Multicades are nice, but like you I’m a devout collector and prefer the original cabinets… but not everyone has the space… ah the double edge sword it seems.

I hope you get your machines sold. This might be a dumb question, but have you tried listing them on Craigslist in your area or on the KLOV forums?

1. lay it in its side. swinging that sledge hammer around like that isn’t big or clever. Unless your name is Thor!

2. don’t break up cabinets on your driveway. $200 is just enough to cover the cost of a.new tire.

3. since i discovered the “free” section on craigslist people seem to.haul off.anything you wanna put the word “free” next to, including arcade cabinets.

I have a working Shinobi, a working Rampart, and a working Road Blasters that I’m trying to get $100-$200 each for. I started them all around $250, dropped them to $200 (about what I paid for each of them), and am now down in the $100-$150 range. MAME and Multicades have killed the market for everyone but devout collectors.

As for Shinobi and the suicide battery, I know you can replace the battery on Shinobi PCB’s. I did it many years ago on my Shinobi machine. I checked out the Dead Battery Society and see they confirm it can be done on all variations of the Shinobi PCB as well.

Like you said, finding cash and gift cards around the same value you wanted for the machine is probably a sign that the universe is going to make things right.