I'm local to you and I saw this one. Something I've learned is if a normie says an arcade machine or pin is in working condition, there's a good chance it will still need work. They likely just mean it powers on at a bare minimum, or it might start but have a bunch of other issues. The playfield looks pretty good considering the condition of the cabinet. Considering the prices of pins here in CA I would be happy at $700 (or less) but others can chime in.
Project alpha-numeric games don't come up too often around here it seems, so by the time you figure out what you wanna pay someone might already be loading it up in their truck

Ad's been up for 12 hours, but someone probably offered $1.5k and the seller is just holding his own little auction behind the scenes lol

Yup that usually happens. He's conducting his own auction behind the scenes. You'll have a better time buying a project from a Pinsider or someone in the pinball FB groups who is less likely to do that bullshit

Shot you a PM

I linked the OP with a couple deals near us that are NOT this machine, hoping he gets either and updates the thread.

The guy with the F-14 Tomcat also has this for sale:
https://offerup.com/item/detail/1269973797
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THIS IS A REAL,LEGITIMATE, BONAFIDE,ORIGINAL JEAN PRISON JACKET THAT IS ISSUED AND DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE INMATE POPULATION IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPT.OF CORRECTIONS.ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME JACKET I WORE MYSELF WHILE DOING OVER 10 YEARS IN SOME OF CALIFORNIAS MOST BLOODIEST,DANGEROUS,NOTORIOUSLY VIOLENT, AND INFAMOUS LEVEL- 4 (maximum security) PRISON YARDS.NEEDLES TO SAY THIE JACKET OF MINE HAS QUITE SOME HISTORY TO IT AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN BATTLE SEVERAL TIMES,INCLUDING A HANDFUL OF STABBINGS,RACE RIOTS, FIST FIGHTS,AND HAS BEEN SOAKED IN PEPPER SPRAY AND COVERED IN TEAR GAS.IT ALSO HAS ACCOMPANIED ME TO "THE HOLE " (solitaire).DURING MY DECADE SPENT BEHIND BARS ;TECHNICALLY 3,523 DAYS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE THIS JACKET DID KEEP ME WARM BUT WAS UNABLE TO THAW MY HEART AS THE YEARS WENT BY TURNING MY HEART AND SOUL DARK,BLACK AND UGLY.
THE T-SHIRT IS NOT AS COLORFUL AS MY JACKET WITH ALL KINDS OF HISTORY BEHIND IT....ITS JUST A L.A COUNTY JAIL ISSUED T-SHIRT.

It's a pretty sick piece honestly, but his description scares me. He's trying to sell the authenticity but it just makes him look crazy. It being in all caps doesn't help his case either

He might have been able to talk him down from $3k, and if he likes what was done to the game so far then it's a positive for him, not a negative as you described it. OP seems less interested in a full project, as it's his first game, and isn't looking at it from purely a monetary perspective like you or I might who are more experienced

I personally like the way the cabinet art looks, it looks like a worn-down crosswalk or something to that effect. I personally don't like the LEDs and shooter rod but that can be changed. Preemptive congrats on your pickup

Let's get this "back on topic". F-14 is now listed at $1200 OBO. His wishy-washy, condescending attitude and clearly checkered past must be making this sale hard because if this were posted by anyone else it woulda been gone by now.

AN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION PIN BALL GAME MACHINE.WORKS EXCELLENT, JUST HAVE NO ROOM FOR IT ANY MORE.AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE OTHER PICTURES POSTED A BRAND NEW ONE GOES FOR $4,295.THATS ALOT FOR A BRAND NEW PIN BALL MACHINE.ONLY ASKING FOR $1,200.NEGITIONS ACCEPTED ALSO.

https://offerup.com/item/detail/1274506842

I like to think that the idea of prison as rehabilitation yet I still have that same instinctual gut-level fear of interacting with this guy lol. A bit hypocritical of me... something I will think about. It's funny how we kinda come back to my original post suggesting a $700 offer. If you want it I would do it and see what he says

Now THAT is what I would do. Love doing shit like that

I went to find the listing on Offerup where I had it saved and it wasn't showing up. I came back here where I had posted the link and turns out his account got deactived. Wonder what happened...
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It's back on Offerup, this time under a different account madr Apr 2021
https://offerup.co/TwYjtZtpZjb
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