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FS: Addams Family in LOS ANGELES (for a friend)

By Rarehero

9 years ago


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#1 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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Hi guys, trying to help out a friend...this isn't my Addams for sale.

He's got the game in storage, so I wasn't able to plug it in...but he had it in his home for 10 years. Looks decent enough, but has some minor edge wear around inserts, around the book case disc, etc. PF colors are nice, no magnet burn. Typical hairline crack on the u-turn of the left ramp. Looks to be a re-import (single coin slot). One of the batteries started to leak, I took it out...doesn't look like it got further than the battery holder, but that will need to be replaced. It's clean-ish...but could definitely use a shop job, new target foam, etc. Definitely will be a nice game with some minor elbow grease.

He wants it gone this week, and wants $5k, firm. He's not a collector or part of this community, but I told him I'd help him out and post it to see if anyone locally would be interested.

PM me if you're interested! Thanks!

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#2 9 years ago
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Rarehero

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#3 9 years ago
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Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

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#4 9 years ago
 
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MinusWorlds

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US Boston, MA

11y 103K 3,502 4

You shouldn't be friends with somebody that has a TAF in storage.

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#5 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

LOL...they just moved. Don't have room in the new place for the pin.

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#6 9 years ago
 
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Brtlkat

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US Fort Pierce, FL

11y 52,050 1,511 14

Re-import??

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#7 9 years ago
 
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Astropin

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Quoted from Brtlkat:

Re-import??

Says it right in the description.

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#8 9 years ago
 
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Wariodolby

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US Goodrich, MI

10y 119K 1,988 32

" so I wasn't able to plug it in."
Lol... Its not plugged in yet..

Bump.,

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#9 9 years ago
 
JAM

NPO

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For $5000, I would want to know if the battery leakage damaged the boards in any way. Looks can be very deceiving - kinda like a bad fuse being tested on the board still ...

Just my constructive critique.

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#10 9 years ago
 
MIK

Wariodolby

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US Goodrich, MI

10y 119K 1,988 32

Quoted from NPO:

For $5000, I would want to know if the battery leakage damaged the boards in any way. Looks can be very deceiving - kinda like a bad fuse being tested on the board still ...
Just my constructive critique.

Some people call them the "price police" I call them the truth tellers .Skip the 3 pages of price police and just drop the price to $4000 now and be done with this TAF .

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#11 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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Quoted from Wariodolby:

Some people call them the "price police" I call them the truth tellers .Skip the 3 pages of price police and just drop the price to $4000 now and be done with this TAF .

That's what I told him - it was a $4k game IMO, but he wanted $6k…$5k is his compromise.

Look, guys - doing this as a favor. If you don't want it, don't buy it. I see that none of you are in Los Angeles, so you weren't going to buy it anyway. Not my game, I don't earn a dime off this transaction…just trying to do something nice for someone who's not part of the forums.

If it doesn't sell at $5k, then the reality of what I told him will be clear.

Snark away!

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#12 9 years ago
 
JAM

NPO

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Now now...

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As his friend, and it sounds like you've already done this - so just acknowledge it - it sounds like you HAVE already told him so, he needs to get a reality check written and cash it to his logic/emotions. A $6000 TAF is nearly pristine with practically nothing wrong with it, and a $5000 should show some small signs of wear but be overall in darn good condition.

You're totally on the right track: $4000 is totally reasonable even with shipping making it a $4450 - $4600 game.

I bought a T3 from Arizona just this year, so hey, guess what - some of us could be interested. I wouldn't draw any conclusions based on where we live. That's like saying "Well, you don't have a pinball collection next to your avatar so your opinion obviously holds zero weight."

You're better than that, Greg.

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#13 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

Quoted from NPO:

Now now...

As his friend, and it sounds like you've already done this - so just acknowledge it - it sounds like you HAVE already told him so, he needs to get a reality check written and cash it to his logic/emotions. A $6000 TAF is nearly pristine with practically nothing wrong with it, and a $5000 should show some small signs of wear but be overall in darn good condition.
You're totally on the right track: $4000 is totally reasonable even with shipping making it a $4450 - $4600 game.
I bought a T3 from Arizona just this year, so hey, guess what - some of us could be interested. I wouldn't draw any conclusions based on where we live. That's like saying "Well, you don't have a pinball collection next to your Avatar so your opinion obviously holds zero weight."
You're better than that, Greg.Powell

Hmmm….I'm acknowledging that I don't think many people would pay $5k for it….but I told him I'd try. Not trying to bone anyone here…but who knows, maybe someone in L.A. needs an Addams NOW. It is what it is.

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#14 9 years ago
 
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Blackbeard

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$5K for an untested taf?

This thing could have a mushroom growing off the batteries, who knows~!

GLWTS (i guess)

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#15 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

Quoted from Blackbeard:

$5K for an untested taf?
This thing could have a mushroom growing off the batteries, who knows~!
GLWTS (i guess)

Once again, I know. This is not my game.

If anyone in L.A. is interested, PM me! If you're someone else, I don't care.

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#16 9 years ago
 
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shlockdoc

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is shipping an option? I had to

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#17 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

Quoted from shlockdoc:

is shipping an option? I had to

If you fly in and ship it to yourself

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#18 9 years ago
 
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jwo825

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US Houston, TX

10y 85,150 2,068 1

As a friend, I think you should have dissuaded him from this listing. Go over there, fire it up and test it. Get some good pics and break the reality of correct pricing to him over a beer and then help him sell it. This post is going to get no interest except for people complaining about the pricing.

