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1977 Star explorer worth fixing

By dondon4720

3 years ago



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  • Latest reply 3 years ago by KenLayton
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#1 3 years ago
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dondon4720

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US Cincinnati, OH

8y 33,050 179

I have an opportunity to purchase a Star explorer home pin from 1977 for $100, the flippers don't work and I was wondering if it is worth fixing

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#2 3 years ago
 
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Krupps4

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US Minneapolis, MN

4y 91,550 2,082 5 12

In my opinion, all pins are worth fixing. For $100, go for it!

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#3 3 years ago
 
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chad

Pinside+ Member

10y 132K 13,078 9 3

Just fixed one . Reseating the cards in the backbox and cleaning the outhole switch fixed it.

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#4 3 years ago
 
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heni1977

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US Decatur, IL

10y 85,800 2,520 4 6

Sure is, I bought the Flying aces and restored it as a first restore and learned a bunch. I ended up selling it for 100.

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#5 3 years ago
 
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RonSS

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6y 89,300 3,612 2 1

I'm in the other camp.

I've bought EMs for that much. Full size, drop a quarter, heavy duty with parts I could use elsewhere.

I could see $25 for this non-working, but not $100.

Just my $0.02

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#6 3 years ago
 
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Black_Knight

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US Blue Ridge, GA

8y 102K 2,839 76 33

Sorry, I wouldn't buy one of these working for $100.

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#7 3 years ago
 
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RWH

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US Norwood, OH

12y 127K 9,440 2 10

I saw that in a estate sale I believe but, they were made for home use like the Zizzle pins.

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#8 3 years ago
 
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SteveRivet

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US Ashburn, VA

9y 33,150 29 2 21

I wouldn't. Even if you got it working with very little time and effort it's not a fun machine to play and it would take up room you could have for a much better pin.

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#9 3 years ago
 
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Mitch

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CA Wellesley, ON

9y 125K 5,028 15 38

Nope. Waste of space and time that could be used on a real pin.

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#10 3 years ago
 
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KenLayton

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US Olympia, WA

11y 83,400 5,965

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