Many years ago over on the neo-geo forums there used to be several container group buys to the US. Egret 2s were going for around $500-$600 and Astros a bit less.
There was a guy who had a warehouse near a port that helped receive and ship cabs out all over the US. Not soon after he was convicted of 1st degree murder, decided to represent himself at trial, and was being televised on Dateline NBC. Machines from those orders were henceforth known as murder cabs.
Man i remember that, crazy, we had a similar situation with a local pinball collector (in his 50s), he went mad with jealousy and executed his ex and her new bf.
He texted another collector and told him to help his kids sell his collection, was proboably planning a suicide after but didnt go thru with it, the whole thing got an episode on a "famous murders" tv show.
Not sure what happened with his collection or if hes still in prison (Sweden has very lenient sentencing), his collection is worth quite a bit in todays prices tho..
That's crazy, but that's how it is with collectables. Had a deep discussion with another collector a few weeks ago how insane some things raised in value and that some old collectors quit their hobby. So the question is, why is this happening? Cause new collectors joining the game and pay these prices, or are collectors selling for more to get those expensive stuff? what's your opinion? With cabs it's easy, cause those who import are dictating the prices and no one can blame them that shipping for example is getting more expensive or taxes.
Nowdays there is awareness of current market value.
Back then most people in the scene used to sell for the price they payed for a game.
It's also funny that prices started to go up with the financial crisis or shortly after.
Below is an old price list posted by sven666 in the swedish scene forum. This is waaaaay before my own time back when they made "japan deal" and split the import costs. To answer the questions regarding new collectors etc... I was always interested in arcade games but I played console ports and didn't buy my first woodie cabinet until 2014 when I split up with my gf and got a whole house by myself. Back in 2005-2010 I was more into aviation and all my money went into a pilot license.
TO: OUR CUSTOMER 18Dec, 05
PCB LIST (Alphabetical Order)
Jp Yen
AERO FIGHTER 6,000
ALIEN VS PREDIATOR (CP2 system) 22,000
ANGEL EYES 8,000
ASHURA BUSTER 10,000
GALS HASTLER 1,000
GALS PANIC 2 3,000
GALSPANIC 2 SP 8,000
GALSPANIC 3 3,000
GALS PANIC 4 7,000
GALS PANIC S 5,500
GALS PANIC S3 22,000
GAMSHARA 9,500
G-DARIUS 8,500
GEKITORIDE JANG SPACE 1,000
GEM FIGHTER (Pocket fighter) cp2system 11,000
GIANT GRAM wrestling 2000(Soft) 1,000
GIGA WING (cp2 system bd) 9,000
GIGA WNG2(Naomi + rom+ converter) 30,000
GOLDEN AXE DUEL (Soft) 1,500
GRAND STRIKER 1,500
GREATE SLUGGER 1,500
GROOVE ON FIGHT(Soft) 4,500
GUILTY GEAR X (Naomi bd + rom + converter) 34,000
GUILTY GEAR X (Rom) 3,300
GUILTY GEAR XX (Naomi bd + GD kit+ CD&IC +IO bd) 44,000
GUILTY GEAR XX (CD & IC) 3,000
GUILTY GEAR XX # RELORD (soft) 15,000
GUILTY GEAR ISUKA w/Atomis wave mother bd 43,000
GUILTY GEAR ISUKA (Soft) 8,000
GUNBARICH 8,000
GUN BIRD2 10,000
HEAVY METAL (Naomi bd + rom + converter) 28,000
HOOK 12,000
Hyper S/F II 65,000
IBARA (bran new) 85,000
IBARA (Used) 63,000
JOJO2 3,500
KARATE BLAZER 5,000
KINGDAM GRANPRIX 7,000
KING OF FIGHTER 2003 (PCB) ORIGINAL 5,000
KING OF NEO WAVE W/Atomis wave bd 57,000
KING OF NEO WAVE (SOFT) 12,000
KNIGHT OF THE ROUND 14,000
KNIGHTOF THE VALOUR SEVEN STAR W/Atomis wave bd 45,000
KNIGHT OF THE VALOUR SEVEN STAR SPIRITS(SOFT) 10,000
KOSODATE QUIZ 1 500
KOSODATE QUIZ 2 500
KOSODATE QUIZ 3 2,000
KOTOBANO PUZZLE MOJI PITTAN 500
LAND MAKER w/F3 mother bd 6,000
LOGIC PRO2 1,000
MACROSS 7,000
MAGICAL TETRIS MICKY 2,500
MARVEL SUPER HEROES (cp2 system) 10,000
MARVEL VS CAPCOM (CP2 system) 14,000
MARVEL VS CAPCOM (VA board) 12,000
MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2 W/converter 48,000
MARVEL VS S/F 12,000
MAZINGER Z 7,000
MELTY BLOOD (CD & IC ) soft (Brand new) 168,000
MIGHTY PANG 3,500
MOBILE SUITE GUNDAM 3,000
Mobile S Gundam DX(Naomi bd+ CD&IC+ GD kit+ IO bd) 44,000
Mobile S Gundam DX soft 3,500
Mobile S Gundam Fedration vs Zion(Naomi bd +rom+converter)
24,000
