For sale: The Hobbit LE #969

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For sale: The Hobbit LE #969

Added: 2017-09-22 18:07:37 UTC • Ended: September 30th, 2017
Condition: Used - shows wear but 100% working and clean

Price

$ 5,700 (Firm)

Price is firm

Early run Hobbit LE. Bought new and was routed by myself at Jackbar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ever since. definitely got a fair amount of play, but maintained well and kept in good condition, with some minor flaws. but i think the price reflects this.

the good:
-plays great. all major mech's work.
-clean. can maybe use a mild shop, but really not even.
-nice playfield. all plastics intact.

the bad:
-missing right slingshot kicker (the rivets tend to break on them, but easy fix once getting the part)
-some flipper wear around left flipper button, but otherwise very nice cab.
-top lid on circuitry case has a scrape through the sticker and some scrapes on the metal, due to playfield once coming off it's track. absolutely no damage to underside of pf or anything on it, or cabinet. but full disclosure.

that's all i can think of, but it's not impossible there might be something minor i'm missing (i.e. switch out), or maybe i'm not. buyer should be aware that i'm only mentioning the cons i'm aware of. but, for the price, these are minor risks you should be willing to take.

game is all wrapped up and ready to go at:
JACKBAR
143 Havemeyer St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Price is firm. Game is wrapped and ready for local pickup. Will ship at arrangement and expense of buyer.

thanks for looking!

-jon - jackbar

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#2 6 years ago

WOZ

PanzerFreak

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 123K 12,935 19

Amazing deal. Routed JJP shooter lanes still look excellent even after a ton of use.

#3 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

i should've mentioned, not looking for any trades at this time. thanks.

#4 6 years ago

COZ

coz6

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

11y 68,050 2,173 6 10

$5,899.995 my best offer... so want this game... just have to trade x-men for it.... and get the muscle to lift, and lift again. Good luck with sale! or somebody buy my x-men today and lets make this work!

#5 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

Quoted from coz6:
$5,899.995 my best offer... so want this game... just have to trade x-men for it.... and get the muscle to lift, and lift again. Good luck with sale! or somebody buy my x-men today and lets make this work!

i like your style!

#6 6 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Good seller. Good deal. Good bar.

#7 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

thanks levi! changed ad to reflect willingness to ship.

#8 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

bump it

#9 6 years ago

DTY

libtech

Pinside member

12y 82,650 1,958 42

Man I wish I had a location near me with hobbit and dialed in to play, glwys!

#10 6 years ago

JDR

Aflacjack

Pinside+ Frequent

Bristol, TN

6y 102K 1,161 34 36

Awesome deal....someone should snatch this up. Hobbit is our most played game here at home.

#11 6 years ago

???

Mike_J

Pinside member

13y 99,550 5,399 58

It's been very interesting watching the market dictate the price on this machine.

#12 6 years ago

TMN

Goronic

Pinside member

Quoted from Mike_J:
It's been very interesting watching the market dictate the price on this machine.

Surprising to be honest. I wonder if it goes back up in price years down the road.

#13 6 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

Its always a little challenging to sell a game thats been routed, and is a little beat up. I wonder how many game plays? Cliffy protectors and flipper guards would have really help preserve the value of this game. The Hobbit is a great game by the way....

#14 6 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

Pinside member

12y 187K 35,338 30 1

Quoted from PtownPin:
Its always a little challenging to sell a game thats been routed, and is a little beat up.

ummmm.... pretty sure it is priced accordingly... Great price for the condition.

#15 6 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

Quoted from Whysnow:
ummmm.... pretty sure it is priced accordingly... Great price for the condition.

not disagreeing with you at all....its an incredible game...especially if you give it time, and understand the rule set....its pretty deep.

#16 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

to call this game "a little beat up" is an extreme exaggeration, in my opinion. it just has some very minor bumps and bruises that most people wouldn't even notice without them being pointed out, and i don't want it to be represented as anything else. i think the buyer will be very happy.

