Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: Jim on November 03, 2006, 09:00:07 am
Have a Gr-8 Day!
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: Creighton on November 03, 2006, 09:24:24 am
Happy Birthday!!
Creighton
Creighton
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: BrianB on November 03, 2006, 10:19:21 am
Thanks guys! It's already gotten off to a nice start. One of my Co-workers shares my interest in coin-op stuff and has an brother-in-law that works as a city planner up in northern Indiana. They deal with a lot of abandoned property that has to be cleaned out (taken to the dump!) before it's auctioned off.
With that being said he comes across a ton of arcade games and related items and has made a small business for himself rescuing the afore mentioned games.
I was talking with my co-worker buddy and talk turned to crane games and how neat it would be to have one at home for the kids. He said that he had picked one up off of Ebay a couple of months ago for $75 an really was enjoying it. His was missing quite a few peices and was electronically broken. He fixed the electronic portion and scrounged and fixed the mechanical.
He said he would ask his brother-in-law if he had any for sale. Well....it turned out that he had a very nice crane game and all it was missing was the front glass, other than that it worked perfectly! We agreed on the price ($100!!) and then set about making delivery/pick-up arangements. I was either going to have to go up north to get it or my friend was willing to pull his trailer up there the next he went for a visit and all I would be on the hook for is some gas money.
Just this morning my buddy mentions to me that his Father-in-law was bringing it down with him today and he would be stopping by my house this EVENING to drop it off!! That's a great Birthday Gift!
I can't wait to see the look on my daughters face when she sees it!
With that being said he comes across a ton of arcade games and related items and has made a small business for himself rescuing the afore mentioned games.
I was talking with my co-worker buddy and talk turned to crane games and how neat it would be to have one at home for the kids. He said that he had picked one up off of Ebay a couple of months ago for $75 an really was enjoying it. His was missing quite a few peices and was electronically broken. He fixed the electronic portion and scrounged and fixed the mechanical.
He said he would ask his brother-in-law if he had any for sale. Well....it turned out that he had a very nice crane game and all it was missing was the front glass, other than that it worked perfectly! We agreed on the price ($100!!) and then set about making delivery/pick-up arangements. I was either going to have to go up north to get it or my friend was willing to pull his trailer up there the next he went for a visit and all I would be on the hook for is some gas money.
Just this morning my buddy mentions to me that his Father-in-law was bringing it down with him today and he would be stopping by my house this EVENING to drop it off!! That's a great Birthday Gift!
I can't wait to see the look on my daughters face when she sees it!
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: CoolCat on November 03, 2006, 10:30:09 am
Happy Birthday, Brian! It does sound like it's off to a great start. 
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: Yarochrehc on November 03, 2006, 10:36:37 am
Happy Birthday Brian! GREAT find.
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: Eric on November 03, 2006, 11:21:39 am
Awesome! Sounds cool!... Your daughters probably can't wait to see your face when you get it.... Now remember to share and take turns 
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: bubba on November 03, 2006, 11:24:39 am
And its still early... Happy Birthday!
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: 90grad on November 03, 2006, 11:43:33 am
Happy birthday, Brian, and congrats on the crane game. Stick up some pictures if you can.
Title: Happy birthday Brian (VMC117BMB)!
Post by: Pat Pixley on November 03, 2006, 03:31:43 pm
Well Happy Birthday Brian , It sound like your going to have a good day.
Have a good one
Pat
Have a good one
Pat