Mobile S Gundam Federation vs Zion (Rom) 3,000
Mobile S Gundam Federation vs Zion (Gd system kit ) 46,000
Mobile S Gundam Federation vs Zion (CD & IC) soft 1,500
Mobile S Gundam Federation vs Zion DX (Gd system) 43,000
Mobile S Gundam Federation vs Zion DX (CD &IC) 3,000
Mobile S Z Gundam DX (single play) 23,000
MONKY BALL (GD rom + Panel) 24,000
MONKY BALL (CD & IC key chip) 5,000
MONSTER SLIDER 3,000
MR. DRILLER 1 10,000
MR. DRILLER 2 1,000
MR. DRILLER G 2,000
MUSABI NO CHOCO MARKER 2,000
MUSHIHIME SAMA (Used) 77,000
MUSHIHIMETAMA (Bran New) 130,000
MUSHIHIMETAMA (Used) 60,000
YOKUSHIN GIGA WING GENERATION (ROM) 5,000
ZERO GUNNER 2 (Naomi bd + rom +converter) 40,000
ZERO GUNNER 2 (Rom) 25,000
ZOMBI REVENGE (Naomi bd + rom + converter) 28,000
PCB ONLY FOR DRIVING GAME
ACE DRIVER 40,000
DANGEROUS COURVE 25,000
INDY 500 29,000
S C I 19,000
SEGA RALLY 25,000
SUPER CHASE 25,000
RALLY X 15,000
*** CARTRIDGE
AERO FIGHTER 2 3,500
AERO FIGHTER 3 4,000
AUNDRO DUNOS 3,000
ART OF FIGHTING 1 500
ART OF FIGHTING 2 500
ART OF FIGHITNG 3 1,500
BIRNING FIGHT 2,000
BLAKERS 4,500
BLAKERS REVENGE 4,000
BLAZING STAR 4,000
CHIBI MARUKO DX 2,500
CROSS SWORD 1,800
CYBER LIP 2,000
DOUBLE DRAGOAN 2,200
FATAL FURRY 300
FATAL FURRY 2 300
FATAL FURRY 3 300
FATAL FURRY SP 300
FIGHTERS HYSTORY DINAMITE 500
FLYING POWER DISC(WIND JAMMER) 1,600
FOOTBALL FLENGY 1,500
GLAXY FIGHT 2,000
GANGAN MARCH (aggressor of dark kombat) 1,500
GHOST PILOT 1,800
JOY JOY KIDS 1,800
KABUKI KLASH 3,000
K OF '94 200
K OF '95 200
K OF '96 200
K OF '98 1,200
K OF '99 400
K OF 2000 1,500
K OF 2001 3,000
K OF 2003 (PCB TYPE) 5,000
LAST BLADE I 1,200
LAST BLADE II 1,800
LEAGUE BOWLING 1,000
MAGICAL DROP 2 1,300
MAGICAL DROP 3 1,700
MAGICIAN LORD 1,800
MARK OF WOLVES 3,000
MATRIMELLE 4,000
METAL SLUG 1 3,800
METAL SLUG 2 1,800
METAL SLUG 3 4,500
METAL SLUG 4 5,500
MIRACLE ADVENTURE 2,500
NEO DRIFT OUT 4,500
NEO GEO CUP'98 3,000
NEO TURF MASTER 2,000
NINJA COMBAT 2,000
NINJA MASTER 1,500
PANIC BOMBER 2,000
POWER SPIKERS 2 1,300
PUZZLE BOBBLE 1,600
QUIZ K OF FIGHTER 500
RAGE OF THE DRAGON 3,500
REALBOUT FATAL FURRY 500
REALBOUT FATAL FURRY SPECIAL 500
RB 2 1,300
RIDING HERO 1,500
SAMURAI SPIRITS 400
SAMURAI SHOWDON 400
SAMURAI SHOWDON 3 800
SAMURAI SHOWDON 4 1,800
SAMURAI SPIRITS 5(ZERO) 3,000
SAMURAI SPIRITS SERO SP 13,000
SAVAGE REGIN 2,000
SENGOKU 1 2,000
SENGOKU 2 3,000
SENGOKU 3 5000
SHOCKTROOPERS 2ND 3,500
SLASH RALLY 1,500
SOCCER BRAWL 1,000
STAKES WINNER 1 500
STAKES WINNER 2 500
ST HOOP 3,000
STRIEKR 1945 II PLUS 9,000
SUPER SIDE KICK 1 1,000
SUPER SIDE KICK 2 1,500
SUPER SIDE KICK 3 3,000
SUPER SIDE KICK 4 3,800
TINKLE STAR SPRITS 6,000
TOPHUNTER 2,500
WAKU WAKU 7 6,000
WORLD HEROES 300
WORLD HEROES 2 500
WORLD HEROES 2 JET 500
WORLD HEROES PERFECT 1,500
KICK HARNESS FOR CAPCOM BD 280
JAMMA HARNESS FOR SEGA MODEL II 4,000
JAMMA HARNESS FOR SEGA MODEL III 4,000
I bought a suitcase of MVS games back from HK once, popped in to Excellent in early 2000’s and most common games like KOF99 were about £10 each, they had shelves of games in there and happy for me to go though them.
nem wrote: May 5th, 2021, 10:33 am
I remember when @redstallone was selling three Candy 18s for 800 euros. Not per cab, but for all three. That has forever ingrained in my memory as a thing I should have jumped on. I want to say that was still at the time of the KC forums.
I bought a number of MVS carts in 2007 on eBay. Samurai Shodown 4 for 1 euro, FF Real Bout 2 for 4.50, and AeroFighters 2 for 11.50. None one else wanted them, lol.
Sunder wrote: May 7th, 2021, 4:40 pm
That's where those came from.
poodude wrote: May 5th, 2021, 3:33 pm
Many years ago over on the neo-geo forums there used to be several container group buys to the US. Egret 2s were going for around $500-$600 and Astros a bit less.
There was a guy who had a warehouse near a port that helped receive and ship cabs out all over the US. Not soon after he was convicted of 1st degree murder, decided to represent himself at trial, and was being televised on Dateline NBC. Machines from those orders were henceforth known as murder cabs.
Correct! For the longest time those cabs were referred to as "murdercabs" Occasionally they will pop up in Atlanta but not as often as they used to. Dude had a massive warehouse full of stuff.
