(Topic ID: 201430)
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Goin' Nuts
Gottlieb, 1983
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Boston, MA
One of my favorite games ever. So underrated. I'm going to cry if there's been on in the same state for the past 10 years. Now, if only I had a spare 15 Gs laying around
Interesting, you have a 34 year old pinball machine without a speck of dust on it in a freshly constructed attic without so much as a single other object anywhere else to be seen. Usually old stuff has a proportionate amount of other old crap around it. Please, bring us up to speed on the history. This is fun stuff.
Quoted from dsuperbee:What did Steve Charlands end up going for?
The family has decided to hang on to it.
Quoted from Pinballmike217:Interesting, you have a 34 year old pinball machine without a speck of dust on it in a freshly constructed attic without so much as a single other object anywhere else to be seen. Usually old stuff has a proportionate amount of other old crap around it. Please, bring us up to speed on the history. This is fun stuff.
I'm kinda shocked. It's in Boston and u or I don't know the seller
Quoted from Pinballmike217:you have a 34 year old pinball machine without a speck of dust on it in a freshly constructed attic without so much as a single other object anywhere else to be seen.
Looks like the sidewall of an A-frame house...unless they put a pool table in the attic as well 
Quoted from TKDalumni:$21k?!!! It's fun, but it ain't $20k fun!!
Just owning an extremely rare pin is often fun enough for a collector going after games like this . Goin' Nuts is also a pretty good player with a unique ruleset .
I remember talking with Steve Charland 3 years ago or so and he had told me that it was his goin nuts that was used as the loaner game for the pinball arcade. Just sharing some cool pinball trivia with the group.
That and one more reminder of why Blown Fuse Steve was so awesome. I really miss him.
Contact me via PM, if you wish you to know price ranges of private sales that have occurred in the past 20 or so years for examples of this game that exchanged hands. Most were undocumented. Previous information in the early 90s is spotty due to lack of communication. A couple of the original games were located during this period.
Additional photos would be required to conduct comparisons with other examples in order to provide a fair assessment of current economic value. I would not recommend having the owner keep the game in the attic as it remains difficult to climate control properly. Too hot or too cold.
Quick sale between 12k and 15k. Holding out for someone with deep pockets will be between 15k and 20k. We would love to have a publicised price when it does sell.
-Mike
Quoted from trilogybeer:I know of 2 that sold for $21,000 each .
trilogybeer Really, that much? Imagine if the same person bought them both, now that would be really crazy
Quoted from Tilt:trilogybeer Really, that much? Imagine if the same person bought them both, now that would be really crazy
That would be Goin' Nuts wouldn't it?
21k is a wild figure. More power to those who can afford to go that high though. I’d go as high as $12,000 on something like this that is unrestored, assuming it was fully functional and what not. Would be cool to have one.
Quoted from TigerLaw:21k is a wild figure. More power to those who can afford to go that high though. I’d go as high as $12,000 on something like this that is unrestored, assuming it was fully functional and what not. Would be cool to have one.
It’s basically home use, like all of them. Likely won’t need restoring just a little tlc. Would be nice to know if it works or not.
Quoted from Robotoes:I would think one would sell fairly easily in the 15k-20k range without too much waiting around.
It is one of the rarer games in existence. It’s also pretty fun and unique.
Following this for sure.
Yeah. It’s kind of like magic girl. Except it’s complete. And it works. And it’s fun. And the mere mention of it doesn’t send hundreds of suckered customers into a rage or tears.
I would agree $20,000 shouldn’t be too tough especially if it works. Non-working $15,000 easy as it’s likely cosmetically close to mint.
Quoted from Whysnow:has anyone gotten a reply from the seller?
asking for a friend
Quoted from MinusWorlds:No, and I’m not jumping the gun, but this area is infamous for fake ads just to get a rise out of people. There’s about an ad a week that is just some idiot with nothing better to do than waste peoples time. I however have a felling this one is legit.
Lol. There was a fake Krull ad on the west coast that hilariously blew up RGP 10 years back.
Quoted from Blownfuse_Spawn:This is my dads goin' nuts that was his game before being swapped out. Any idea on cost. We set up all his play fields and back glasses today for sale.
No idea but I’m interested. Just started unintentionally collecting playfields. Where are you selling them?
Quoted from MinusWorlds:No idea but I’m interested. Just started unintentionally collecting playfields. Where are you selling them?
That would be cool to have.
-Mike
Quoted from Blownfuse_Spawn:This is my dads goin' nuts that was his game before being swapped out. Any idea on cost. We set up all his play fields and back glasses today for sale.
Set up where? Would be interesting to see them all.
Really innovative game. Timed games were an experiment that didn't really work, but this one is fun once you learn its tricks. I'm thinking at least 20K if fully working.
Quoted from Blownfuse_Spawn:We are in The East Bay in CA but I'm relocation his collection that we are keeping to Boise
Are you selling stuff on Ebay, local Craig's list, or here on Pinside?
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I would agree $20,000 shouldn’t be too tough especially if it works. Non-working $15,000 easy as it’s likely cosmetically close to mint.
$5000 less if it doesn't work?? Who cares if it works or not?? All of that is easily fixable and if you can afford the money for the game then you can surely afford a few hundred more to get the game working. 
Quoted from MinusWorlds:If I get this I will bring it to Dayhuff’s for all to play.
Giddy up!!
John
BTW: I've not heard from the seller at all......
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