Not with the cosmetic damage, no. That is unusual for this game. Usually, you will find wear in the inlanes where the ball drops, and on the police car between the pop bumpers.

You could probably fix the wear by putting decals down, but I don't like to do that in areas that close to the player, since they are usually noticeable.

That sometimes happens when they figure out their stuff might be worth more than they originally thought. Usually, that ends up pricing their stuff outside of what people might be willing to buy it for, though.

There's a mint condition one to me locally that's listed for 1300 that hasn't sold and it looks light years better than this one for "1K." Lame on the seller to raise the price after being contacted.

Too much $$ for that condition.

Welcome to the site. First, good move on not getting too attached to this game. I personally think Rescue 911 is a turd of a game, and the one you showed is an absolute no-go with that wear. To each their own, Rescue 911 looks ok with some cool gimmicks, but I think the layout is boring as anything and think there are much better Gottlieb's made.

If you're looking at spending around $1000 for a game to complement your Mousin', I'd recommend going with a slightly older Bally/Williams which may not have helicopters flying around and whatnot, but will have much better gameplay and feel more like Mousin'. Depending on condition, you can sometimes find a local Firepower, Cyclone, Space Shuttle, Blackout, or Sorcerer which will provide much more fun IMO and shouldn't break the bank.

I'd pull Cyclone out of that list, at least from what I have seen that one has skyrocketed in price. usually around $1500-$1800 for decent players condition. I would expect a $1000 Cyclone to be trashed. Just my thoughts.

Sorry man, welcome to Craigslist...

Somebody will pay it hahaha.

Yeah, I saw that same one and checked out the photos. Playfield thrashed like that was a dealbreaker for me at $1,000. I wasn't in love with the theme to begin with, but a DMD Gottlieb for $1,000 was worth considering if the playfield wasn't beat to death.

Not to mention the helicopter is broken its not supposed to be in the middle of the playfield in game over mode.

Welcome also... Plenty of other pins to check out.. For a first pin and 1k or more. Maybe not the best choice.....Chitty for the guy to raise his price after you communicated.... What else was he hiding about this pin.?.. Consider that when looking ...

Glad you found this site before jumping on that turd of a game. This site has an entire thread to comedy such as the one you found!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/more-craigslist-laughs

My Cyclone was $900 and matched the 'trashed' label. MAJOR PF wear, Backbox wheel broken and laying in the base of the cabinet. Dead displays, broken ramps, broken plastics, etc etc etc. I had to put a ton of work into it and about $600 in parts.

IMHO: If the game is 100% working, $1250 isn't 'terrible' but is a little high. There are a few games I would pay that extra bump for but this isn't one of them.

I believe they have the wrong flipper rubbers installed. Gottliebs require the narrow flipper rubber. Putting on the standard ones causes the ball to "dig into" the playfield when flipped because they ride over the flanges on the bat.

I found a much nicer one for 900. Game gets old fast.

Yep, there is a sucker born every minute !!

Funny, when my stuff doesn't sell, I'm inclined to LOWER the price...

That turd is not worth $1000 when you were considering it. They are doing you a favor by raising the price so your not tempted.

You're doing it wrong. Run your sales this way and you'll never have to get rid of anything, ever.

Old saying - bulls make money and bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered! That piece of crap wasn't worth the original 1000 in my opinion. Maybe 650 tops!

What a rollercoaster ride

My reply would have been "Thanks for the offer but I found a nicer one for $750 while you were trying to decide how crazy you could get with your price".

That area of the playfield isn't covered in mylar. Someone has played the heck out of this machine w/ rusty pinballs.

Yes. This and you need to n put 3/8" flipper rubbers on the Gottliebs not 1/2". The bats have a smaller groove in them. Standard rubbers ride over the ridges in the bat, sloping it and then cause the ball to dig into the playfield. If the ball is rusty, you'll get what you see in the pic.

Next time the seller emails I would tell him you have $750 cash for the machine and that is likely more than it is actually worth with the playfield wear. Tell them you offer is a "standing offer" for 2 weeks but after two weeks you are not interested at any price. You will likely own it for the $750 if you want to and in my eyes that is about where the price should be on it.

Nah, just pass on the game altogether. It's a mediocre game at best, and one in that condition would not be worth putting in your lineup. You can get nicer for not much more.

I had someone do the same thing to me once. Eventually the person desperately needed to sell the game, and I ended up getting a killer deal. Keep and eye on it and see what happens.