Qualify that Levi, they don’t like when OTHER people buy pinball machines for less than they paid for them.

Even worse- Undocumented HUO

Oh, now I can afford it, I just don’t have a place to put it yet. When one room (formal dining room) gets full, the wife has a bit of a leg to stand on to say “no more” until we build the casita.

The “over-priced” in the title is presumptive of the OP, if it sells for $5k and you think it’s worth $500 just because its a “turd” is also presumptive of what a “turd” is and how you define it. One man’s turd is another man’s treasure. We are getting to the point where working pinball machines bring one thing to the game these days that some of us old galoots discount but to most of these buyers it’s THE thing they are paying for-

Working.

That being said, it’s a risk/reward thing at that point. Do you risk spending $500 to get a machine that smokes a little when you first turn it on, will work for the first 30 to 40 minutes flawlessly, but then starts resetting every third ball? Or do you drop $5000 on one that is “more shiny” and “fully shopped”, or “partially restored”, or “gone over by my technician”? The market has been flooded with unknowing customers and you wonder why “Raven” is going for $5000?

I don’t wonder at all.

Cats and dogs living together…