I'm with you, I think they are a bit high. I'm not positive but I don't think Popeye commands a very high price for a DMD game.

Definitely high. Popeye hasn't come up much lately, and there are a few people who like it, but it's generally considered a bad game. I think it's about a $1500 game, give or take. Looks cool, but supposedly plays like ass.

Corvette was in Mr. Pinball last year around $2500. Last one on here actually sat for a while at $1850 or something crazy low. I'd say somewhere between $1800 and $2700 (I know that's a wide range) depending on condition.

Top end, you're really not looking at much more than $4k worth of game. Offer $3500 and see if he bites. Maybe a bit less, as you have a drive ahead of you.

4k for a package deal- my 2 cents

$4k seems right on to me also. $2500 and $1500.

I'm in 100% disagreement on this one...and I'd say nay all the way
Popeye - $1200(generous still - just a bad game) - Corvette - $2400-$2700....and that's if right down the street.

To each his own...but $4600 can by alot more pin - my thinking being $4300 + $300 alloted for gas/headaches/time.

Isn't that the shady seller that likes to sell games he'd found in floods, etc?

yep...

Thats too much for those two pins. I don't know about corvette but popeye is a not so great game. Use that money and buy a better game all together.

I sure wish I could find one of these corvettes for $2400-$2700 that's not beat. Everything I run across is $3K plus for average condition. I know they are out there but I just haven't found one yet.

Do a search on the seller on here or rgp. I have never dealt with him but he gets a bad rap.

Dude...he said he played it and liked it...

Its not an "A" list game, but then again, its not priced like an "A" list game.

I have a popeye and a really nice one I would put at $1500. But to put it in perspective, $4400 buys NIB metallica.

The key to pinball buying is patience. I know you have been looking for a Corvette for a while but you can save some money of you have patience. If you are not willing to wait, and you are positive you want both, go for it. If not, there will be another in the PA, NY area someday (seems like a lot of machines in that area).

Your other option is to offer him 3k on the Corvette and if he is willing, spend the gas and time to go have a look. Worst you are out is an afternoon and some gas if it isn't in "awesome" shape, which is possible. Hard to tell actual, overall condition from pictures.

Pinside member Jewboyflowerhead had one for sale for quite a while; it dropped from the low 2s to $1850, ultimately. Looked solid overall, though he said a ramp was cracked. Granted, that's the exception to the rule, but that means there are plenty of people out there NOT snatching up sub-$2000 Corvettes.

Day trips are never wasted. I always stop for lunch or dinner some place with my son or wife ( who ever I could talk into going) and just enjoy the time together. Its just like taking the corvette out for a drive,I never know where I am going, I just go.

If the machine is in really great shape, this price isn't crazy out of line for that era DMD machine. If you plan to keep it for a long time and the machine is in great shape, why not go have a look? Since you are looking at it in person, you will be able to spot any water damage, etc. Just look for discolored, moldy/mildewed wood, puffy particle board pieces, rough particle board and musty smells. Check inside the base cabinet, inside the back of the backbox and crawl underneath and look at the board on the bottom of the cabinet. Look for corroded, burned connectors on the transformer and inside the cabinet and on the boards in the backbox. Look for rusty screw heads, transformer and hardware (some light surface rusting of these things is normal, excessive is not).

also check (if you are going to look at the Popeye)...Bluto's scoop. It gets the sh*t kicked out of it and a lot of them, the welds are busted out. Also, on games like Popeye, plastics are hard to come by, so a cracked plastic may not be a big deal until you go looking for one.

In all seriousness, being new, don't be blinded by the LED's, shinny pretty things. There are several resources here on pinside as to a check list on what to look for when buying a game. Make sure there are no credit dots, shooter lane wear, etc. each specific game have their individual issues...TZ the clock and trough board, BSD mist multiball, etc etc....just do your homework before buying the game. Nothing worse than seeing a shiny pretty new to you LED'd game sitting there not working.

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IF you do decide to make the trip.. he has a Flintstones on Ebay as well.. that is a much better and very family friendly game.. Personally I would that that game any day over Popeye..

BUT, you really do want to go and see the machines!

I don't know, I value Popeye higher than most, I think a really nice one should be around the 2k mark by now. The rules are pretty good, it needs a lot of changes I have noted before (read my review for more info), but as a widebody, and that it's pretty impossible to get any WPC under $2k, I don't think that is a stretch. Buying both in a package though *feels* like there should be a bit o a deal. I'd be happy, if they are really nice, around $4000-$4200.