La Porte, TX
I haven’t. Lol
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2 weeks ago I was given a Flight 2000 that was going to be left in a warehouse that was to demolished. Does this count?
That's a loaded question. I DEFINITELY have found some that should have been in the trash and I have also found some that I threw in the trash. Does that count?
I have been given a game twice now after talking with someone on the phone saying "I'm ready to throw this in the trash right now" and I convinced the person on the other end to wait until I drive over to get the machines for free. That's pretty damn close to being in the trash.
One time it was a bar that a friend of mine was hired to tear down. There were games in it still!
The second time someone called me and asked if I fix old pinball games and was wanting to just give the game to a good home or "they were taking it to the curb tomorrow morning". It was an old EM but after 10 hours of messing with it and cleaning it up, I did get it working and sold it for $400. More of a pay it forward in that situation. I certainly saved that one if I have ever "saved" one.
Found a Captain Fantastic home version that was put out with the trash. Turned the truck around and took her to work with me.
I was offered this BBB on CL a few years ago...On Craigslist. I declined, he said it given to him stolen. Folded with no legs, shrink wrapped. Person was in the process of moving and had it stolen from his property, midmove... The guy I was communicating with sounded highly medicated at the time but I thought it was a police sting operation.... He said he was sick of it and was going to put it on the street for the trash to take away....Houston Area,no BS.
Quoted from snyper2099:That's a loaded question. I DEFIANTLY have found some that should have been in the trash and I have also found some that I threw in the trash. Does that count?
I have been given a game twice now after talking with someone on the phone saying "I'm ready to throw this in the trash right now" and I convinced the person on the other end to wait until I drive over to get the machines for free. That's pretty damn close to being in the trash.
One time it was a bar that a friend of mine was hired to tear down. There were games in it still!
The second time someone called me and asked if I fix old pinball games and was wanting to just give the game to a good home or "they were taking it to the curb tomorrow morning". It was an old EM but after 10 hours of messing with it and cleaning it up, I did get it working and sold it for $400. More of a pay it forward in that situation. I certainly saved that one if I have ever "saved" one.
What's so defiant about that?
Quoted from chad:Rescued a curb side Comet, a FirePower from a dumpster.
I’m about to throw my Firepower back in the dumpster
Quoted from mrm_4:I’m about to throw my Firepower back in the dumpster
They can be rather pesky!
This restoration is more frustrating than I’m in the mood for anymore. It’s fighting me on every piece I try to make progress with.
Never played one, so I keep going because I’m told it’s worth it 
Quoted from jrpinball:I think this may have been covered before. And... yes.
I have no problem with people posting threads that have been already been done . This way I catch up with threads that I have missed and some are so old they need updating .
Quoted from screaminr:I have no problem with Pople people posting threads that have been already been done .
As long as it’s just Pople people, not those other people
Yes, and it was a rare one. The Atari 4X4 prototype (not the white wood)
was found next to a dumpster. Traded it to Herb Silver ages ago and may
be in Tim Arnolds collection now.
This was my find of a lifetime!
Steve
Quoted from PinRob:As long as it’s just Pople people, not those other people
Damm it . changed it , " people " . 
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Quoted from zarco:Yes, and it was a rare one. The Atari 4X4 prototype (not the white wood)
was found next to a dumpster. Traded it to Herb Silver ages ago and may
be in Tim Arnolds collection now.
This was my find of a lifetime!
Steve
Tim had it out in storage next to a Roadrunner prototype from Atari. Saw it in person a few years ago.
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[quoted image]Tim had it out in storage next to a Roadrunner prototype from Atari. Saw it in person a few years ago.
What’s the story here?
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:What’s the story here?
A pub in Ireland scheduled for demolition. The owners literally pushed everything out the back door to be dumped and then walked away after jemmying the coin door and the backbox token tubes for coin.
A guy with a keen eye was driving past and spotted it then loaded it up and took it away for nothing. Luck of the Irish eh?
Before:
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After repairing the door and the backbox it was up and running:
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