Beautiful machine. Someday I want one of these!!!

Hmmm Tough decision, I do like both but CV is so kickass. Okay I thought about it hang on to it, Jpop pins are bragging rights when they are in your collection.

Without seeing the inside I would say 4k to 4.5k . It could be worth more in the crazy world of pinball?

Good luck

Jim

Sure you don't want a really nice TOM?

Man you have lots of room for more pins down there. I can't see any CV going for less than $5k anywhere...

Looks pretty clean to me I think you could get about in the $5,500 to $5,800 range for it if you had time to wait to get the best offering price. The TZ in same shape since there are SO many of them out there probably in $4,000 to $4,300 range maybe a bit more and RFM probably about $2,000 to $2,300 range (value seems to have dipped lately).

So maybe if you kicked in about $700 give or take a hundred or two it would be considered a pretty fair deal all around. Just my two cents everyone has their own values they think are fair so in no way am I claiming to have the prices dead on.

_{Post edited by The_Dude_Abides : Didn't see it was a sample version}

nice i see you have SS and EATPM

A decent TZ is now going in the 5,000 range+., seems people all over are desperate/scouring for one. I feel a TZ should be in the 8,000 range, and will be soon I think....make the deal.

You would get $10k easily for that CV over here, easily.

+1. CV = around 4800-5000, TZ = 3800 - 4000, RFM = 2200. Just using ballpark numbers, anything you pay under 1000, I'd say you got a really good deal.

5500$

I have a mint HUO RFM in Chicago! I bought it Brand new in 1999

Webfat got a mint cv for 4200. Sample would be worth more, but average value on a decent rfm is mid 2k's. Tz would be 4k.

I would say your cv plus 1500 if the tz and rfm are really nice.

Beautiful game Honch! I recently sold mine for @ 6k. But like TDA said I had to wait a bit for it. Mine had new cabinet art on it and the playfield was perfect, but it was not a sample machine. I'd think you would easily get similar for the sample you show here. Regular ones seem to be going for at least $4500 to $5000 lately.

I did not realize he had said it was a sample before. In that case I would agree that it would likely go for a bit more money especially in good shape. Takes time to find the right buyer if you want top dollar though.

Nice game for sure Honch ! You should get 5k if you put it up for sale before Xmas. Shoot put it up for 6 and see what happens ...

Jim

I couldnt get rid of RFM fast enough...

I sold a non sample CV in nice condition for $5500. If you hold out long enough You could get 6k. There are plenty of TZ's out there. I'd just sell the CV & pick up a nice TZ and pocket the extra cash. RFM is Boooorrrriiiiinnnggg.

This is not to crap on any sale by any means, and I get the rarity of sample/protos, and demand for some in that, but for me, they change things for a reason, and for a better. I have yet to see a sample or proto anything, other than the white lights in the back of F14 compared to the red flashers (minor dif though), that I really would care for over the standard.

Everyone makes a big deal about a proto IJ mini PF for example. The red side rails are much better than the stainless.

This hobby really doesn’t put much value into rarity over a good “winning” machine design. Rare usually means less good, and they made less because of that.

I’m talking in general here, and still understand at the end of the day a sample/proto will go higher than a standard, but not out of my wallet.

CV though is gorgeous either way. Don't sell.

I agree with the above statement, except on CV in regards to a game that is only going to be used in the home. The skinny ringmaster is far more attractive than the fat one, it just fits the game far better and in the home, ball hang ups (for me at least) just weren't that much of an issue.

Honch do you have the skinny ringmaster?

Very NICE.

I have a sample Dirty Harry and I can say it has better and more challenging game play than a production game .. So this could be the exception .

Jim

On a wild guess, I will say you could get up to $6500

Sell it and get something more fun to play ! Hanging on to pins just because they are popular and expensive is just plan silly if you truly love to play pinball !

Mix it up and have fun !

Jim

I love CV. I can't imagine getting rid of it. I feel that way about them all though.

Bingo!!!

I've traded an AFM for an IM, and sold my CV to get a Tron LE. Then I traded my Tron LE for a SM. Now I'm trading my IM for a MB! Sold my LOTR LE and replaced it with a SS (which reminds me, I need a new Avatar).

I'm addicted to trading pins. Screw keeping them for bragging rights! Mix it up!

I become so attached to them, I can't do this. Even to trade up for a nicer exmaple.