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I currently have an original Andamiro Pump It Up arcade cabinet (early edition, MK1/MK2 generation) that I am parting out. The main cabinet itself is NOT for sale, but I am selling all major internal components, electronics, hardware, and arts. Everything is being carefully removed and is ready...

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Item Location: South Korea Asking Price: $720 + shipping OBO Payment Options: Crypto (USDT/BTC/etc.), PayPal, Bank Wire, or Escrow / Trusted Forum Middleman (open to options) Ships To: Worldwide (Ready for immediate dispatch!) Up for sale is a rare, complete original conversion/hardware kit for...

Location: South Korea Payment Methods: PayPal (Goods & Services), Cryptocurrency (USDT / BTC) Shipping: Ships Worldwide via Korea Post / EMS (Tracked). - Base Shipping: $30 USD for the first board. - Combined Shipping: +$10 USD for each additional small/medium board (+$15 USD for large/heavy...

You are totally right about Yongsan being the Korean Akihabara, but honestly, nowadays Yongsan is mostly dead for retro stuff. The real retro goldmines now are the local tiny antique shops hidden in almost every city. Most sellers look up prices online now, but you can still haggle. Just...

Thanks, bro for the welcome! You are actually spot on about Korea during those years. The traditional arcade scene took a massive hit in the late 2000s, and unlike Japan, Korea never really had a massive console-collecting culture. I also think it's very important to separate home console...

P.S. A fun historical fact Back in the 80s and 90s, South Korea had a strict ban on importing Japanese cultural goods (including games). To get around this, local shops made bootleg clones. Interestingly, the Korean Amusement Association didn't care about copyright or whether a board was a...

To wrap up my introduction thread and the story of how I stumbled upon these arcade boards, I wanted to share the final haul of my findings. these boards were literally rescued from the very depths of garbage piles! I was on such an enthusiastic high after finding the first few items that I...

The Big Bags Jackpot. A few days after the initial rescue, I had to go back to the hotel basement. The place was an absolute disaster zone. Since the hotel closed back in the mid-2000s, it has just been accumulating dust, dirt, and heavy construction debris. We had to clean and sort through...

I don't want to dump everything on you at once since it's a crazy story, so I'll share it in parts. Here is how the actual rescue went down. After discovering the spot, I couldn't sleep all night. My mind was racing. If you know anything about South Korea, you know they have incredibly strict...

thanks a ton for the feedback and advice. Regarding the comments about wasting my lunch break ... trust me, that was the smallest sacrifice. To get into that basement and 'rescue' this gear, I didn't just give up my lunch. I missed my entire shift, and honestly, it cost me a whole day's pay...

thanks for the warm welcome . So, here’s what happened. As I mentioned, I do some side gigs here in South Korea. Recently, I was working with a crew on a demolition site. We were clearing out a massive hotel complex that had been abandoned for years, and the local authorities finally ordered it...