So, you ask, how do I find these pins?
Quoted from RyanClaytor:*LOL* Seriously, I don't know how you keep it up. Everyday I think to myself,
"Well, maybe I just won't be able to find anything today."
Hasn't happened yet, but I am starting to see a fair number of repeat listings. ...but I certainly didn't find those couple listed above.
From the Project Pin thread.
Quoted from Pecos:There aren't any secrets. I start out at a major city like Cleveland or Portland, scan all of the posts and then hop to nearby cities from the city drop-down box in CL. I try to start in sections of the country that I haven't visited for a day or two. Other than that it is just a lot of hard work to find the Project Pin gems less than $500 by viewing as many posts as possible in as short a time as possible. Sometime I can find three or four in half an hour and sometimes I won't find one after an hour of searching. If CL goes dry, I try eBay. I used to Google for "Craigslist project pinball" but have gotten out of the habit since I find so many in my regular searches. I can usually find a Project Pin in the Northeast, Florida or on the West Coast when having trouble finding Project Pins. Salt Lake City and Albuquerque are usually 'draino' so I feel for those of you in New Mexico and Utah.
Currently, I just highlight the first part of the Craigslist URL and type in another city to jump around to different parts of the country.
If this URL is in the URL box: "h-ttps://dallas.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=pinball"
I highlight "h-ttps://dallas"
with the mouse.
Then I type in a new city, like "Tucson" and press the enter button.
Tucson.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=pinball
I have been searching the Internet since 1995 so I have a bit of experience. I don't use search engines to find the pins I post here but if you are, here is an article that might help you weed out some of the noise:
https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-tips-for-smarter-more-efficient-internet-searching/