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High Speed / La Retata -- convert back or keep?

By TimStevens

2 years ago


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#6 2 years ago
Quoted from TimStevens:

Hey there, earlier this summer I picked up a High Speed table that was partially converted to the La Retata spec. (More details here, if you're unfamiliar: https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=4440&picno=34530)
It has the La Retata playfield and plastics, but not the backglass. All in surprisingly good shape.
I was tempted to do a playfield and plastics swap to get this back to full-on High Speed spec, but I was hoping to get some feedback on whether that would be a terrible thing to do given the rarity of this conversion (I've heard only 100 were made). Am I better off leaving this as-is? Does this playfield have value on its own given its rarity, or is it just more of a curiosity?
Appreciate any thoughts!
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Iā€™d leave it! Trade it/sell to someone who wants it. Rare conversions are odd pieces that some people (like myself) really enjoy!

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