I’m about to go and pickup a Maverick. The owner is not a pin person, and I’m new to this as well.

What’s the best way to move it? Head folded down? Or take it off? What tools do I need to take with me?

I have a truck or a 4Runner I can use to move it. There’s a slight chance of rain this afternoon so I’d prefer to use the 4R with the seats down. Plus it has a rear sliding stray that might make it easy to unload.

Also there’s no key, any issues without having it? I figured I could drill out the lock and replace it.

Thanks. I have a lot of tools. It would be nice to narrow it down a little. Is there a common size of leg bolts? Special tool required to lay the head down?

Thanks for all of the info!

With no key, is the only way to get the balls out involve drilling the lock and opening the coin door?

Will a typical 5/16” Allen key work, or does it have to be extra long?

Let’s say there is some visible signs of corrosion, how much would you ask the seller to come off of the asking price?

I know there’s lots of variables here but just ballpark

Good to know, thanks!

Are there any unobtainium parts that I need to make sure are there and operable?

It’s probably safe to say that neither of us know how to unload the balls.

Is there a trick to it once the lock is drilled out?

Good points. I’ll just keep it horizontal and use padding between the head and then shrink wrap the whole thing.

I bought some 3 wheel dollies from HF and hope they make moving it a little easier

Long story short the pin has a few issues, but the owner is going to have them all fixed before I pick it up. New locks, New rubbers, replace bulbs that are out, fix drop targets that aren’t working, etc...

Are LEDs worth a $150 upgrade for a maverick?

We spent an hour or so looking at his $15 million car collection! . 959, F40, GT40’s , 918s, Carrera GTs , GT350, GT3, GT2, Judge, etc........ I’ve never seen anything like it

It’s funny you say that. I already got the green light to get AC/DC premium VE next month. We will soon be a 2 pin house.

MMr hopefully next year! I think I’ve contracted the pin addiction

Supposedly the tech told the owner it would be $800-900 to get the Maverick up and running, so he’s decided not to sell it.

I have a feeling the tech made an “as is” offer and it was sold out from under me.

I tried but he said he can’t sell it. I don’t quite understand it, especially considering he’s a multimillionaire. What’s a few hundred dollars on a 25 year old broken pinball machine?

I’m just going to go all out and buy NIB for our first machine. I don’t like playing these kind of games and having to check 10 different websites waiting for a decent pin to pop up.