Hey guys!

I'm moving back to Seattle next August. I'm looking to live up a childhood dream and get a bunch of arcade machines with my signing bonus. Priorities, son.

Anyways, if any of you guys happen to see a DDR 6th-Extreme being sold in the Seattle area any time before then, could you let me know? I'd be willing to pay ahead of time if it means somehow reserving the machine (if you want one of you guys could keep it for free until I get to Seattle and get a place to live). Same with Dance Maniax and any affordable IIDX machine (though I'm sure that would be a rarity and wouldn't last long).

Thanks ahead of time! I miss you all 

Just about every machine at Tilt! in Springfield, OR has a price tag on them, including DDR Megamix at $3,995. I contacted Tilt asking if they could get DDR X2 (preferably) to replace their (bad) DDR Megamix. All they said was: "Possibly in the future."

Buy DDR Megamix, get DDR X2 in the arcade?

Bobby's DM 10 is only at $500... but it does still have 19 hours left.

Bobbyconover put DM10/GF11 cabinets up on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190581796055

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190581796041

No dealing with shipping if you win them!

Yeah, having played on 2 of the 3 Gemini machines (the third has more custom packs than the other two, hence it was the busiest), I can definitely say I couldn't tell which of those two was the machine from the auction  - dedicabs seem to be pretty solid, so a bit of routine maintenance keeps them feeling almost like new.

That machine's gotten way less play than most, so I can see it bringing in a little more than other public facing machines normally would, but $8,000 is a bit much for the opening bid when it would have been 10k new.  Slapping a larger hard drive in there is interesting thing to claim as an added value, since most consider aftermarket parts to contradict the claim that it's in mint condition, but they do include the original drive, so I wouldn't say that it loses value as a result, but some might.

Wow a MINT dedicab? I should've played on that thing when I had a chance. Then again the other two cabs they have at Gemini are in perfect condition already anyway so it's not like it's that big of a difference.

Wow, this is scary. That new/upgraded ITG machine from Vegas doesn't have any takers and they're only asking $8k for it. The value of these things sure has dropped with the recession (and decline in popularity).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ITG2-Groove-2-Dedicated-Cabinet-Perfect-Cond-/220841488014?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336b2dae8e

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, who loves SOLO 2000!?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DANCE-DANCE-REVOLUTION-2000-SOLO-ARCADE-VIDEO-GAME-/170688237688?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bdcfd078

The pads aren't even together!

Yep, looks like it. Buyer BEWARE!

That's a Namco bootleg cab.

A dance game machine auction without a buy it now price?  Why can't those DDR extremes set at ~$5000 be auctions

Hmm. Codx found what's presently a $500 ITG2 modded machine ._.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Groove-II-2-Player-Dance-Coin-Op-Arcade-Game-/270802453935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0d1585af

sniff... Unfortunately, these came from the bumpers arcade at the Palouse Mall in Moscow, ID. I'm currently visiting the area for the weekend and I went there to play some DDR, only to discover that the place is empty and closed. =,(

This is the place where I transitioned from a noob player into a "DDR freak". I'm super sad to see it go. R.I.P. bumpers.

Red carpet, blue walls, Vegas-based seller with three dedicabs - I'm pretty sure the mint dedicab is from Gemini

Given the description, I'd say that machine is a leftover from Nationals.  Anyway, Vegas is Vegas - many of their arcades are inside Casinos so you have a place to stash your kids while you gamble.  They don't take the greatest care of their stuff, but the cost of those machines is a mere drop in their budget and they more than recoup the costs by treating the arcade as an unstaffed daycare.  As I understand it, Gemini is a standalone arcade that actually takes care of their stuff, but just look at the Vegas listings on DDRFreak: http://www.ddrfreak.com/locations/locations.php?action=displayState&stateID=30

Som good deals are on eBay right now...

ITG2 dedicab
http://cgi.ebay.com/Groove-2-Arcade-Game-ITG2-Dedicated-Dance-Game-/230649992266?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b3cf944a#shId

Mint ITG2 dedicab (What arcade has three ITG2 dedicabs!?)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ITG2-Groove-2-Dedicated-Cabinet-Perfect-Cond-/220815793523?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3369a59d73

Pump it Up Exceed, super cheap!
http://cgi.ebay.com/EXCEED-PUMP-UP-DANCE-MACHINE-ARCADE-GAME-/330570303491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf7868803

Oh man, I hope the "Idaho arcade" isn't the Bumpers in Moscow, ID. I know it's not Spokane, but Spokane is Bumper's HQ, so they could just be selling off the stuff from there. T_T

I'm gonna do some info digging and find out.

Looks like 2 machines will be sold off in Spokane soon...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/vgm/2456604666.html

Might be good prices!

DDR Extreme w/ 3rd Mix marquee currently going for $2,150. Even if you include shipping costs, this ain't too bad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KONAMI-DANCE-DANCE-REVOLUTION-8TH-MIX-ARCADE-GAME-/330526712599?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf4ed6317#ht_500wt_1156

TWO In The Groove 2 Dedicated Cabinets on sale right now on ebay
Both on the East coast local pick up only.

Also expensive

http://cgi.ebay.com/GROOVE-2-DEDICATED-ARCADE-CABINET-/320705652726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aab8be7f6#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.com/Groove-2-Dedicated-Arcade-Cabinet-MINT-/250827411370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a667a8faa#ht_500wt_1156

Huh. Wow.

Well, it's good to see those things are still holding their value I guess.

..The ending price... lol

ITG 2 dedicab on eBay at the moment. Looks like it's a decent price. Not great, but not a rip-off either. Of course, having to pay ~$600 for shipping could make it a whole lot less appealing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320695063456&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

In other news:
Opps, I just read that this guy won't ship and he's in New York. So that probably means none of us would be able to make use of it.
Some guy used (what appears to be) AC DDR pads and has them modified to work at home. Looks goofy as hell, but if no one bids, it might be worth asking him if he'd sell it for ~$1000. If they truly are DDR pads, then this could be a kick ass option for some people who aren't capable of having a full-size machine due to space or financial reasons.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dance-Dance-Revolution-EXTREME-8th-Mix-Arcade-home-/150591823010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230ff8dca2

Lastly:
It looks like the price of DDR Extreme cabinets is finally coming down on eBay. People have been trying to sell these things for way more than they're worth ($4,500+) for the last year or so. I've been wondering how long it'd take them to realize that, during a recession, prices on entertainment hardware, especially a 9+ year old game, needs to go down. They're just now finally getting into the <$3000 range.

$2,395 - DDR Extreme
http://cgi.ebay.com/DANCE-DANCE-REVOLUTION-EXTREME-DANCING-GAME-/170638723209?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27badc4889

$1,700 - DDR Extreme
http://cgi.ebay.com/Konami-DANCE-DANCE-REVOLUTION-EXTREME-Arcade-Game-/250818277900?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a65ef320c

P.S.
$2,000 - DDR 4th Mix Solo
Every time I see a solo machine I giggle. They're just so ridiculous IMO. Don't get me wrong, I've played on them and have enjoyed it. But they just look so goofy.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Konami-DDR-4th-Mix-Solo-Acrade-Muasic-Game-Machine-/270744517798?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3f09a17ca6

Thats a really good deal for the version it is. The hardware alone would run you near 2 grand.

For a cab that is still in nice looking condition and has one of the later versions (and thus later hardware) I'd say $3000 is a good price for it.

Are those cabinets REALLY worth 3k? I never would've imagined that!