How about posting some pictures to help the cause... You might be scaring off potential buyers with the "amateur restoration" description.

I have a FH already. Great game, and on deck for a full restoration including IPB playfield.

I too love funhouse! Great shots, fun playing game! And now that I'm divorced... I can finally own it! Yes, the ExWife found Rudy to be way too creepy!

That was the only pinball machine that I could never get the OK to buy. I've gotta get it now. lol.

-Aaron

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Dan

Well... Here's your chance! Git-r-dun

None of my business - but I would wait a few days or weeks before dropping the price.

To be honest i think the price is still high. Game is not in great shape. Cabinet needs work. Playfield looks nice but in some places where it looks like clear it also looks like mylar.. hard to tell.

A really nice FH is 2800-3k CQ one is 3500-4k Remember its a sys11

Well said. Much too high. I know i'd think twice because you started at 4000, dropped to 3700, now at 3500, all within a day.

In that condition, it probably is closer to a $2,000 game.

Is there Mylar under the clear coat in those pictures?

It's hard to tell what I'm seeing, but if there is Mylar under the clear, the value would be less than $2,000.

As a buyer, I would look at that as shady. I'm not saying you are, I'm sure you are a stand up guy, just my observation. I like your photo spread, very detailed and nice. Should sell right around there. Good luck with the sale

edit - nevermind, was questioning if in fact it was an overlay. That's important to most.....

Funhouse is not a system 11 game. It is a WPC alpha numeric game.

Ah, this is very important to point out!

So am I seeing in the photos that the overlay is wrinkled in places? Or is it something else?

Had someone bought your game for $4000, had it shipped, and THEN found out it had an overlay; I'd hate to think what would happen....

you said it best, it's a players game.
whoever did the "restore" forgot to clean the inside of the cab and i don't think they prepared the cab properly before applying the new decals. some of the touch-ups under the display are the wrong shade of blue.
i don't understand why someone would spend so much time and money fixing up this game and not even touch the lockdown bar assembly. it's filthy.

It's a huge deal.

Overlays are notorious for lifting, bubbling, fading, dimming the inserts and changing the play of the game.

The entire feel of the game is different with an overlay.

There were two KISS games in the same row at an expo a few years ago and everyone was asking how the one played so different than the other - the overlay softened the feel of the game.

looks like a good players machine for sure. seems like you put time and money into it, why not just hang onto it for life and safe some money for your TOM or WH2O? seems you restored it, its an older keeper. just my 2 cents.

My mistake.

Ok I will have to revise my quotes.. its MAYBE a 2100 game now. That overlay and the fact it was cleared over (you said amateur restore) makes me think that clear is a rattle can job.
Relist it as a players quality game and ask 2k and you will likely get it. No where north of 2300 unless you sell it to someone inexperienced.

No one knows what it looks like under the overlay. It could be damaged which means the overlay is likely to bubble/rip/gouge.

You said you had it shipped to you. Did the seller explain the overlay problems before you bought it? Are the wrinkles smooth now from the clearcoat? How long have you had it?

I believe it would be exactly like the recent Paragon thread.

Keep it, have a hot dog, and learn to love it. It is a great game.

i feel bad for the op because he seems honest and it sounds like someone didn't tell him the whole truth when he purchased the game.

Can we ask where you got it from? was it an ebay sale?

Don't get too down, maybe the more you play it the more you will enjoy it. I've had several machines like that.

My opinion, if you want to keep trying to sell it, drop the word "restore" and describe it as a mostly clean players machine with a bunch of new parts topside and some cabinet issues. Be clear and upfront about the overlay and the wrinkles and the problems with the clear coat.

I still think you could draw $2500+ in the current market. But it's still about $1500 and many, many man-hours away from being called "restored", even by "amateur" standards.

I remember when that machine was for sale a couple months ago, and the seller was upfront about the overlay, and I remember he also chose to use the words "amateur restore". It is what it is...at least you don't have a $3500 Hook or something like that.

read all the posts. Not too hard to figure out. No value judgement about the seller, just answering your question.

I paid 2400 for mine, and yours is a lot nicer looking. Mine is an original with a mylar and has a few lifting inserts, even.

I didn't buy it for an investment. I bought it to play it.

Play it 'till you get your money out of it.

Justin is a very nice guy.
I am sure someone will take the game give it some time. Christmas is coming. Put it up on Craigslist I am sure someone will buy it.
I wish we could have made the trade that I offered. I understand you not wanting my games since thy were not the ones on your want list. Good luck with your sale.

OP is obviously a class act. Nothing shady about this. I appreciate people who are honest and take information from folks in stride. We all have that purchase that we may have been misled or under informed about but I agree with everyone. Keep it and play it till the PF is bare

it's not a System 11, it's WPC.

Ops, I see someone pointed that out already...

I think of it as the premium of the system 11's because of the display...I had a proto with system 11 sound jumper board in it from the fatory. Kind of interesting. I think it lacked a couple of normal production sounds as well but had DP playfield, wide side rails and a pokin' out start button....Dumb of me to sell that one.

GL with the sale

You're taking this all pretty well. If it were me I'd swap that playfield out. It's really hurting the value way too much.

Good luck,

Brian

Yeah - you could swap the pf out and as long as the cabinet is decent - have a pretty nice game. Course FH pfs are not cheap either.

If you end up keeping it I plan on restoring a FH playfield this winter.