For sale or trade: Embryon

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#2 2 years ago

TPD

tomdrum

Tom's Pinball

Port Matilda, PA

6y 165K 7,299 16 52

GLWS. That's a nice example. The best playing Bally widebody.

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#3 2 years ago

FU

d0n

Frozen

9y 92k 1,721

$3250 is RICH.

Lots of wear down to the wood in the upper areas & the incubator captive ball area.

Nice sharpie touch-up though.

#4 2 years ago

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jkashani

Pinside+ Frequent

Greystone Park, NJ

9y 119K 3,589 6

Agreed, some of the trades are overzealous as well. Looks like a sub 2k games to me.

Quoted from d0n:
$3250 is RICH.
Lots of wear down to the wood in the upper areas.
Nice sharpie touch-up though.

#5 2 years ago

REW

woody76

Pinball Marketing

Nashville, TN

9y 142K 6,843 6 98

I barely got $1500 for my Embryon. Fun game but lets be realistic a nice one should be $2k or less.

#6 2 years ago

BRW

BRW84

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Quoted from jkashani:
Agreed, some of the trades are overzealous as well. Looks like a sub 2k games to me.

To be fair, you'll note that I said in the ad that I'll add cash on the trade. I'm NOT expecting straight trades. I paid $2,000 for this game over a year ago and put about $600 into it, and the market has gone crazier since then. You'll also note that I never said the price was firm. My plan was to list it for what I thought it might be worth and adjust the price over time since, as I said in the ad, I'm not in a rush to get rid of it. I also laugh at folks who list a NIB game for $30k, but I don't think it's unreasonable to ask around $3k for an uncommon early Bally. However, shortly after I adjust the price this evening, I will turn myself over to the Price Police and await my community service, which will presumably consist of replacing Bally wedge lamps for 15 hours a week.

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#7 2 years ago

FU

d0n

Frozen

9y 92k 1,721

Certain parts of the pinball market has indeed gone crazy recently. Players quality embryon's aren't part of the segment that went crazy though. NIB games selling for $30k today have nothing to do with a 40 year old bally embryon price.
I'd say $1500 is your real value. GLWS!

#8 2 years ago

BRW

BRW84

Pinside+ Frequent

Quoted from d0n:
Certain parts of the pinball market has indeed gone crazy recently. Players quality embryon's aren't part of the segment that went crazy though. NIB games selling for $30k today have nothing to do with a 40 year old bally embryon price.
I'd say $1500 is your real value. GLWS!

I also wish that you could still buy early '80s Bally machines for $1,500, but based on archived ads, the fact that I already turned down one full price offer because I didn't want to ship, and the fact that I'm in no hurry to sell it, I'll let it ride for now.

#9 2 years ago

DPF

Ballypalooza

Pinside member

St Joseph, IL

9y 54,400 654 56

I agree. Standard nice EM’s are clearing $1000-1200 now for us here. Embryon is harder to find than most. I’m guessing $2200-2600? So your fair in my opinion. BUT…. If you take that creepy embryo off the front door key chain, I bet it sells!! GLWS

#10 2 years ago

TPD

tomdrum

Tom's Pinball

Port Matilda, PA

6y 165K 7,299 16 52

I've owned a pile of Bally SS games, they are my passion. I've played quite a few Embryons at shows and did when they were on location and that title usually has a much worse PF than this one. The fact that CPR hasn't done a PF, makes it harder to find one with a decent PF. Perhaps a hardtop someday.

Having played every Bally widebody and owned a Paragon for years, I'd take Embryon over Paragon. Paragon looks better but game play on Embryon is better.

Most Bally SS games have jumped in price over the last 3 years. Get used to it.

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#11 2 years ago

FU

d0n

Frozen

9y 92k 1,721

Quoted from tomdrum:
I've owned a pile of Bally SS games, they are my passion. I've played quite a few Embryons at shows and did when they were on location and that title usually has a much worse PF than this one. The fact that CPR hasn't done a PF, makes it harder to find one with a decent PF. Perhaps a hardtop someday.
Having played every Bally widebody and owned a Paragon for years, I'd take Embryon over Paragon. Paragon looks better but game play on Embryon is better.
Most Bally SS games have jumped in price over the last 3 years. Get used to it.

you should probably buy this one then. Might wanna give the sharpie wear areas another "coat" of sharpie though.

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#12 2 years ago

TPD

tomdrum

Tom's Pinball

Port Matilda, PA

6y 165K 7,299 16 52

Quoted from d0n:
you should probably buy this one then. Might wanna give the sharpie wear areas another "coat" of sharpie though.

Thanks for down voting my 1st GLWS post.

I guess you're trying hard for your "Pinside Price Police" badge. Except there isn't a Pinside achievement for that.

No wonder you have 996 downvotes to 990 up and have been moderated 26 times.

Be happy and play pinball and quit attacking others.

#13 2 years ago

BRW

BRW84

Pinside+ Frequent

Thanks guys. I'm trying not to be defensive, but I pride myself on being the kind of seller I like to deal with. I've got 100% positive feedback and I've made some great friends in this hobby. I had originally listed Embryon at $3,250 trade value, and maybe that was too high, but I'm always open to reasonable offers and I try to be square with folks, just as I hope folks will be square with me.

#14 2 years ago

BRW

BRW84

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