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General Chat => All the rest => Topic started by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 09:08:35 AM

Title: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 09:08:35 AM

Hello Bruno and hello to all the forum, I'm really glad you accepted my registration.
I am an operator of video games in bars and game room for about 25 years, as well as a collector of lasergame stuff.
I have a lot of arcade stuff, equipment for repairs and spare parts for several pcb from the 80s to today. I hope I can give you some help in this wonderful forum.
Filippo

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: Belike on October 20, 2012, 09:17:28 AM

Hi Filippo and welcome here. ;)
Pics from your cabs would be great. :D

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: Digimon on October 20, 2012, 09:37:28 AM

Hi Barabba,

welcome - it's great to see an operator here!

Digi

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: DarthNuno on October 20, 2012, 09:38:58 AM

Welcome on board, Filippo  :)

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on October 20, 2012, 09:50:11 AM

Quote from: DarthNuno on October 20, 2012, 09:38:58 AM

Welcome on board, Filippo  :)

+1 !  :spaceace:

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: level42 on October 20, 2012, 10:17:07 AM

Wow cool, our first real operator here (I think?) :)

Benvenuto ! :)

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 10:50:22 AM

Thank you all for the welcome,
Yes, I am an operator for about 25 years, first with my father and now I have my company.
I am Italian and I live in Piacenza.

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: Digimon on October 20, 2012, 10:55:30 AM

great from Italy!!!

So i can hope for a lot of Zaccaria stuff ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: gyruss on October 20, 2012, 11:01:29 AM

welcome here, very cool to have a real operator on board..

Do you have some pic's to share?

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 11:13:07 AM

In Italy there is a lot of Zaccaria stuff, the problem is that those who have the spare parts, complete cabs etc.etc., wants a lot of money even for little things.
The only way to get a good deal is to try to find old operators who were unwilling to make the effort, or time, to throw it all in the garbage and go to empty the warehouse.
Personally, in this way I was able to do good business. Of course, in this way it also takes a lot of trash to throw away.

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: DarthNuno on October 20, 2012, 11:15:15 AM

Quote from: Level42 on October 20, 2012, 10:17:07 AM

Wow cool, our first real operator here (I think?) :)

Nope, we also have Andrea "Any" who operates a game room in Italy  ;)

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 11:24:29 AM

Yes, I have so much arcade material, I have a warehouse full of cab, mostly jamma ready, touchscreen like Photoplay & Silverball and, of course, lasergame cab.

Matteo (italiandoh) knows me, Igor (igorstellar) too.

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 11:29:54 AM

The Italian market for video games is very different from the European or American market. Until the early 90's there were several original cab, then because the costs were too high, our operators, we decided to build universal cab, the famous Jamma cab to hold the price of the full game and be able to change at will, only pcb.

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: scr33n on October 20, 2012, 02:28:42 PM

Ciao Filippo e benvenuto in questo magnifico forum!!!

Hi Filippo and welcome here!!!

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 02:32:41 PM

Quote from: scr33n on October 20, 2012, 02:28:42 PM

Ciao Filippo e benvenuto in questo magnifico forum!!!

Hi Filippo and welcome here!!!

Grazie scr33n  :)

Thx scr33n :)

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 02:41:54 PM

Quote from: DarthNuno on October 20, 2012, 09:38:58 AM

Welcome on board, Filippo  :)

Hi Bruno, this forum is awesome.

Your idea of photos documenting all trips to go to find the cab is fantastic.

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: MacDLSA on October 20, 2012, 07:34:52 PM

Hey, Filippo ! You're here, too :) !
Ciao, vecchio !!!

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: BarabbaIlLadro on October 20, 2012, 09:59:34 PM

Ciao ragazzone

Hello big boy

Title: Re: Hi from Barabba
Post by: Q*ris on October 20, 2012, 10:19:54 PM

Aaaah a warehouse full of cabs somewhere in Italy sounds like a delicious exotic dream to my ears  ;D
Welcome here of course!