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1981 GDI RED ALERT dedicated Video Arcade Game-FREE SHIPPING - minty plays great

$ 2109.35

Availability: 99 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: This game is working perfectly. The monitor has an excellent picture on the best-in-the-world Wells Gardner 19k4600 series monitor (which I personally rebuilt). The game is running on all original hardware, but I have replaced the power supply with a new one. Everything is working - all sounds and speech, all controls, coin mechs, lights, etc.
  • Brand: GDI
  • Game Title: Red Alert
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Year: 1981

    Description

    WORKING DESCRIPTION:
    This game is working perfectly.  The monitor has an excellent picture on the best-in-the-world Wells Gardner 19k4600 series monitor (which I personally rebuilt).  The game is running on all original hardware, but I have replaced the power supply with a new one.  Everything is working - all sounds and speech, all controls, coin mechs, lights, etc.
    I installed a new light bulb and starter, new lock. It has working coin mechs and the original coin box / cash pan.  It has the original back door also.
    I was always told that this was the first talking game.  But I know a lot of people say that Stratovox is the first.  Well, I'm not going to take the time to research it, but it does talk a lot and sounds great.
    This is another difficult game to find these days.  Especially in an original cabinet with nice original artwork all around.  I know, most games are hard to find these days.  But some are definitely more difficult than others.  Well, to give you an idea, this is one of only two dedicated Red Alert games I have been able to find in 30 years of full-time collecting, buying, and selling games.  As opposed to more common games that I have literally personally owned hundreds of (and passed on hundreds more).
    This is the only one I have left.  And once it's gone, I am sure I'll never see another one.  And I will miss it.  It is really a fun game.
    CONDITION and RATINGS for THIS SPECIFIC MACHINE:
    This game is in absolutely amazing condition.  It is truly like new just out of the crate in most ways.  I have had it in storage for about 30 years, and it must have been in storage for years before that because it doesn't look like it ever saw the inside of an arcade.  It is so minty.
    For one thing, the monitor has like NO burn on it.  That is rare.  The picture on this monitor is phenomenal - like a brand new game with a brand new monitor.  Look at the pictures, and look inside the cabinet - it is so clean and minty!!!!
    I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been said.  Let me know if you have any questions.
    Numeric Ratings:
    MARQUEE:              10/10
    BEZEL:                     9.5/10
    CONTROL PANEL:   8.5/10
    COIN DOOR:            10/10
    CABINET:                 9.5/10
    LOCATION:
    This game is located in sunny, beautiful downtown McLean, IL 61754.  That's right...in the heart of Classic Arcade World where Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum, Pinball Paradise, and Hotel Arcadia are located!  I suggest buying this game and then making its pickup a fun family road trip!  We have over 140 playable games and luxurious arcade-themed lodging options.  Contact me for more details or look for hotel Arcadia on airbnb.
    SHIPPING:
    Included in the price is FREE WHITE GLOVE SHIPPING from North American Van Lines.  They will bring it right inside your house (ground floor only).  This is for the 48 contiguous United States only.  If you want this shipped internationally, it will cost extra and we will have to discuss it and get a shipping quote before you pull the trigger.
    Regarding shipping time, North American Van Lines only picks up from my location once a week.  So shipping will probably take between 7 and 14 days depending on where you are in the country.  In some rare cases possibly longer.
    For what it's worth, I have been collecting (hoarding) games for over 30 years and selling them on eBay since about 1997. I have probably shipped two thousand games (many but not all on eBay), from individual games to full containers.  You won't find a more reputable seller...check my feedback.  Unfortunately, I cannot provide a money-back guarantee on this just because a lot can happen in shipping.  What I CAN guarantee is that if you pick the game up, or if not when the game leaves my hands, it will be exactly as described and photoed above.  And in 30 years of selling, I have never left anyone in the lurch or ripped anyone off.  I'm a fair, honest guy...ask anyone.