SNK MVS U4

Chihiro

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I always thought it was odd that as he previously sold loads of cabs via Arcade Otaku with many happy buyers that he didn't advertise there again.
 

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Got the refund back off ebay today. The guy never replied to anything I sent to him. I know some people did ok, but I would 100% suggest avoiding him in the future. I gave so many opportunities for him to reply. It was the last thing on his site so he might have just shut down his operation a left the listing up. I'd still like a project Candy so open to suggestions. I had an OK Baby that I probably should have kept.
Disappointing not to get the cab and have your time wasted but at least eBay buyer protection kicked in.
 

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Time for a quick update on the U4. Not much progress really but i've picked up a few things I need for the restore. I've also called around a few local companies to get some quotes for powder coating and re-chroming the control panel.

Next week I'll remove the old chassis and send it off to see if it can be recovered. If it works, I'm pretty sure I can sell the replacement and not lose money, or keep it to have a spare on hand. Breakdown of recent(ish) costs so far, not including the price of the cab.

ItemPrice
17 x JSF First branded barrel locks£25
Replacement repro MV-1C card reader£50
Replacement OEM MV-LED£25
Replacement TOEI-TC A252S£200 :eek:
Start / Credit overlay panel£20.99
New decal set + SNK phone number sticker£29.05

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Pictures below are from arcade art repo.

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ChrisBEANS

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What would these go for if being sold fully working in good Nick?
Really hard to say… the availability of cabs has massively dried up, but people are also spending less, so I don’t really know if those factors have cancelled each other out?!

I bought mine about four years ago for £1800 (€2200), but sadly I got smashed for about £400 import tax/fees too.

I’ve done a lot to it, and if something drastic happened that forced a sale I’d want at least £2500. I’m honestly not sure it’s ‘worth’ that much though.

These cabs in poor condition seem to go much cheaper, so if you’re double confident with a refurb then that’s got to be the move (I know your question was specifically about cabs already in good condition, but just saying)
 
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