Great game. Not a horrible price for a decent one, but that photo isn't exactly screaming confidence ...

The reds are often really faded on the backglass, and this doesn't have that issue, so that's a help.

I paid $1000.00 for mine and it still needs work but that did not include mice......so maybe yours would be worth more?

Great Gameplay, Art, and Ruleset by the way.

Ken

Definitely look for chewed up wiring harnesses. That was a mouse house, and I'm guessing under the playfield is trashed. If not, I'd grab it. Slightly overrated, but a very good game.

I too, would be a bit worried about the mouse nest. Wire harness damage as well as possible urine stains that bring up the paint.

Back glass isn't too bad from the looks of it. Sponge rubber damage (faded rectangle), and flicking paint in the red of the wizard. For $800, I would want to see inside first.

Let's not forget the worst part, that playfield and cab are going to be drenched in mouse piss which stinks and isn't healthy. So, you've got some heavy cleaning ahead.

Hey McHale, wanna play some pinball?

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If the condition isn't an issue it's fair. But use that mouse to negotiate for sure, and walk if it seems like a real issue, not worth it in that case.

As for the game, I really like it. It's an EM, so the rules aren't complicated, hit the drops, light the lanes, reset the center target. Slings rotate the light for the drops to give bonus, pops light for 1000 off the slings and hits. But the beauty of it is all shots are available from the flippers, even the top lanes. So you never feel like you have to hope for a random event. Everything is under your control.

Definitely one of those games where you want to press start again because you were *that* close to rolling it if you could have just hit that one last target before draining.

Abra Ca Dabra is loads of fun, but $800 is not a good price for a project with potential rodent damage. If you're willing to wait, you can find a clean and working ACD for roughly the same amount.

Actually an awesome game, I restore cabinets and urine is the single biggest killer for me. Heres the thing most people forget, after 5-10 mins in even the stinkiest of places your senses adjust and you don't notice it as much. Most likely that whole place has a stank to it so lifting the playfield and taking a whiff will mean absolutley nothing. Now once you get it home and put it up in your not so smelly garage and you get a day or two of some rain? I've put games in the garage after a night of negotiating just to wake up the next morning fling open the garage door and have my eyes water.

Good luck, but believe me soaked in urine stink can take a LONG time to get rid of and I've had some I just had to chuck because I just couldnt get the stank out.

The rear panel on an Abra Ca Dabra cabinet is made from a MDF type of wood. It is prone to swelling and falling apart if it gets to wet. Check that area as well.

The PF looks excellent. In regards to rat piss. Reminds me of a trick my Dad uses. He had a pile of lumber infested with rats, worms, ants and other rodents pissing away in a stuffy shed for years. He got a hold of a huge plastic bag, loaded the wood in the bag and threw in a crap load of germ, scent, pest smoke bombs. Sealed the bag air tight and let it sit for a few months. That stinky lumber is now the wood paneling for our cabin. The bugs made really interesting textures to the panels and the stank is gone.

$800 is what I would sell a fully shopped Abra for. I love the game and I turned down one that was in better shape than that for $500 last spring. And there are hardly any games where I'm at. Magic 8 ball says try again later. Offer him $300.

Abra is one of the best players from the 70's.

I think if the playfield is salvageable with no staining from mice piss (maybe just needs a little touch up) and the bg isn't flaked much (and you don't have to buy a repro) along with the cabinet being good I would pay between $600 - $800 for it - especially if the playfield is as good as you say.

Good luck!

I thought that was the rats nest mod!

That's for Mousin' Around!

$500 tops as it sits, assuming the mice just 'visited' and didn't make a bigger mess (that's not a very big mess for a long-term stay as pictured). The stain trail from the left bonus rollover down to the left flipper is a concern at least.

Check the playmeter too. If it's a "low play, put away" example, the effort could be worth it.

800 is way to high for a game that prob has a lot of mouse damage. The PF and BG look in pretty good shape but not perfect. I would go like HALF that based on what I see. Heck, the mice might still be living in there!

I'm sure he thinks he is on a gold mine1!

I would have to agree with agodfrey. I got mine for $800.00....and all shopped out, backglass a 7, playing field a 9, and all working. Didn't have to do a thing to it.

$400-500 seems fair.

400-500 from the pictures posted. 500-650 player condition (7 player condition) 650-750 (8 playfield and backglass) 750-900 (9 playfield and backglass) Restored or survivor looks like it came out of the box in 1975 condition...price varies 1200-1400ish. I paid 950 for mine and sold mine 800 dollars to empinman. He says he paid 1000 dollars only because I stored it for 6-7 months for 200 dollars extra. My playfield was a 9, backglass was a faded non flaking 8-9, cab was a 7. Legs, coin door etc were painted gun metal grey. The pin has 18,000 plays but was stored for 25 years easily.

How did the pf and bg look?

$600 is what you should pay for a fully working machine.

There'll be another one, gotta be happy with your purchase.

Agree with the above. In fact, I wouldn't even pay that much, but what I really wanted to mention to you is that Ron Webb just added this glass to his inventory. As usually the case, this increases the supply of nice examples, (vs. demand), and lowers the price. Be patient for now.