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January 31, 1999

1/31/1999 12:00 AM

I survived my first Real Auction yesterday. It was a lot of fun and I got some smoking deals. I picked up a Super Mario Brothers for $50 and I got a TMNT (converted Defender) for $50. I also picked up 10 15" (one was like a 9") PC Monitors for $40 which all but 1 worked, which works out to about $4.50 per monitor :-) I also picked up an HP ScanJet 3c for $75. I also picked up a few other misc items. All in all, I think I did very well for my first auction. I've put up a list of the other games that were auctioned off on my Auction Results page. A lot of good deals. The Super Mario Brothers was marked "No Power" and "No Monitor". Well, when I got home I plugged it in and it does have power, and it does have a picture, the picture just looks like it doesn't have Sync. Nothing major (atleast at this point). The cabinet needs some new trim, but other than that its in great shape. The TMNT is a Defender conversion and it also said "No Power", well apparently the person checking the games didn't know about the power switch in the front of the Defender Cabinet. I plugged it in, flipped the switch and Wha-la! The game comes up. The picture looks a little blurry and the wiring job inside looks like a rats nest, but the game works and plays well. As an added bonus I get a coin box for my Defender, and I get the Front Plexi (I only had a plain tinted Plexi before). I will have pages and pictures up this week of Super Mario Brothers, Thief and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I added a new link for XYVids Restoration of his Reactor. The site is new so you should check it out as it will be getting more and more information on an on-going basis.

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Galaga Died

2/6/2021 12:29:47 PM

So my Galaga died today...

I'm not sure if it's coincidence or related, but I was turning the power off on my Defender by the power switch under the control panel at the exact time it failed. The switch was a bit tough to toggle so it was like in the half way position when it happened. Both games are on the same circuit.

Kickman Restoration/Preservation started

8/21/2017 11:10:28 PM

Restoration/Preservation has begun on my Kickman.

It's not a full restoration, but more of a preservation of what is there. I like trying to keep things as original as possible. With that in mind, I can take a few chances on this one as the damage is already done. I'm mainly trying to prevent even more damage when I can. Worse comes to worse, I'll do a full restore on it down the road.