Quoted from Gatecrasher:Pinball Buying 101
I wasn't going to say anything but I figured I'd give you some help on how to buy a pinball machine when the seller doesn't want to ship it (which is the way the vast majority of sellers prefer to do things).
When a seller says he doesn't want to ship and specifies "pick up only" that means he doesn't want to build a crate and all the hassle of shipping a pinball machine to you.
However, most people don't have them shipped that way within the United States anyway. Primarily international sales require shipping.
If you really want this machine all you have to do is buy it and then arrange with Michelle Bianchi to go there and pick it up for you and have it delivered to your doorstep. That's how pinball machines are bought and sold in the United States if you can't go pick them up in person.
It doesn't get much easier than that (for all parties involved).
I hate that option because I'm CHEAP ! NAVL is my last resort. But if a guy can break it down and at least put it on a pallet and shrink wrap it I can arrange the rest. $150 vs $425 is a major difference. But I also realize that many don't have the resources or live in a cul de sac in the "burbs" and have an air conditioned job behind a desk and can't wipe their own ass. No offense to you people that I just ousted ! 