#17 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

price drop. $5700. grab it up while it's hot!

#18 6 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

This game has been in one location it's entire life and hasn't been moved two feet since being removed from the box. "A little beat up" is pinside speak for "not NIB."

#19 6 years ago

F W

AUKraut

WilliPinball

7y 113K 2,787

Steal at this price......

#20 6 years ago

japespin

Pinside member

Las Vegas, NV

9y 41,800 430 4

Someone please buy this before I go down the path of trying to figure out what shipping would cost for me to the West Coast.

#21 6 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Quoted from japespin:
Someone please buy this before I go down the path of trying to figure out what shipping would cost for me to the West Coast.

It would cost you about $400.

You're welcome.

#22 6 years ago

???

jgentry

Pinside member

10y 137K 5,229

I think this just is part of the movement that a lot of buyers are only looking for perfect HUO or NIB or high end restored games anymore and I think that is what PtownPin was hinting at. A lot of new collectors use their games for #@@# measuring contests instead of just playing them.

This is a great price on what looks to be a well maintained game and hopefully another operator will grab it and put it right back on location somewhere.

#23 6 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Quoted from jgentry:
I think this just is part of the movement that a lot of buyers are only looking for perfect HUO or NIB or high end restored games anymore and I think that is what PtownPin was hinting at. A lot of new collectors use their games for #@@# measuring contests instead of just playing them.
This is a great price on what looks to be a well maintained game and hopefully another operator will grab it and put it right back on location somewhere.

I don't think this is true. yes, there is the "shooter lane" subset and they are quite loud, but the vast majority of home pinball owners don't even own a HUO pinball machine. The vast majority of machines in collections are not HUO.

It's the silent majority!

Sure this game could end up on route, but it is much more likely it will end up in someone's home.

#24 6 years ago

???

jgentry

Pinside member

10y 137K 5,229

Quoted from CrazyLevi:
I don't think this is true. yes, there is the "shooter lane" subset and they are quite loud, but the vast majority of home pinball owners don't even own a HUO pinball machine. The vast majority of machines in collections are not HUO.
It's the silent majority!
Sure this game could end up on route, but it is much more likely it will end up in someone's home.

You are correct. My point was more that a lot of the newer buyers do not seem to feel this way. Many act literally offended at the thought of a routed game unless it has been restored.

#25 6 years ago

GEM

Silverballer

Pinside member

14y 88,300 3,238 51

Hey, that was my machine. Sort of. I originally ordered it and chose the #969. After waiting 2.5 years I sold it without taking possession. Glad to see it out there and best of luck with sale. Correction - I misread the thread - I had WoZ #969. Still, glws!

#26 6 years ago

DJB

delt31

Pinside+ Frequent

Pittsburgh, PA

8y 159K 12,569 12 7 1

The problem here is that there have been so many gorgeous HUO Hobbits sell at really low prices, not sure people want to deal with a game that's been routed. And these were smaug editions so he has very very tough competition.

#27 6 years ago

???

Mike_J

Pinside member

13y 99,550 5,399 58

Quoted from delt31:
The problem here is that there have been so many gorgeous HUO Hobbits sell at really low prices, not sure people want to deal with a game that's been routed. And these were smaug editions so he has very very tough competition.

Maybe.

My neighbor recently bought his HUO Smaug for $6,250. This is still $550 less which is a nice discount in my book.

#28 6 years ago

COS

cosmokramer

Pinside member

11y 120K 8,453

This game is in better shape than some games that are HUO...

#29 6 years ago

STV

Doctor6

Pinside member

Roscoe, IL

15y 116K 4,413 6 58

Quoted from delt31:
The problem here is that there have been so many gorgeous HUO Hobbits sell at really low prices, not sure people want to deal with a game that's been routed. And these were smaug editions so he has very very tough competition.

I'm assuming the game is Jersey Jack's weakest, because they are being sold EVERYWHERE.

