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sakuraskyline | Posted: Aug 29 2010, 03:38 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Member No.: 5,393 Joined: Feb 5th 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD | As a couple of you know I recently bought a ID machine, It seems that as ID machines are getting harder and harder to find in arcades, and alot of the original v1/v2/v3 players are getting older and are in a better position to go out and buy a machine of their own! The big downside to this? There is little to NO information on them, aside from the OEM Manual, there is very little info on the internet and the manual leaves much to be desired. This is pretty much going to be my diary about owning my machine, I will document EVERYTHING I do along the way, aswell as list as many part numbers, links and anything else that others might find helpful. This machine will pertain mainly to versions 1 2 and 3 as I have really no interest in 4+ currently. WHERE TO BUY AN INITIAL D MACHINE There is no clear best option here. I found mine on ebay, but shipping them is never fun. Anywhere that you can locate a machine and get a good deal you would be fine buying from. I payed $1300 for my v2 machine in pretty good shape with one broken card reader. You can find v1's and v2's for anywhere from $1000 up to $3000. I wouldn't pay anything above $2k-ish unless it was MINT though. A week after I bought mine one went on ebay for $999. v3's will obviously run a bit more, I have seen only a couple v3 machines for sale, most right around the $4000 mark. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A MACHINE There are a couple important things to look for when buying a machine, some of the parts for these games are EXPENSIVE. The number one thing being card readers. If you plan on using card readers, which most of you do. BUY ONE WITH WORKING CAR READERS. New card readers are $2000 PER SIDE. So again, BUY ONE WITH WORKING CARD READERS. You will find used card readers on ebay then and again but they are never cheap. Some other sites have them aswell but again, not cheap. I bought mine and then found out one didn't work, luckily I found a pair on ebay for $500, put in an offer of $350 and they accepted. Other then that, just make sure the machine has no trouble starting up and operating for a good period of time, make sure the steering wheels are in good shape, the steering works properly and you are pretty much good to go, everything else is fairly cheap to take care of. I am going to add alot more to this later! Lee This post has been edited by sakuraskyline on Aug 29 2010, 03:39 PM |
Möbius | Posted: Aug 29 2010, 04:24 PM |
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Lunar | Posted: Aug 29 2010, 05:24 PM |
IDW Expert Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Member No.: 6,456 Joined: Apr 2nd 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec | Awesome thread. The world needs this. lol Btw, dude, most of these items you mentioned you bought on ebay, I almost got them as well ! lol I was still trying to find a machine though...which is why I didn't bother with the disc and the card reader. But you got a really good deal out of it. Good stuff. I'll be checking back to this thread often. Hope you can guide us well. This post has been edited by Lunar on Aug 29 2010, 05:43 PM |
redcomet121 | Posted: Aug 30 2010, 02:51 AM |
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dadabeed | Posted: Oct 22 2010, 05:09 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 1 Member No.: 36,473 Joined: Oct 22nd 2010 Location: Update Profile | hey guys, Ive been looking for a machine for a whilw now and while out buying a silent scope I met a guy that has a d2 and a d3. He offered me $1700 for the D3 and I think i should jump on it. I played for over a half hour and everything seemed well. I noticed that the card reader worked 4 out of 5 times that i used it. Also there is a speaker out on the one cabinet. Does this seem like a good deal ? or should I steer clear and keep looking for another cabinet. Thanks |
sakuraskyline | Posted: Oct 24 2010, 09:12 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Member No.: 5,393 Joined: Feb 5th 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD | Seems like a pretty good deal, however, card readers should either work, or not work, not be intermitent like that |