Quoted from bob_e:

Or True Barn Find, Only 4376 Original Plays

Quoted from Code_Blue:

Midway The Grid went for $4k today. A broken Revenge From Mars went for $3600. Fish Tales $4300. Gottlieb Wipeout $2900.
He's going to do just fine.

Quoted from Reality_Studio:

Zaxxon sold for $1400. Yup, he'll do ok.

Quoted from xsvtoys:

Here’s a few more. It’s almost 11 and there are still more than 100 items to go.
Comet 2,000 TMNJ 6,600 Demolition Man 2,800 Sharkeys Shootout 2,600 Space Shuttle 1,700
Tempest 2,100 Joust 1600 Centipede 2,500 Ms Pacman 1,200 Frogger 1,500 Pacman 1,200

Quoted from Rarehero:

Maybe no one. Might be the owners of the machines bidding it up & buying it back.
This is why I think Banning Auction could still be worth checking out - no consignments/buy backs. Prices might be more real.

Quoted from gonzo73:

Nope, the seller only pays $25 or so fee, to buy his own game, bidding it up.
If the seller gets stuck as high bidder, he pays $25, and sticks it in the next months auction.
It's a shit policy.
Should be illegal.
I've only bought 2 games in 10 years in the hobby, from Captains.
Mostly because of this shit buyback policy.

Quoted from Azmodeus:

I have personally met the owner and he is a nice guy. Does he need to be an actual captain? You lost me.[quoted image]

Quoted from Azmodeus:

This is me remaining cordial.

Quoted from Azmodeus:

My banning song now. The grid.

Quoted from xsvtoys:

That's strange, I don't recall any of those pinball machines from my trips to the museum, except I do remember a Comet there. Maybe those just weren't on my radar, there are 800 or so of them after all.

Quoted from thechakapakuni:

They’re worn out. Some of the newer pins were decent. Don’t expect HUO

Quoted from Azmodeus:

One year, at banning…
I was drinking shots with a relative of the owners. He was an older fellow, like an uncle of the owners I think.
We had several shots as he described that he doesn’t like pinball and has never played it, despite his closeness to the owner.
I took this opportunity.
I got him over to tron pinball after about an hour.
I told him why I like it. We played a few games.
Now he has played pinball.
So I guess, the tron has some special meaning to me. I hope that old guy is doing well.

Quoted from gonzo73:

Yeah, yeah, just like a person from Norwalk, We were taught to keep it to ourselves, growing up in La Mirada.
Like I said......sssshhhhhhh.

Quoted from calprog:

Should be a great auction. Chris at Captains is a great guy and put a lot of hard work into this auction. I wish them success!

Quoted from JWE:$5k for a Joust, Just wow!!!

Quoted from Agent_Hero:

He's talkin bout the vidya version.

Quoted from Knxwledge:

Video Joust not pin Joust lol

Quoted from Karnov:

He has other non-profits in the works. One involves 3rd world counties. A bunch of this money is going to that.

Quoted from Aurich:

Everyone in this thread could form a blood pact to never buy a game again, and it wouldn't change the spin of the Earth. This is where we are. You can gnash your teeth or find a way to live with it.

Quoted from tfduda:

Skip,
Check out the following website and scroll down to the bottom where you can see the list of machines that sold.
https://bid.captainsauctionwarehouse.com/m/view-auctions/live-sale/id/80
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Quoted from NicoVolta:

Would’ve been a steal if it was the Krull pinball machine…

Quoted from FlippyD:

Could re-do the Krull concept with a mini-playfield that's shown to the player via a video screen. Do some real-time processing on the video to make it other-worldly, change colors, etc.
Would still probably sound cooler than it played!

Quoted from Azmodeus:

I played one not too long ago and there is exactly one. So it must be that one.
It is absolutely beautiful but I would have picked the krull pinball in the same room over it. If that is any consolation. The same owner has the zingy bingo prototype and the wizard blocks prototype. King pin in the mix and your head just began to spin. What a game room.

Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:

There are nine (9) examples of King Kong (Data East, 1990) that were made.
This is not Loch Ness Monster which is verified at one, but several more backglasses.

Quoted from NicoVolta:

Fear not... if you missed out on the Freedom prototype, find yourself a production version. I'll eventually have a replacement playfield, plastics, and mech kit to convert it to the prototype.

Quoted from NicoVolta:

OK everyone a big round of applause to our California purveyor of pinball clubs, CaryCarmichael who attained the Freedom Prototype. *woo woo*
Hey Cary... this means it'll be available for play for the peoples, yes?

Quoted from NicoVolta:

Warlords cocktail is the one to watch coming up IMHO

Quoted from Schusler:

I’ll raise to a 4 player Sega Eliminator.

