Just wondering what are some good pins to pick up in the $1500 or less range.
Dependent on condition, which affects price and in no particular order:
Jurassic Park
Bride of Pinbot
Taxi
Tales from the Crypt
Whirlwind (non-diamond plated)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dirty Harry
Frankenstein
Stargate
Flintstones
Space Shuttle
Party Zone
DE Star Wars
Who?Dunnit
Just to name a few possibilities...
I'd like to add Medusa if you can find one. One of the first talkies and last of the zipper flippers makes it very collectible. You gotta like the theme though and it's not a fancy DMD machine. The light bar at the top is also unique.
Frankenstein is actually a really nice machine for a Sega. It's got a lot of unusual bits of PF design, the strangest multiball rules ever (both starting it and the rules during it), it's fairly deep.
I think the designers were inspired by Pat Lawlor's designs... We have a cluttered left side of the playfield, a really important, really hard shot from an upper flipper, a scoop fairly low on the playfield (only Geneva is not a mode start, and it's not a drain monster)....
Man, this makes me happy! I've already got enough to get another pin!
BUT, I'm being greedy. Trying to save for another couple months to try and get a really nice pin.
Quoted from Johnny:I'm being greedy. Trying to save for another couple months to try and get a really nice pin.
There are some really nice pins in that list. I just picked up a T3 that fits that catagory
Quoted from DrAzzy:Frankenstein is actually a really nice machine for a Sega.
Agreed Frankie kept me entertained for longer than any other pin I have owned
I've never actually played one myself, but many people claim that Baywatch is one of the most underrated games out there.
Need to separate have purchased for under 1500 and can expect to find under 1500.
DE SW is a 2k pin and has been fore awhile.
JP is on the border selling for 1400 - 1800 depending on condition, topper, and shaker.
Shadow tends to go for over 1500 unless its beat.
Frankenstein is a neat title, but after owning one I would pass. It is difficult to sell because the display scares off buyers so if you don't like it you can get stuck. Also the displays are finicky. You need the right voltages at the display and the display board or it will reset or not display. (Ask me how I know) The only one I would own at this point is BF (which I do) because it is desirable enough that I wouldn't have trouble getting rid of it when I got bored. (if I ever do)
My suggestions.
I miss my JP, totally fun at the high end of that price range. High Speed, Pintbot, Taxi, Dr. Who, Comet, Cyclone, Whirlwind, Earthshaker, Xenon, etc... Any of the system 11 machines, there are even quite a few older machines that would be a blast to own if they weren't the only machine in your collection.
I have been shopping my system 9 Comet machine, found it WAY below $1500. Totally fun. Not super deep, but challenging and covered with an awesome art package. I really enjoy the older machines with personality. This may come as a shocker, but I don't even need multiball to have a good time.
Quoted from donjagra:but I don't even need multiball to have a good time
straightedger
Quoted from emo:There are some really nice pins in that list. I just picked up a T3 that fits that catagory
I just need some connections. I'm new to the hobby. Believe me, if I had a chance at a T3 for $1500, I'd buy it NOW
I got my Shadow for 1400 last year. I would consider it as in decent condition. It was posted on RGP and I was surprised that it was still available after contacting the seller a couple of days after the initial posting. Love that game. I know that if it was a different theme the value would skyrocket. I think that it has gone up in just the year that I have owned it.
JP and Getaway are 2 pins that are value pins to me. JP for the toys, Getaway for the flow.
I know that it is more than 1500 bucks, but NGG has always been an undervalued pin
Ah-hem. I just happen to have a Getaway for $1400....Just saying.....A little room to wiggle on the price. But this isnt a shameless promotion of my pin for sale.
1500 is more than enough for multiple pins. For my collection, entire collection Ive paid 200 for counterforce, 200 for fpII, 200 for raven, 25 for globetrotters, 60 for Alien, and 120 for elektra. So Im at a total of 905 dollars for my WHOLE collection. If I had 1500............................
Quoted from the96stang:So Im at a total of 905 dollars for my WHOLE collection.
Did you have to stick any money into them?
Doctor Who
Fish Tales
Whirlwind
Johnny Mnemonic
Stargate
High Speed 2: Getaway
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Shadow
lots of good/great games to be had
Eh your friends may pass on good deals that they don't want. I have done that for a buddy. I have also sold pins below market value to guys I know if I don't want them. Usually though good deals come through hard work and an ability to leave at a moments notice.
Quoted from The_Dude_Abides:This section of Pinside is pretty useful for this type of inquiry:
http://pinside.com/pinball/top-100/bangforbuck
+1
Quoted from GoneFishinLvMsg:Did you have to stick any money into them?
I am still waiting on that response too. Its okay the96stang...you can tell us, we are your friends.
Quoted from RawleyD:Doctor Who
Fish Tales
Whirlwind
Johnny Mnemonic
Stargate
High Speed 2: Getaway
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Shadowlots of good/great games to be had
Great list, three of those (JM, Fishtales, Drac) are in my all time top 10 list.
Quoted from jwwhite15:I am still waiting on that response too. Its okay the96stang...you can tell us, we are your friends.
Yes, About 100 to 150 in rubbers, a few flipper rebuilds, and I actually got a perfectly working free mpu board for globetrotters.
Quoted from tk375:I really like Phantom of the Opera too!
Now your talking, highly underrated pin as well as Black Rose.
Quoted from yenningcomity:Frankenstein is a neat title, but after owning one I would pass. It is difficult to sell because the display scares off buyers so if you don't like it you can get stuck. Also the displays are finicky. You need the right voltages at the display and the display board or it will reset or not display. (Ask me how I know)
Finicky or not, I think the larger display on Frankenstein is good, in terms of it's impact on the game. I wish more machines used the large display - you can do a lot more in terms of animations with it.
IMO, the 'cheaper' pins these days seem to be Data east, Sega, and Gottlieb. the pins that are asking more than 1500 seem to be newer sterns, all the 'high' demand williams pins of the late 80's through the 90's. and now.......jersey jack's WOZ.
my personal list of pins under 1500;
pinbot (yes i've seen them under 1500)
demo man
jurassic park
dirty harry
sharkey's shootout
t2 (yes under 1500)
thats about all i could come up with under 1 minute.
I would like to get a newer pin than what I have, but the $$$ are not in the bank to do so. Maybe later. Saturday in Greensboro new Arcade.
Quoted from Ballsofsteel:pinbot (yes i've seen them under 1500)
I see them under a $1000 all the time. There are a few on Mr. Pinball right now.
Quoted from gweempose:I've never actually played one myself, but many people claim that Baywatch is one of the most underrated games out there.
+1
I got my Baywatch for around $800 (Dunno for sure, traded a Colt 1911 for it) and I think it is an awesome game. I've put about $200 in new parts in it, but I've got that thing running like a song now. Great pin to learn on as well. Highly recomend if you can find one.
Quoted from dnhayden:I got my Baywatch for around $800
i could have gotten a real cherry baywatch HUO for 995. i just can't have anything to do with Hasselhof.
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