You can try one of these bulk search sites..

http://www.searchtempest.com/

http://zoomthelist.com/

http://www.dailylister.com/

http://www.searchcraigslist.org/

Craigslist also offers an alert service now. After you do a search you can click "email alert" in the top right to be alerted whenever a post is made that matches your search.

I search my area (Bloomington, IN) for "pinball". Then in the menu to the left I check every nearby area which seems to extend to OH, KY, IL, MI and maybe TN. Then, I bookmark the page. I shouldn't be telling these secrets. Let's just keep this between you and me.

What I would love to know is what is going on with Craig's List posters these days. It seems like only about one out of ten reply after you email them. I have emailed a several people during the past week or two that never replied even after I emailed with 3 different email addresses. Stuff is still up for sale and some has even been relisted without them replying to me.

Most of the stuff in not pinball related but I just don't get it? Why list something for sale and not reply to people trying to purchase it at your full asking price?

I know it isn't because they don't want to sell item to me for some reason because all of these people are people I have never had any dealings with in the past. Some are from towns I didn't even know existed until I looked them up on mapquest.

I've had the most luck when they come to you. You make a post with what you're looking for, a reasonable price you're willing to pay, and you'll get some decent offers. You'll also get some people looking to unload there crap on you, like a 30 year old snow blower. But you just delete those emails.

But you may get lucky, and find someone who's just decided to sell the exact machine you're looking for and haven't listed it yet, and they just found you, and now might be able to sell the machine without going through all the trouble of making their own post and have to weed out all the trade emails for a weedwacker.

I've noticed this too. I think some people don't check email but would rather you text them.

I don't understand the amount of people who want you to call them. Posters, and people responding to your posts. I don't have time to talk to people. I mean, I don't want to talk to people. I can reply just as good, if not better in an email. And I can also reply during work. I have a problem taking personal calls during work.

I like both. The big thing is prompt communication. Not 1 e-mail one day, then being honored with another one 2 days down the road. For this reason I prefer talking on the phone. Q & A in real time, instantly.

Yeah I actually prefer talking as well. The majority of emails I sent went unanswered. When I talk to someone, I can ask if they've had a lot of interest, the condition of the machine, how long they've had it, things like that.

I got a beautiful Addams Family at a reasonable price by putting up a wanted ad. They were in the process of listing it when they found my ad. Also bought a TZ, and IJ for well under market value at the time by my want ads. They don't always work, but worth a try.