Check out this link for the Addams Gold owners list and read where Larry DeMar says that the European Games went out first so that would be correct that the one which you say is in the 70’s was in fact early production.

http://hem.bredband.net/b257182/TAFGlist.htm

I would look hard at the playfield between the two and go for the game with the better one as all other parts you can get if needed but that. Also, I guess does either have matching boards if that matters to you?

Finally, can either game be picked up in person as I guess shipping could affect your final cost if not.

Higher number or lower, it does not matter as they were all made in Chicago and have the same transformer, just a matter of which country it was going to do so that it was configured correctly. I like the early number games and matching board #’s but that is just me. Either way, you can’t go wrong but does either have the original gold manual as those are hard to get, could never find one when I had a gold and just gave up finding one!

I don’t know, maybe it is just me but too much I see that is not original; could be put back but then you will be sinking more $’s into it and be back closer to $10k when all done. Also, check the date code & Mfg on the edge of the playfield too! Can you give us to good shot of the playfield to see what the mansion looks like as well as the red carpet going into the left ramp entrance to verify is has the different pattern as oppposed to a regular production Addams.

Oh, I see that it was drilled for a lockbar at one time then the holes plugged with bolts and I also missed that the speaker in the cabinet is not original so did they change the speakers in the DMD panel as well?

Looking at the pictures closer, I have noticed that the MPU is not original to the game as it has the old style serial # tag but it should be tagged with white ones like those which are on the sound, power driver & fliptronic boards.

I will also confirm this, they must match else, the playfield has been swapped out at some point!

I think we may have made him think twice!

Based on the cons you have listed, I would wait as you will find the $9k price initially attractive but then you will want to put it back to all original(and you will) it will end up closer to $10k than $9k. Been there done that on more than one occasion so I would say to wait unless the $9k is burning a hole in your wallet!