The post was pointless and you knew it beforehand. I don't get why you went through with it.

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#19 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

Quoted from jwo825:

As a friend, I think you should have dissuaded him from this listing. Go over there, fire it up and test it. Get some good pics and break the reality of correct pricing to him over a beer and then help him sell it. This post is going to get no interest except for people complaining about the pricing.
The post was pointless and you knew it beforehand. I don't get why you went through with it.

OK, it's actually a friend's Uncle. I felt like he was doing me a favor by taking time out of his day to show it to me. I told him I'd give him $4k, and he said he could prob talk his wife into going down from $6k to $5k. I knew it probably wouldn't sell, but you never know. He did me a favor, so I thought I'd do him a favor in return by putting it out there in case someone was interested.

After this conversation, it definitely won't sell lol

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#20 9 years ago
 
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Skypilot

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Quoted from Blackbeard:

$5K for an untested taf?
This thing could have a mushroom growing off the batteries, who knows~!
GLWTS (i guess)

BlackBeard ,we are talking Cali. Those mushrooms could be very valuable.

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#21 9 years ago
 
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vicjw66

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US San Pedro/port Of Los Angeles, CA

12y 92,550 5,259 4 6

Did the guy even say if it's working? My wife wants me to buy an Addams, but I wouldn't pay more then $3750 for that one assuming minor repairs are needed.

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#22 9 years ago
 
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jayhawkai

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13y 102K 5,447

Greg, it's nice of you to take this beating for your friend's uncle. At least the Metallica Pro guy is deflecting some of the heat.

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#23 9 years ago
 
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chrisjens2

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Quoted from jayhawkai:

Greg, it's nice of you to take this beating for your friend's uncle. At least the Metallica Pro guy is deflecting some of the heat.

LOL, he sure is. I just saw that thread....ouch
Greg, I'm local and would be interested in it for $4k
If it doesn't sell and your friends uncle decides to drop the price, shoot me a pm
I'm also thinking about taking a drive out to look at a semi local (within 3 hours) pin in the near future so if I havent purchased that one.....

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#24 9 years ago
 
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Aurich

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US Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

If one were to grow mushrooms on a pin, what would be the best way to go about that? I'm asking for a friend.

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#25 9 years ago
 
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chrisjens2

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Hey, as of Nov 5th, it's only a misdemeanor now.....

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#26 9 years ago
 
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chrisjens2

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And I'm not sure you would get used to the smell of cow poop

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#27 9 years ago
 
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cosmokramer

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11y 120K 8,469

You gotta grow them inside the cabinet, it has to be dark and damp....errrr , so I've been told

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#28 9 years ago
 
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jwo825

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10y 85,150 2,068 1

OP
Quoted from Rarehero:

OK, it's actually a friend's Uncle. I felt like he was doing me a favor by taking time out of his day to show it to me. I told him I'd give him $4k, and he said he could prob talk his wife into going down from $6k to $5k. I knew it probably wouldn't sell, but you never know. He did me a favor, so I thought I'd do him a favor in return by putting it out there in case someone was interested.
After this conversation, it definitely won't sell lol

It is what it is. Hope you didn't take my post as harsh, I certainly wasn't meaning to come across that way if I did. Sometimes you just have to tell your friends that they're way off base and bring them back in line. Friend's uncles some times as well.

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#29 9 years ago
 
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MinusWorlds

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US Boston, MA

11y 103K 3,502 4

Uggh fine, $3K but that's my final offer!!!!!

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#30 9 years ago
 
ABB

Aurich

Mods and Opinions

US Torrance, CA

11y 144K 23,395 3

Quoted from cosmokramer:

You gotta grow them inside the cabinet, it has to be dark and damp....errrr , so I've been told

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#31 9 years ago
 
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dug

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Quoted from Aurich:

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sneak peak of your TSPP alt translite?

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#32 9 years ago
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GAC

Rarehero

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US Los Angeles, CA

12y 134K 23,147 22 119

Quoted from jwo825:

Sometimes you just have to tell your friends that they're way off base and bring them back in line.

I did. He wants what he wants. I said I'd list it. I knew exactly what would happen....but, here we go

That being said, I've had an offer that's pretty close to the asking price. So, regardless of what any of us think, the game may sell.

I'm sure you guys have been through this routine before....you point out the flaws, you point out the batteries..."normal" people don't notice this stuff, only pin guys do. So, to him, it's this amazing awesome game that sells for $8k on eBay & the details don't matter.

Quoted from jayhawkai:

Greg, it's nice of you to take this beating for your friend's uncle.

I don't consider it a beating. It's not my game.

Whenever I've sold a game of my own here, I've never been price policed and the games have always sold to happy (as far as I know) new owners.

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#33 9 years ago
 
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Astropin

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11y 125K 8,906

Hey Greg.....did you know this pin is over priced?

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#34 9 years ago
 
MIK

Wariodolby

Pinside member

US Goodrich, MI

10y 119K 1,988 32

Bump for a better day .The first was pretty rough .Hope you showed this thread to your uncle So he can lower the price ,make somebody happy,put some money in his pocket and give that TAF a better life.

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