[quote name='CoffeeEdge']
You make my head hurt.
You can get Gamecubes anywhere, for around 50 bucks if you don't care if it's used. Regardless, most people that would be interested in a Gamecube display kiosk probably already own a Gamecube, I'd wager, so it's really not an issue.
You can't buy these kiosks at every Gamestop and Walmart. They technically aren't
supposed to be sold at all. There are very few on the market, and as such, they're very valuable.
Remember, these aren't just "cases," as you word it...these are 6+ foot tall displays. And furthermore, there's nothing special or unique about the GCN contained in the kiosk, if I'm not mistaken. It's all standard GCN hardware. You could mount any GCN and a proper sized TV in here, and away you go.
Your candy wrapper analogy makes absolutely no damned no sense. You mean to tell me that candy wrappers are rare, but candy isn't? That's what you're saying?
OP, if you don't get AT LEAST $150 for this (and that's seriously lowballing), you're getting ripped off.[/QUOTE]
I think without the TV, system, and several other parts it's worth considerably less. $150 is kinda high for a piece of metal. True it's still a used store piece but it's very very incomplete store display. I know the ebay prices for this stuff but I've only seen complete displays sold on there. This would require a system and a tv and not just any tv. Plus it's missing pieces that you won't be able to replace. Like the front panel for the tv and missing the internal pieces for the hook-up on the system.
This doesn't even take into account whether or not the owner has the keys to lock down the bubble and whether or not this this is mint or trashed.
Anyways, $40 is way too low, $150 is still too high though I think for this thing.