Thinking about buying a monte Carlo (1987) tomorrow, wondering what u guys think of this pin? Will be looking at it tomorrow, right now he says $600 and apparently the roulette wheel works!
Thinking about buying a monte Carlo (1987) tomorrow, wondering what u guys think of this pin? Will be looking at it tomorrow, right now he says $600 and apparently the roulette wheel works!
Looks fun, and worth $600 if it's working and not totally trashed. Dirty pf's can be cleaned up, rubbers replaced easily and cheaply. Worn spots are tougher to fix, although they may not bother you, esp. if it's a player's game. Don't think I've ever actually played this game!
I think its a great game. I've owned one for six months and play it daily. I love drop targets, so I am probably a little biased. Not much resale value, but I don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. Be sure to look up "ground mods gottlieb system 80b". A few simple fixes and this game will probably be one of the most reliable you will ever own.
The roulette wheel is an area of concern even if it works, as I do not believe you can get any parts for it, I could be wrong but I do know a buddy of mine had a very hard time getting it fixed, he had to have someone fabricate the little leaf switches inside by hand. He had a tough sell in this area at $500, I believe he ended up closer to $400 when it sold.
It sold for 5 but barley. You could find someone with a poker room like I did and push it on em. It's a pretty bad game. The point system is jacked with a ten million ramp. Basically if you hit the ramp when it's on you gets high score. It was pretty fun to play with a couple I dudes gamblin a dollar a game but wouldn't want it to play by myself.
Quoted from And33p:Thinking about buying a Monte Carlo (1987) tomorrow, wondering what u guys think of this pin? Will be looking at it tomorrow, right now he says $600 and apparently the roulette wheel works!
Monte Carlo is shallow and not an easy resell. It is fun for a few plays and that is about it. I had one with the original working topper and it was a tough sell at $400. $600 is way too much in the midwest. You are in Canada and it seems all pins cost more up there, so it probably isn't as bad, but you will tire of it quickly.
This quote from IPDB sums it up for me perfectly.
"if I had this (which I never would) the first thing I'd do is cover the backglass /// then, after a few games I'd cover the rest of the game /// g61z7"
Quoted from And33p:Thinking about buying a Monte Carlo
This pin was in questionable condition, when me and D33per went to look at it we could barley get the pf up, it was wedged in by the cabinet. We walked away happy she didn't take our extremely low counter offer.
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