Pretty cool... to bad its not some nib b/w pins lol.... if it was closer id bid and try to get them for my family members.

Looks like mice made a home in the one cocktail.

I would like a cocktail pin for the house but it's a crap shoot on what you get... they do look nice on outside but yes.. could be ate up with mice inside.

In the words of Les Gold.....

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I take it you know the person selling them. Why else would you keep bumping the thread?

The 4th box could be the box for the one that is not in the box.

Very cool. Wish Gameplan had had a chance to compete in the marketplace before the Bally mob shut em down

It is all good, But I thought they could not go into the units, That are to be auctioned. Why could they open 2 of the boxs and not the thrid one? The bottom of the box is still under the one that is not boxed, I would say that so called box 4 is an empty box.

Good luck!! Looks like a good deal .

6 minute bump. $1150 . 55 bids

Time keeps extending!

Finally closed at $1320. Good deal

.....and sold for 1320

Some yokal got em and will try to sell em for $4k a piece cause they "seen" a pin on Ebay for that much snd they know what they are worth.

Like this one in my "back yard"
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0 feedback noob, I reached out to them about it but never heard back of course.
I too hope to see the pins from this auction here on PS soon.

Best part of the listing "Could use a couple new fuses".

Wow, that's awesome! Rare machines, especially Carribean Cruise.

I would have been all over these if they had been located in Europe... the price they went for is a steal. Hopefully the mice didn't chew on all of the wiring inside.

I saved the auction pictures for reference.
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Notice when taking the photo of the Night Moves in box (with marks on the targets), the broom is totally covered with cob webs, and the box to the right is covered with 29yrs of dust, but in the later photo, there is no dust on the box. Apparently they can go in the unit and give it a full cleaning before selling.

I guess that is a bonus, since we can clearly see through broom marks on the glass of the open CC, to see that the mice had a party.

Looks more like someone was smart enough to put some old “used” ones in a big box
And called it NIB

Good deal

See a whole conga line of them fresh off the dock in this rare video of the Gottlieb factory tour in 1990!

http://mediaburn.org/video/chicago-slices-raw-pinball-wizard/

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I wish we had vids like this for all the older pins...

Join my Facebook group I've got several years of researching vintage pinball videos and news segments all in one place!

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I purchased these units. Last night the storage facility was broken into and the unboxed Caribbean Cruise and the Night Moves were stolen. So if they hit the market feel free to contact the Newton, NC Police department. For those guessing the closed box is a CC. The other CC shown in the rear was opened by the facility staff so they could post a picture of it. All documents and keys are included. FYI the crooks left the coin box for the CC when they loaded. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, Jeffrey Curtiss

Damn that sucks really sorry to hear that man! Here may be a useful way to locate them if they hit craigslist all across America (searchallcraigslist).

https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=008732268318596706411:nhtd4cwl5xu&q=Night%20Moves%20pinball&oq=Night%20Moves%20pinball&gs_l=partner-generic.3...2796.8212.0.8628.19.19.0.0.0.0.166.1582.18j1.19.0.gsnos%2Cn%3D13...0.5446j1872412j21..1ac.1.25.partner-generic..14.5.492.Jztnzn_W3gE

That sucks. Do you get your money back?

Thanks for the Craigslist search link. I had paid for them yesterday afternoon so that the young manager wouldn't have the cash sitting on a Saturday in her drawer. I was afraid for her safety. So the loss was mine. I have good renters insurance with USAA so my loss will be covered. For those curious as to why the 4th box wasn't opened it was due to location and weight. The young Female manager couldn't move the units to get closer to open it. The box also indicated the contents. Not to mention that they are seriously dusty. For those that thought used machines. Nope brand new. They moved the facility cameras so they wouldn't be seen. Cut locks on 5 units not in the general area of mine. Also brought a battery operated grinder to cut through my disk lock. In their rush the hit a bib fence post and bent it back level with the ground. It made a mark on whatever they were driving. A Penske truck was seen at that location. They had my unit marked and were prepared to get the contents.

Who tf would steal these?!?

While there is certainly very interesting conversation/hard-core collector/quirkiness value to those of us in this community, they have extremely questionable real monetary value to anyone outside of the community (let alone those within)...

My bet is an inside job and them not realizing they aren't worth nearly as much as they thought. Hard to believe there isn't security footage in a self storage place like that.

I'm sorry to hear this to the new, short-lived owner; I hate thieves and think they should be shot on site...

Sorry to hear that. I was thinking the auction did not give the unit number, but you can see 909 in one photo. They should avoid that in the future.

Why were they not picked up right after auction ended?

The auction ended at 10am just before I had left to go get some other auction purchases. They had given me until Monday when I would have help to load the units. That is why they weren't picked up. Needless to say I am unloading my truck now so I can get the remaining two as they destroyed the lock system. As far as an inside job it had to have been somebody familiar with the lock systems as they only broke into units with the occupied colored locks on them. The other unit at auction was also broken into but nothing was stolen from it.

First place I would start is by looking at back bidders on this auction. Maybe "sour grapes" about not being high bidder? I don't know how you had to register to bid but if auction company or storage place has bidder list I would suggest police check back bidders just in case. If one of those people is "fairly local" they might get this resolved very quickly.

Hmm?

https://www.yelp.com/biz/first-usa-storage-newton-2?adjust_creative=mapquest&utm_campaign=yelp_feed&utm_medium=feed_v2&utm_source=mapquest

That sucks...

.. and all those that think the thieves were some type of pinball aficionado's... I highly doubt it. My guess is it's some crack heads. They'll trade the pins for crack... and the pins will end up in a crack house for the next several years.

This reeks of inside job.

Pinball & the Mob.

These will stick out like a sore thumb. Too hot to handle! Certainly not worth the felony rap. If they were smart(which we kno they’re not) they’ll realize they ain’t worth it and dump them in a field someplace. Morons.

Thanks for all of the help and interest. They were prepared when they came and nothing was stolen from the other lockers that were broken into. I am with most of you as to why anybody would go through all of that to steal the two machines. I know the Police are looking into the back bidder along with the entire bidding history. Needless to say the remaining two are in my possession and secured. Again thanks to everybody that is keeping an eye out for them.
Jeffrey "Captain Roadkill" Curtiss (Old
Army Name)