Having all those machines at HQ Lakeview on free play was a luxury and I was saddened to see the change. (Replay has a location in Andersonville and the machines seem more like decoration than machines meant to be played and enjoyed.) I was even more impressed by the quality of the machines when you take into account how many drunk college kids were packed in that place on Friday and Saturday nights. Thanks for helping create an awesome place to spend the occasional weekend afternoon.

Did anyone get the 1,800 Fish Tales that popped up on CL yesterday?

When I got into pinball around 2011 I was way into superpins, and in the span of two years, I saw machines like JM and DM go from 1200 to 2100 and they've been climbing ever since. I think prices have followed the barcade boom that got people got back into pinball. Sucks for collectors, but back around 2011 I only knew of a few bars and bowling alleys that had machines - usually in rough shape. Today, there's a TNA, SW, GB, ST, BSD, Sopranos, Kiss, WoZ within a ten minute walk of my home in Edgewater.

Once there's a new trend (craft youtube bars?) you might be able to pick up some machines on the cheap as these places shutter.

Like gweempose said, I'm not implying barcades account for sales, they account for the renewed interest. All it took for me to get into this expensive frustrating time consuming hobby was to play ToM in someone's basement. Within a week of that I had a pinside account and crazedlist powersearches running.

Anyone follow up on the free Robocop in Aurora?

I was curious but live by the mantra, “There’s no such thing as a free Robocop.”

I just posted a (DE) JP in the marketplace. Located two miles due north of Wrigley Field.

Machine - For Sale

Jurassic Park Archived

Used - shows wear, needs some work - “Up for sale is a Jurassic Park that was fully working but dirty, so I did a complete teardown. Now the game is clean but the T-Rex doesn't work and the game will abruptly end when ...”

2019-10-15

Chicago, IL

uptownsinclair

2,200 (OBO)

Archived after: 4 days

Viewed: 720 times

Status: Didn't sell to Pinsider

Looking to a trade a HUO Stern TMNT Pro for a Kiss Pro (+/- cash depending on condition). Also interested in players condition Addams Family or Attack From Mars (plus cash your way).

SOLD!

Machine - For Sale

Deadpool (Pro) Archived

Used - shows wear but 100% working and clean - “This Deadpool (Pro) was purchased in 2020 and had been on route in MI briefly before the pandemic shut down the arcades. Machine has 3894 plays and has not had any issues in the tw...”

2022-02-03

Chicago, IL

uptownsinclair

6,600 (OBO)

Archived after: 33 days

Viewed: 1041 times

Status: Sold for $ 6,500

Contributed to Pinside

Got positive feedback

SOLD!

Machine - For Sale

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro) w Medsinyl Mods Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “I'm the second owner of this TMNT (Pro) that was purchased from the Pinball Dudes in 2021. To my knowledge this was HUO and still had factory plastic on when I received it. This sa...”

2022-02-03

Chicago, IL

uptownsinclair

6,400 (OBO)

Archived after: 41 days

Viewed: 600 times

Status: Sold for $ 5,400

Contributed to Pinside

Sale fell through on a Deadpool (pro) and TMNT (pro) - would prefer to sell to someone local. Machines are located in the north side of Chicago.