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Best Pinball Machine in the $1,500-$2,000 Range

By tomh52722

9 years ago


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#44 9 years ago
Quoted from tomh52722:

I am ready to buy my first pinball machine and have received a lot of good advice on the kinds of things to look for before buying through this forum. Does anyone have any suggestions on which machines I should be looking for in my price range ($1,500-$2,000)? It would be for my wife, kids and I to play. Looking for something with multiball. I have also looked a lot at the pinside ads around my area (Davenport Iowa), but if you are in that area and know of any for sale, please let me know. I have been talking to a really nice person with Judge Dredd and Jack Bot for sale, so I am leaning towards one of those, but thought I would post this first to get some additional advice prior to pulling the trigger on one. Thanks

a quick warning because of your location.

DO NOT BUY from oldpinballer/ Dean/ Kevin/ whatever the hell his name is in Rock Island.

He is a fraud and takes advantage of everyone he can.
Here is a recent thread where he pulled yet another scam.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/got-choggared-by-a-guy-in-rock-island/page/3#post-1984168

Do you research before buying so you can avoid guys like him.

He has been know to lie, cheat, and steal. he often has all sorts of pathetic stories he uses to try and get people to sell him games cheaply and then turns around and jacks up the prices and sells crap.

#55 9 years ago
Quoted from Blackbeard:

You're talking about the 1978 version, yes?

no, WCS can easily be found in 2k range.

I passed on a player that needed love for 1400 a few months back.

That would be a good family frienldy game and kids tend to like it even if they dont like soccer.

#57 9 years ago
Quoted from Blackbeard:

They can't be easily found for 2k. Just not happening.
I"ve seen them for sale all over, but rarely 2k or less.

15 sales in past 6 months on ebay with avg of $2063. That tells anyone that even on ebay at least half have gone for under 2k...

I have seen plenty for sub 2k. Easily for little effort.

#60 9 years ago

JM is about the same as WCS lately.

Very nice looking example of JM advertised for 1800 last week.

#70 9 years ago
Quoted from Blackbeard:

Message me links to sub 2k WCS94 pins. And I'm not talking about beaters needing new ramps etc.
I've also seen a sub 2k wcs94, but it needed a new head and boards.

Are you looking to buy or just don't believe me and you want me to validate?

#74 9 years ago
Quoted from Blackbeard:

Was looking for proof.
I know they're out there, but you made/make it seem sub 2k wcs are all over the place, which I don't think they are.
Let's drop it. Who cares anyway. It's 5 pm. Time for a beer.

If you want proof, then use the easiest (and already inflated) ebay data which is tracked at boston pinball.

With 15 sales and an avg price of ~2k, that is all the proof you need that you can easily find them under 2k. Other proof is my word of ones I have passed on which were all functional and less than 2k. WCS is simply an deasy title to find fully functional for under 2k with a little searching and they are sold on a regular basis. Go over to the WCS club thread and see how many people have picked one up in the past few months.

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