#30 6 years ago

Skyemont

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 125K 5,973

Great game and a better price. Holy shit. Someone buy this. Damn. GLWTS.

-1

#31 6 years ago

CRW

crwjumper

Pinside member

Safety Harbor, FL

8y 103K 1,542 4 24

Most underrated pin EVER!

#32 6 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

Quoted from Doctor6:
I'm assuming the game is Jersey Jack's weakest, because they are being sold EVERYWHERE.

Its most definitely not....I have all three....

#33 6 years ago

TMN

Goronic

Pinside member

I will probably sell my hobbit one day, but not for under 6500. That's too low. I'll just keep it. Still think it is great, and Keith has another code update or two coming.

#34 6 years ago

TKD

TKDalumni

Pinside member

Los Angeles, CA

9y 96,300 2,992

Never seen a decal wear off like that on a modern machine.

#35 6 years ago

DLS

bigd1979

Pinside member

Hagerstown, MD

10y 137K 14,191 8 78

Quoted from TKDalumni:
Never seen a decal wear off like that on a modern machine.

I have at places with food and drink and lots of plays....

#36 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

Quoted from TKDalumni:
Never seen a decal wear off like that on a modern machine.

i'd say it's more scratched, than worn. these players don't like to take the extra few seconds to clip their fingernails.

#37 6 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

Like I tried to say earlier....$50 worth of cliffy's and some $20 flipper guards would have save him a lot of money in the end. Most collectors care about condition. Even if has nothing to do with actual game play...IMHO its the only reason this great game hasn't sold yet....

#38 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

Quoted from PtownPin:
Like I tried to say earlier....$50 worth of cliffy's and some $20 flipper guards would have save him a lot of money in the end. Most collectors care about condition. Even if has nothing to do with actual game play...IMHO its the only reason this great game hasn't sold yet....

-cliffy's didn't exist yet when i bought the game.
-flipper mylar gets worn through on routed games within a few months.
-you didn't TRY to say it before.. you DID say it before. we get it.

and besides, if you're paying $20 for flipper button protectors, you're not saving sh!t.

#39 6 years ago

TMN

Goronic

Pinside member

Buyer could add cliffys, add radcals, repair sling, replace rubbers and clean and wax and it will probably be in tip top shape

#40 6 years ago

TKD

TKDalumni

Pinside member

Los Angeles, CA

9y 96,300 2,992

Oh that's it lol

#41 6 years ago

JON

bigehrl

hey guys- game is tentatively sold - pending pickup. thank you to all who inquired!

#42 6 years ago

LUK

WyseGuy

Inactive member

Unknown

7y 56,300 415 12

The buyer will be getting a game that will keep him busy for a long time, at a great price!

#43 6 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Good deals usually don't last long around here.

#44 6 years ago

DEN

Inactive member

Unknown

12y 53,550 1,773 12 13

Im thinking about a hobbit becouse of the theme, but these pricedumps makes me rethink about buying one, such a new pin, dropping so fast in value and out for sale this often, is not a good sighn.
Youtube videoes shows a beutifull machine, but offcourse i havent tryed it yet. Something must be missing here.

#45 6 years ago

ARS

Robotoes

Pinside member

Rutland, VT

9y 48,650 1,250

OP
Quoted from bigehrl:
hey guys- game is tentatively sold - pending pickup. thank you to all who inquired!

hope you have the paperwork to back it up bud!

#46 6 years ago

STV

Doctor6

Pinside member

Roscoe, IL

15y 116K 4,413 6 58

Quoted from PtownPin:
Its most definitely not....I have all three....

So which is the weakest and why? And why are these being sold everywhere?

#47 6 years ago

TMN

Goronic

Pinside member

Quoted from Doctor6:
So which is the weakest and why? And why are these being sold everywhere?

I have played all three and I prefer hobbit. But the other two are great as well. Not sure why, but I seem to be in the minority. Like usual play before you buy anything

#48 6 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member