Help some Kiwis looking for pins in L.A.!

A few Kiwi pinheads have a friend traveling to LA at the end of May who can pick up some pinballs for us. He is there to bring several caravans back to New Zealand and he’s offered to pack some pinballs inside them!

It’s a rare opportunity for us to import pinballs that can be hard to come by here. We are looking for offers for any pinballs in good condition that may be for sale in the LA area over the next month.

Of particular interest to one collector is Defender and Centaur. Replies or PMs welcome

EDIT: An updated list of what we're after:

Congo
Shadow
Defender
Centaur
Wizard
Captain Fantastic
Eathshaker
Fathom
Diner
Barracora
Sorcerer
Eight Ball Deluxe
Taxi
Mousin’ Around

#2 10 years ago

ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

Nooooo! Don't let them steal our precious pins!

A list of other titles might help, I for one have no idea what's hard to come by there.

#3 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,797

Quoted from Aurich:
Nooooo! Don't let them steal our precious pins!

I think he's talking about Louisiana.

#4 10 years ago

JJW

accidental

A heads-up about anything that might be available. If that is too broad then we can put together a list of what we're looking for.

#5 10 years ago

JJW

accidental

Quoted from o-din:
I think he's talking about Louisiana.

Long Beach baby!

#6 10 years ago

ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

OP
Quoted from accidental:
A heads-up about anything that might be available. If that is too broad then we can put together a list of what we're looking for.

You have a really limited window and a long distance to negotiate over, so IMHO the more specific you can be the more you'll help your cause.

#7 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,797

OP
Quoted from accidental:
Long Beach baby!

I think you'll be closer to Aurich's pins then.

#8 10 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

Pinside member

13y 102K 5,447

We'll load you up with all the Striker Xtremes you can handle.

#9 10 years ago

CLG

clg

Pinside member

I will add a couple items of interest: Congo and the Shadow

#10 10 years ago

CLG

clg

Pinside member

The LA /OC area is probably best for our driver.

#11 10 years ago

RDH

rommy

Pinside member

Springdale, AR

12y 79,150 3,706 16 15

What kind of caravans?

#12 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,797

Quoted from rommy:
What kind of caravans?

The Rotordave Express!

#13 10 years ago

JJW

accidental

Quoted from clg:
I will add a couple items of interest: Congo and The Shadow

I'll update the OP. Here are some others:

Wizard
Captain Fantastic
Eathshaker
Fathom
Diner
Barracora
Sorcerer
Eight Ball Deluxe
Taxi
Mousin’ Around

#14 10 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

Pinside member

13y 102K 5,447

Quoted from clg:
I will add a couple items of interest: Congo and The Shadow

Nope, sorry. We're fresh out of Congos and Shadows.

#15 10 years ago

NOO

Noodlebox

Inactive member

Wantirna South

10y 15,650 232 6

Head's up, humour follows:

Shadow - Wayne.
Defender - Try Pinchroma
Centaur - To be found in Illinois.
Wizard - Mike @ Homepin
Captain Fantastic - To be found in NJ.
Earthshaker - MMR remake.
Fathom - that's where the NY mayor dumped the illegal pinballs in the 70s.
Diner - and where he went afterwards.
Sorcerer - Any maker of virtual pins.

#16 10 years ago

rotordave

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 210K 13,705

Quoted from o-din:
The Rotordave Express!

The RotorDave express is filled up already

rd.

#17 10 years ago

CLG

clg

Pinside member

Bump. I know you have a lot of pins just wasting space over there that you want to send our way. Promise we will give them good homes!

#18 10 years ago

PBH

PinballHelp

Mystic Krewe

New Orleans, LA

12y 69,550 2,887

OP
Quoted from accidental:
Long Beach baby!

Note that LA = Louisiana, L.A. = Los Angeles.

#19 10 years ago

JJW

accidental

Right, I'll add the periods

#20 10 years ago

SYD

simonzzz

Pinside member

10y 32,700 16

Finally joined this forum. Looks like fun ...and I wonder if there are any Defender pinnies over your way?

#21 10 years ago

CLG

clg

Pinside member

Simon good to see you here!

#22 10 years ago

???

Shoot_Again

Pinside member

Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

Quoted from rotordave:
The RotorDave express is filled up already
rd.

heard kiwis and looking for pins stateside. Thought RD would have collected them all by now.

Guess not

good luck in your search.

#23 10 years ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

10y 159K 5,511 3 65

Lol. Give those crazy Kiwis a strong currency for a few months and they go nuts!

#24 10 years ago

MAF

Kiwipinhead

Pinside member

12y 78,800 2,213

NZ needs more pins!

#25 10 years ago

CLG

clg

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Quoted from Kiwipinhead:
NZ needs more pins!

Yes agreed and I would also love it if there were some barcades going! Wish I had more space for more pins but the difficulty finding good pins makes it easier to take.

#26 10 years ago

JJW

accidental

A barcade/cafe would be very awesome. Wellington is a great place for it I reckon.

#27 10 years ago

JAM

Jam_Burglar

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 55,050 1,654 1

Just don't confuse them with Australians.

#28 10 years ago

MAF

Kiwipinhead

Pinside member

12y 78,800 2,213

^^^^^ Yip.... that's us ^^^^^

#29 10 years ago

CLG

clg

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