I think System 11s make great first pins. How much is the seller asking for it?

As a first pin it is not bad as they are pretty reliable. As an only pin, I think you will eventually get tired of it. But then you can always sell it and get another. Make sure you don't get excited and overpay.

Listen to SealClubber as that is EXCELLENT advice. As for F-14 I have one and it is a blast, but I could see how one could get bored with it over a period of time if it is the only Pin you have.

If you have not played it be aware that F-14 is very fast and can get frustrating at times...but a whole lot of fun.

Good luck and keep us posted on your decision and purchase.

I can get it for $550, sound fair?

I'd say that's a veritable bargain. Grab it before someone else does.

That is a good price....can't let that go if it is in good shape. As JWW stated...It is fast , but lacks variety as far as shots. Hopefully you will be able to add to it. I think a lot of us only intended to have one......1 turns into 3.....and so on.

F-14 is a great pin. I have been playing it since the day it showed up on route and I'm still not sick of it. There's not a heck of alot to it, so I can see how people say they get bored with it. But, its fast and furious and always fun.

It's a fantastic game, it was designed to be fast and exciting and doesn't disappoint. There is nothing else out there that compares in my view. Great to play on site and with friends but as others have pointed out it may get boring at home. Exciting YES deep no!

I think alot of these older machines like F-14, BOP will become hot commodities in the future if the P-ROC takes off like I think its going to and everyone starts converting them to DMD. I look for prices to go up, BOP has already shot up quite a bit in the last year.

How does the playfield look? I just restored one of these and the playfield was trashed. I've see a lot of them badly damaged actually (I think cause it was popular and fast playing and people did not take care of them). The one I restored took tons of hours to strip the mylar, touch-up paint and re-seal. It was fun, but I got tired of the wife asking me "aren't you done with that thing yet?!?!?!"