I would like to say, thanks to everyone who asks me to do board repairs, I don't have an issue doing them, and I enjoy doing them, But please keep in mind, I can't FIX boards that are missing a large portion of chips. They need to be complete boards, otherwise they will sit on my bench for years before i can get time to look at..
Boards i currently do not fix:
Gottlieb Pinball ( Except boards that are also used in Arcade ), The only Exception to this rule is System 3 , and I would need the game.
New Games with Custom Packages ( Ie, Simpsons 4 Player ) , unless its something simple like "button X doesn't register"
I generally can fix anything else as long as it is complete , and doesn't have acid damage... , and doesn't have a metric ton of "Bodge wires" all over it.. I have fixed many boards with some bodge wires. -- My Skill set is really TTL/CPU without any form of custom ic chips ( NAMCO Customs do not apply, as they can be generally swapped, so if you have extra boards ++ i do have a limit stock of custom IC chips , but since not all Namco Customs are available via 3rd party market, it maybe difficult to fix such boards )
My General rate is $80 a board + return shipping, Discounts for multiples of the same board. (ie, 4 Missile commands would most like be $150 for repair 3 boards, 4th being used as possible parts board, ) ** I also take trades for other boards, etc , I do offer "Free" board repair, more on that in a bit. "Basically, the same price that other board repair people list on there websites"
Here is the kicker:
I don't do FIFO method, its, Higher Incentive/Easier Fix first.. ( ie, a "lot" of boards that are fairly easy to fix ) ... Please also include your issues with your board, ie, "Game locks up , Has bad graphics" with the board, I had a board that i worked on couldn't find anything wrong with it, turns out it would "lock up" when player 2 hit start.
And thank you for allowing me to allow you to enjoy your game with dedicated hardware, I don't ask people to post "Hamster did an awesome job fixing xyz" But i am sure people can attest i put my heart into fixing boards for the Florida Arcade & Pinball Folks.
and the $$ is usually used to either support my fun hobby with more spare parts or tools or an organization i work with.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.