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Is classicarcademachine a legit site?

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  • 02-09-2020 11:37pm
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    Damian99
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi All,

    Anyone ordered from classicarcademachine
    I was thinking or ordering the full-upright-arcade-machine-flat-pack kit for €499

    In maybe star wars or tron art.

    Is the site legit?

    Are they hard to build?

    Thanks!


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,420 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Damian99 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Anyone ordered from classicarcademachine(dot)com

    I was thinking or ordering the full-upright-arcade-machine-flat-pack kit for €499

    In maybe star wars or tron art.

    Is the site legit?

    Are they hard to build?

    Thanks!

    Apparently they like to spam and shill forums.


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    #3
    Damian99
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Damian99


    Legit I'm asking, I'm from Limerick. I searched boards for the url but didn't get any hits. Have they put posts on boards or something pushing ads?


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,420 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Damian99 wrote: »
    Legit I'm asking, I'm from Limerick. I searched boards for the url but didn't get any hits. Have they put posts on boards or something pushing ads?

    Your first post on a forum linking a website and putting (dot) in it to circumvent a spam filter sets off alarm bells.


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    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Damian99 wrote: »
    Legit I'm asking, I'm from Limerick. I searched boards for the url but didn't get any hits. Have they put posts on boards or something pushing ads?

    No, they've no business arrangement with Boards to allow them to sell their products using the site.
    Buyer beware, always.


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    Damian99
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Damian99


    Yeah, but I wasn't for or against the site. If I was a shill surely I would be like oh I got this best arcade ever go check it out but I'm not I'm simply asking is the site legit and are they hard to build?

    Surly a site wouldn't want someone to post a question like is it a legit site, think about it. That would probably put people off, no?

    I just don't want to sink 499 + 70 or 80 on shipping to find out my money went to some Romanian conman. Two posts now and still no answer to the 2 questions I asked lol.

    Just out of curiosity, do you have the answers to my questions or just wasting my time and yours?


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    Damian99
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Damian99


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    No, they've no business arrangement with Boards to allow them to sell their products using the site.
    Buyer beware, always.

    Fair enough, when you order from the net I suppose its always buyer beware.

    I didn't think they had an arrangement with boards I was more looking for someone to say yeah I ordered from them and it did or didn't come and was it good or bad. Just some feedback from other Irish users really.


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    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 5,768 ✭✭✭con747


    Damian99 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Anyone ordered from classicarcademachine
    I was thinking or ordering the full-upright-arcade-machine-flat-pack kit for €499

    In maybe star wars or tron art.

    Is the site legit?

    Are they hard to build?

    Thanks!

    Looks like the UK site is just using drop shipping from fainarcade.com in Romania.

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    They have some neck calling themselves classic arcades when they just dont even sell any classic arcades.
    There upright prices are more expensive than a an actual classic (or candy cab)!


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    geotrig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭geotrig


    just buy and arcade 1 up from smyths it'd be easier and better i'd say ..


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    Damian99
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Damian99


    I'm tempted to buy the tmnt, but I don't fancy drilling the main console. Does anyone have a site recommendation for a flat pack arcade site they have used?


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    Jack burton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,772 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    You'd be better off sourcing a shell cab and filling it


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    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭Doge


    Damian99 wrote: »
    I'm tempted to buy the tmnt, but I don't fancy drilling the main console. Does anyone have a site recommendation for a flat pack arcade site they have used?



    Rich's Bartop Arcades seem to be well reviewed on ebay. They do full height cabs too, not just bartops.
    Haven't used them myself.

    You'd have to install the controls, monitor, artwork etc. yourself though so not sure if it suits.


    https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/richsbartoparcades


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    dav09
    Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭dav09


    Jack burton wrote: »
    You'd be better off sourcing a shell cab and filling it

    100% Agree. Plus that sites prices are way off (expensive), also I'm pretty sure I seen the same cabs being advertised on Ebay a while back with the location as Romania so buy at your own risk.

    I've used Arcadeworlduk.com a couple of time and recomend them too, never had any issues with them.


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    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    considering this stuff is super illegal ( un-licenced artwork being printed and distributed without the original company agreement + the mame/pandora/insert-any-other-illegal-rom-based-emulation setup) I'm sure you'll understand no one here can realistically recommend any such site/business


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