Quoted from Karnov:

That is a "barn find" game and includes mouse nest. We never powered it on due to it really needing a professional restore so no damage is done.

Quoted from Coindork:

I now own a Sub Hunter.
The number 1 game I wanted in the auction.
My dad would give me quarters to go play in the arcade while him and my mom were playing in bowling league.
This is the English version of Depthcharge (of which I own two), however this has a two way mirror with blacklight reflective art and a way radder cabinet.
Im soooooooo stoked right now, and my kids feel like they just involved themselves in part of my childhood.
Sooo happy to own this.
This was my favorite game as a kid.

Quoted from Coindork:For what it's worth, this version of Depthcharge was not even known to exist until it showed up at CAX 3 years ago.
Although I'm not 100% certain, the machine may be a 1 of 1 as far as examples known to exist.

Quoted from Heretic_9:

Never got any answer about Lot #1224, which I guess starts tomorrow's session.
It seems to be just that one entire wall, as a wall sculpture piece ?
If someone buys that and wants to divvy it up to various interested parties, put me on the list for buying a couple of those jumbo pinballs. You know, as in have a small piece of the MOP for display.

Quoted from Heretic_9:

So, that's definitely a current off-the-shelf item at Michael's ?

Quoted from Asmig:

6k for a computer space seems like a deal, hoe much more than "just a monitor" did it need?

Quoted from Coindork:

Correct.
There’s a specific model of Zenith that they use and it really needs to be correct to command the money.
I have a Red Computer Space.
It’s a trip because it’s legit an old TV with vaccine tubes etc.

Quoted from Asmig:

Maneater $21,600, how rare are these?

Quoted from CaryCarmichael:

My wife wasn’t happy with my high number, and that right there is saying something. I’d have gone north of 8.4 at a hammer.
Now I leave the MOP for the last time with the game that meant the most to me every visit.
‘Where’s Cary?’
‘If he’s not drinking beer in the parking lot, then he’s at Freedom Center Pop.’
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Quoted from RyanStl:

For those in the know, why would they have games with ColorDMD if they cared about originality?

Quoted from Aurich:

Well, all said and told, the funniest part of the whole thing for me is that I managed to sell my Alien for more than the one at the overinflated Banning auction fetched.
I think there's really four lessons here:
1) Some things just get value by being what they are. Yes, you can buy mirrored balls and make a wall of them for a lot less money. But it won't be the display from the museum, and to someone that history meant something. I'm not judging.

Quoted from vonclod:

Does anybody know where all the proceeds of this auction are going?

Quoted from HighVoltage:

and the state is getting its share in taxes too.

Quoted from Heretic_9:

WHERE do you find any woodrails on display ? I could be wrong, and it's been a few years (prior location, near the 'Crown & Anchor' pub), but I can't recall any being at the PHOF ?

Quoted from Ferd:

There were a few woodrails and bingo machines that would show up, but John primarily focused on 1965's and up. As others have eluded to, there are hundreds of pins and arcade machines in his collection that have not gone up for sale. i believe the pacific pinball museum, is the place to go to see woodrails.

Quoted from Knxwledge:

Worst buy? That wall of ballzzzzzzzzzzzzz for $20k
Best buy? That Road Riot proto for $150
Also

You spend $25k and you still have to remove the fucking thing from the wall yourself

Quoted from Quartermaster:

