So after going through about 90% of the deal, the company backed out and won't sell. It was very odd. I was negotiated a proper pick-up time with the guy, then no word for two weeks. I emailed a few more times, and find out he retired! So I go back to square one with the new person, with this giant email chain as proof that a deal has been worked out. She takes a week to respond saying they can't do the deal.
I called the local place, and not HQ, and they get back to me saying it's against company policy to sell equipment.
It makes sense. I guess the now-retired guy had some pull that the new person doesn't.
Anyway, I've found another cab, in better condition, but with a replacement LCD. It's looks pretty dumb, but I'm going to try to get it for the price of the Tekken 5.1 hardware. So probably $200 max.
Update on the previous post:
http://shoryuken.com/2014/01/13/tek...s-taking-place-at-super-arcade-on-january-18/
Harada, the head producer of Tekken, is trying to help out with fundraising for Patrick's family. See if you can help.