Random Lake, WI
Quoted from RyanClaytor:...but this time, "VERY VERY RARE" according to the ad's title.
Clearly very rare. It's the perpetual game model. Play all day on one nickel.
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Whizz Bang for $350 in Chicago. Very dry looking. I bet it would really soak up a new coat of finish but could be a nice transformation.
chicago.craigslist.org link
Quoted from AlexF:Whizz Bang for $350 in Chicago. Very dry looking. I bet it would really soak up a new coat of finish but could be a nice transformation.
chicago.craigslist.org link
Good find, Alex! Thanks for posting. *high fives*
Quoted from RyanClaytor:...another one:
nh.craigslist.org link
This time in Raymond, NH instead of Binghamton, NY. This time $300 instead of $1750.
I didn't notice the first one was local...I have a feeling I know who that seller is. If it's who I think, he runs an antique store and when he has a pinball machine it's always priced astronomically...no exception here. lol
1940 Exhibit Supply's Lancer - $750 - *note - this is my posting, but CL pics suck, so I wanted to post them here.
Pretty neat game considering the age - the playfield magnet is super cool and still works great. It can run off of batteries or the transformer.
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Quoted from cait001:how do the magnet games play? What are the rules?
Lancer is not a player-controlled magnet game. When the button at the bottom is hit, it operates as a rollover button to score or advance bonus with a magnet underneath that can throw the ball around, hopefully striking the rollover multiple times. Skillful nudging off the bottom rebound post allows the player to get even more action from it.
Another game I am on the lookout for is Exhibit's "Treasure Chest" - that is the first truly player-controlled magnet I've seen in any game, but there may be others. Lancer is a full 7 years older than Treasure Chest.
Treasure Chest has multiple ways to win and a really big payoff if you can dive all the way to the bottom of the ocean!
1941 Exhibit "Sky Blazer" in Westerville, Ohio. Current bid $100:
ebay.com link: Exhibits Sky Blazer Pinball Machine
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I've only seen one other Skyblazer, and it had no backglass. I really like the backglass art!
Quoted from bingopodcast:Why, what's that in the background?
I've only seen one other Skyblazer, and it had no backglass. I really like the backglass art!
Those Exhibit glasses are always so colorful. Love how they rainbow-ize the points/score on almost all their games. Haha! So cool.
Here's a rare one, UNPHOTOGRAPHED on IPDB! (Jay has been contacted.)
A 1936 California Games "Marble Parade" in Washington for $495 in working condition
Quoted from ZNET:1936 Rockola Queen Mary in Minnesota. $3,900 buy-it-now on eBay.
Thanks for the listing, Bruce! Wow, this must be the night for unphotographed games from 1936! Queen Mary doesn't have any photos documented on IPDB, either! I've contacted Jay again regarding this title. In the meantime, here are the photographs:
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Hey Cait,
Wrong thread for this opinion. Hope you enjoy the posts here.
Best,
Ryan
Anyone know what this game is? Looks like a Gottlieb "Five Star Final" knock-off.
ebay.com link: Vintage Pinball Machine
Regardless, it's for sale in Yucca Valley, California with the bidding at $305 with 20 hours to go.
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I pump nickels into bingo machines until I get DOUBLE HOLD lit for maximum plunges 
!
But I do love and appreciate the photos, even if 1-ball payout isn't my jam.
Quoted from RyanClaytor:Anyone know what this game is? Looks like a Gottlieb "Five Star Final" knock-off.
Pic says "Six Star". https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=4615
Def less features than Five-Star Final, which it's based off of.
less metal cups, less pins used, seems like cheaper wood, etc
The video mentions there were various knockoffs, and IPDB even has this as "Unknown manufacturer"
Quoted from cait001:Pic says "Six Star". https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=4615
Def less features than Five-Star Final, which it's based off of.
less metal cups, less pins used, seems like cheaper wood, etc
The video mentions there were various knockoffs, and IPDB even has this as "Unknown manufacturer"
Nice work, Cait! 
VintageVideoGames.com in McLean, IL is purging a bunch of project pins listed here:
https://www.vintagevideogames.com/project-pinball-sale
...and I spotted a couple of flipperless games in the bunch:
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Yacht Club - $800 - 1940 Chicago Coin - 1,506 produced - A Pre-flipper pinball game with great artwork and in great condition.
What makes this one a project: Just needs a little tweaking. There isn't a lot to these early pre-flipper games. Just needs set up and checked to see if it's all working, and if not, some tweaking done.
This game is in excellent condition...especially considering it is 78 years old. cabinet, playfield, even backglass are in great shape. Still has original legs and original painted coin door.
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vuhV5k9fpMUWd9L77
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Hawaii - $500 - 1947 United - unknown production - This is a beautiful pre-flipper machine.
What makes this one a project: I've never set it up and plugged it in. Looks to be pretty much complete and in good shape. It might be fully working - don't know. Bought it about 10 years ago from a guy with a ton of machines who had no idea whether it worked or not, and I never even set it up. Either way, shouldn't be too hard to get fully working -these early games are pretty simple mechanically.
Also, this game is physically in remarkably good condition for its age. The backglass looks nice, minimal flaking overall. The playfield looks gorgeous, very little wear. The cabinet even is in pretty nice condition, including the original coin door which is fairly uncommon.
Quoted from RyanClaytor:Still has original legs and original painted coin door.