Just a little lighthearted story for anyone who's not totally exhausted.
In 1975 my partners and I built and opened Noah's Arkade in the La Mirada Mall, in La Mirada California.
During our 14 year run some of our patrons included many of today's collectors and aficionados, among them were the honorable Mr. John Weeks himself, also a young Chuck Casey, and Kevin Glass, to mention just a few. If you were there also you'll have to shout out.
Anyway I was inspired by EricPinballFan's purchase of the Allied Leisure "Monte Carlo" (congrats Eric) The arcade was 3650 sq ft with roughly 90 to 100 games and Monte Carlo was one. Billed as a (cheap) affordable game, (maybe $695.00 I'll look through old invoices later) it was a great purchase. It consistently outearned many of it's more expensive counterparts. It's biggest competitor for cheap but productive game was Atari's "Touch Me" (think coin operated cabinet style version of Simon) If I remember correctly, price tag was $350.00 But it made A LOT of money and drove workers batty.
Beepbeep, boop boop boop beep boop beep, all day long.
Opening day was a bit harrowing as the frontage of the arcade was 60ft across with accordian security gates which were at least 20 deep with anxious kids all the way across, literally counting down the seconds, 5,4,3,2,1 they poured in like a deluge and then the strangest thing happened. For a few minutes it was eerily quiet as they were all just taking it in, unsure what to play first. Then all of a sudden, chaos as the sound of Road Runner, Panzer Attack, Flying Tigers, Midway Gangbusters, Twin Rifle, Dune Buggy, Atari Jaws, Space Race (green fiberglass cabinet), Pong, and a color pong called Wimbledon, Fire Truck, Air Hockey, and numerous pinballs sprang to life. Most of all was full attendance on Atari's Indy 800 Purchased at the astonishing 1975 price of $10,000.00 It made it's money back over time.
So when I saw that Eric had scored the Monte Carlo it took me back to an incredible time that I was very fortunate to be part of. It also reminded me of another incredible time that I was fortunate to be part of. The Museum of Pinball was for me a walk down memory lane, and also a chance for me to meet and work with a most incredible bunch of dedicated lovers of the MAGIC of Pinball and Video, and Mechanical Arcade games. We are a lucky lot and many people will never know that "MAGIC" I enjoyed all of my time working with the volunteer techs and the Weeks family, collaborating with the crew on everything from EM and solid state pins to video games dance machines and even the aforementioned Monte Carlo.
Yes I would drive the 109 miles from my home and volunteer my time again in a heartbeat just for the satisfaction of bringing "that game" any game back to life so that someone could experience the things I had.
So, from me I give a huge THANK YOU! Mr. John Weeks for gathering all these machines and helping to keep this amazing invention alive for those who didn't get to enjoy it in it's heyday.
I'd just like to say that 10 or 15 years ago, Pinball was a fading force, video games were losing out to Xbox, Playstation, CounterStrike, and many other PC Games and diversions. My original arcade, Family Fun Arcade in Granada Hills Ca, was nearing the end of it's almost 40 year run, being held together on the strength of Street Fighter competition and Dance and music games. Arcade games in general had fallen flat and there was barely a beginning of a nostalgia driven collector community or movement. Fast forward to today and it's now a bona fide force to be reckoned with.
I credit John Weeks and ALL those who contributed to the Museum of Pinball with filling that gap between the last gasp of arcades and the new emergence of this community. Many of the games sold here would have been lost forever years ago had they not been at the Museum during that period of lack of interest. John, you made that happen. Thank You for letting me play at your house. I will be eternally grateful.
So go out and support those people who are doing this in other places Tim Arnold PHOF, Steve Young Pinball Resource, Michael Schiess Pacific Pinball Museum, Nico Volta Roanoke Pinball Museum, Calif Extreme, Golden State Pinball Fest, TPF, etc. etc. you know, you fill in the blanks, or maybe, HEY WHAT THE HELL, GET BUSY, GO OUT AND BUILD YOUR OWN DAMN MUSEUM. I'll even volunteer to help.

Quoted from OLDPINGUY:

Thanks for sharing! While I was doing the gaming on the East Coast, I was one of those crazy teens in 75, that lined up at the gates to play Atari's Indy 800 for hours.
So I looked up to the owners and techs, and mustered my first job in Tech at Pachinko Palace.
Where did the time go?
I watched the auction remembering how many of these I played new.

Quoted from TimO:

In addition to free lunch, free play at the end of the day, free admission to events, free t-shirts and hoodies, etc. John also treated all the volunteers and their families to a tech appreciation night the summer before the pandemic. John was more than generous to us and we would have done it just for the opportunity to work on those machines and learn new things from the other techs. I’m grateful he and Chuck kept it going as long as they did. I don’t regret a single minute of the rime I spend at the MoP.

Quoted from D-Gottlieb:

When we worked on machines on the "tech days" John provided lunch and drinks. There was always an hour or two at the end of the day to play any of the machines as well. We felt well taken care of. It was a great run. I am very happy to have been a part of it..

Quoted from EMDude:

Enough with the suspense, what game did you get? All I got was a driving arcade "1,000 Mile Rally 2" because I had to have SOMETHING from the MoP!

Quoted from Knxwledge:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/Please-help-me-save-the-games-stuck-in-Banning
Richie Knucklez posted a GoFundMe begging for money to transport his collection out of Banning. All of it reeks of emotional manipulation from a worthless community "figurehead" with a cult of personality. He shoulda sold 3 B-list titles at the Captains Auction and he would have had the money.

Quoted from Miguel351:

That's what I'm most curious about, too. If these machines were legally donated to a 501c(3), aka the MoP, then sold for those stupid prices, who received the proceeds? If Weeks himself did, there are a lot of legal questions to be asked. If those monies were dispersed to a "board of directors" of sorts for the MoP, there are also legal ramifications for that scenario. If the proceeds from the sale of those games that were donated were given back to the families of those who donated them, then all should be fine. I guess someone could have outright purchased the museum before the sale, thereby transferring the entire collection to a single private owner right before the sale. That would be better legally, but still kind of a sheisty thing to do.