2014, 10:51:57 am
Ive never had the chance to play it.  Would you guys hate me if I changed it to a donkey.


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on February 12, 2014, 07:40:33 am
Hate is a strong word

do what you like, its your game  ;)

Just keep the stuff so you can reverse your conversion when you want  ::)


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: John's Arcade on February 12, 2014, 10:20:06 am
Ive never had the chance to play it.  Would you guys hate me if I changed it to a donkey.

It's possible it was a Donkey Kong at one point. You can usually tell by the monitor holes in the side of the cabinet.


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: arcadefan1985 on February 12, 2014, 10:53:56 pm
Ive never had the chance to play it.  Would you guys hate me if I changed it to a donkey.

It's possible it was a Donkey Kong at one point. You can usually tell by the monitor holes in the side of the cabinet.

If not, Would need to replace the top table board to switch from Horizontal to vertical. Popeye is a great game, I would leave it and find a DK cab. I have a Junior cocktail, mint shape in Tulsa that I would get rid of. 


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: John's Arcade on February 13, 2014, 10:03:42 am
Ive never had the chance to play it.  Would you guys hate me if I changed it to a donkey.

It's possible it was a Donkey Kong at one point. You can usually tell by the monitor holes in the side of the cabinet.

If not, Would need to replace the top table board to switch from Horizontal to vertical. Popeye is a great game, I would leave it and find a DK cab. I have a Junior cocktail, mint shape in Tulsa that I would get rid of. 

Are we talking about upright or cocktail?!?!


Title: Re: Popeye price check
Post by: arcadefan1985 on February 13, 2014, 02:14:51 pm
Yea my bad! I was just reading about the PAC cocktail by the dumpster. Got my thread mixed up.