Port Matilda, PA
Quoted from Syco54645:So if we are going for forum activity then I will talk as I am semi active. Sorry but allentown show just plain sucks. I have gone 3 years and every time it was a waste of time, prices on parts were more than had I ordered online, some cases 2-3x more. The "vendors" are going down hill and do not match, why the hell do I need companies that sell random, unrelated things?! Yeah let me go to a pinball show to talk to a gutter leaf guard...
The games in freeplay are ok enough but honestly I will just go to papa or Pinburg and have a cheaper (and not to mention better) time.
Last time I went was to get a playfield from someone I did not even bother going into the show...
Shop around, buy smart. There are plenty of great deals when you figure in no shipping cost or even sales tax. Example: Marco Bally stainless coin doors. $89 on their website plus shipping, over $100 to your door, $80 cash at the show. 20%+ savings. Can you get standard size PF glass for $35 a sheet at home? ($29 if you buy 5). NOPE.
Sure I can order stuff from PBR for less than some vendors were selling stuff. But cash and carry plus no shipping charge evens it out in most cases.
And where the hell was a gutter leaf guard seller? I must of missed them.
Pinfest is pretty much the gold standard for a pinball show on the East Coast. Fix the massive Friday line mess (1st time ever) and it moves to an even higher level.