Gotta love the caster wheels on the legs! Talk about nudging!
Beautiful '38 Exhibit El Toro on e-bay. Check out that angled head. Has backglass animation. Jay has been notified.
ebay.com link: RARE 1938 El Toro Flipperless Pinball Machine FREE SHIPPING
Quoted from DennisDodel:Check out that angled head.
Jay calls them "Reclined Back Boxes". I like 'Slant Heads' or 'Slope Heads', but they both sound racist now that I think about it.
Here's a list of games with "Reclined Back Boxes" on the IPDB. Many of them also have animated backglasses.
https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?ft=reclined+back+box&sortby=name&searchtype=advanced
Seems like you wouldn't be able to put it up against a wall for fear that someone would slam the top into it.
I think the idea is neat (for visibility), and everything old is new again (see late-model Stern games with the reclined displays).
I wonder how the reclined back boxes would come off? I'd be worried about it crashing to the ground.
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Nice size lot of woodrails in NJ....mostly parts?
newjersey.craigslist.org link
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Nice looking game for the money. 1940 Exhibit Star Lite. $300
https://us.letgo.com/en/i/pinball-machine_0eb21457-b3a6-4fe7-8847-332694d76af5
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Bally Pennant in SE Wisconsin $400
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/302722903830165
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Manufacturer: Exhibit
Year released: 1940
Type: EM flipperless
Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/876595849125826/permalink/1756886821096720/?sale_post_id=1756886821096720
OP: We just got this 1940's EXHIBITS SHORT STOP as a trade in from a homeowner. It is super clean! Homeowner had it since she was a girl. It doesn't work but it shouldn't take much to get it working. This is a rare find, has a very neat rotating playfield! Baseball themed.
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hudsonvalley.craigslist.org link
Located near New York, NY.
Boston has flippers but I don't think you will mind me posting this.
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Quoted from Matesamo:Hey, Amber has flippers as well!
Not originally it didn't...unknown whether this one in this ad had flippers added or not...
Hopefully not - they were rarely added in places that made much sense...
Quoted from Stoomer:Not originally it didn't...unknown whether this one in this ad had flippers added or not...
Hopefully not - they were rarely added in places that made much sense...
The seller also has separate ads for some of the machines.
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Ah-ha!! Thanks! I've been talking to him...he didn't mention the other ads. Which would have been helpful...but he's also not the most enthusiastic seller I've ever dealt with either...lol
And like I expected - that's a terrible place for the flippers...they are right in the way. Maybe if you shortened the distance between the posts adjacent to the flippers it'd be better...what can ya do!
Sean
Quoted from Pecos:"5 Old Wood Rail Pinball Machines - $1200 (Rock Hill). These are in good condition,but do not work."
hudsonvalley.craigslist.org link
Located near New York, NY.
Boston has flippers but I don't think you will mind me posting this.
I went and picked up the Boston from this seller yesterday. He is a longtime jukebox collector/parts dealer and a really good guy...his long collecting career made it seem like he's un-enthusiastic like I said, but I think he's just been doing this a while. He got the games in a package so he could get some jukes, and doesn't know pins very well.
The four games he has left have nice BGs, but one, a Genco Victory, is missing the glass, and all the caps. Same story on the caps for Exhibit Grand Canyon. The Baker On Deck is an interesting game from a unique manufacturer and except for some PF wear, in decent shape. The Amber is also decent, but has flippers added as we already discussed. I should've looked closer at them when I was there, but I'm chatty and was busy chewing the cud with Mike.
I made several lowball offers for all the pins, the Boston alone, Boston&Amber, and Boston&OnDeck - but he accepted my Boston only one. Judging by the differences, I'd say he's looking for 100 each on the games that have BGs...maybe a little more for Amber, and the Victory is a parts game, so less on that obviously...
I just have too many games and not enough room to give him what he wanted for them...the Boston is my third example of this game, and the best one as far as condition of everything but the BG. But the BGs on the other two are very nice, and one of the PFs is very rough, so it'll probably be a "make two out of three" type project someday.
Sean
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"1930s Pinball Machine, original! - $325 (san anselmo)
this is a 1930s Bally pinball machine in all original condition w/ original backglass in perfect condition! very little wear to the playing field, will look great after cleaning and tuning up, not working at the moment. this one is called White Sail and has a 1930s art deco sailing theme..."
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Quoted from Damonator:1940 Exhibit Supply's Lancer - $750 - *note - this is my posting, but CL pics suck, so I wanted to post them here.
tulsa.craigslist.org link
Pretty neat game considering the age - the playfield magnet is super cool and still works great. It can run off of batteries or the transformer.
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It appears that this has been relisted at $500.
"For sale is a very rare 1940 Exhibit Lancer Pinball machine. This game is one of the first electronic games with a backglass. The score changes on the backglass by lighting different combinations of numbers. This game has 4 rollover switches and 18 bumper switches. It also has a play controlled magnet near the bottom (which may be the first game in history to contain this feature). I'm pretty blown away by how elaborate this game is for 1940. The nickel coin mech still works and will fire up a game just fine. The game is 100% complete other than the back cover on the head. The cabinet art looks great with minimal wear and the backglass has minimal flaking. The original glass and front moulding is included but was removed for pictures."
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Quoted from cait001:Also had these signals arrive though I don't know if I have room for them at home
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Glad to see that you got those Vermont Signals. Fantastic deal. Congratulations.
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