I would guess the seller had 35 games including several Pacman and Mrs Pacman games with the original painted side art that was in good condition. However, none of the boards appeared to work correctly and I fear the owner is going to throw in an LCD monitor and 60-1 card based on our discussion. I wanted a Pacman but he was not willing to sell them.
I tried to take pictures but it was dark because the storage units had no electricity so a gas powered generator was used to test the games. I was told most of the games would be sold for $75 USD. As we tested the games, they would power up but the PCB boards or monitors were defective. The gentleman then said, this game only needs a simple repair I think and you will have a really nice game so I need to charge you $250 or $300 USD. I was very frustrated.
I understand as the owner of the game you get to set the price. However, if you are asking the buyer to pay the price for a working game you should make the necessary repairs before they are sold.
I did select a Cetipede, Space Invaders and Space Invaders Deluxe game to purchase. I was trying to settle on the price but then was told by the gentleman he didn't own the games he was just an agent for the seller. This made arriving at a price even more difficult because the seller would only speak to the agent on the phone.
Again, I was frustrated but we reached an agreement on the Cetipede game. It was a long night, 2 hour drive to the storage facility, 4 hours looking at games and a 2 hour ride home. Lucky for me, my parents live 20 minutes away so I stopped to visit.
There is some good news, the agent has 10 buyers coming to view the games Sunday and what doesn't sell he might offer to me on Monday at $30 USD per machine. I was hoping to purchase more games but it was fun talking to the agent about the games as well as testing and playing some games.
Overall, a good learning experience but I'm affairs this is not the best road trip story for the readers of my post. I do look forward to my next road trip.
