I have a problem, which game to sell?

I know I’m not the first person to have this problem and definitely not the last. I need some advice. I have found a new outdoor passion/hobby that I will need some funds to support.

I currently have more games that I set myself a max for (interesting how they multiply) so one needs to go regardless, but now more eminent.

What to sell??
- HEP TOTAN: sub 600 plays, full brass, museum piece.
- HUO Indiana Jones adventure: all brass, original playfield, shooter still glossy, almost no fade on cab, extremely rare example.
- JJP Pirates LE: sub 600 plays loaded with mods, plays flawless (did every tweak, fix in the book). No playfield issues
- NIB TBL: with backup HD, some mods ready to go on… nuf said
- Tron pro (just got this) loaded and only 500 plays, ZERO wear, full laser cut chrome trim, tons of mods, mega rare hot toys topper
- Creature from the black lagoon: just restored, might be the nicest example I have ever seen. Kruzman cleared NOS playfield, all new ramps, stumblr snack bar and echo chase, pinballsp video mod (and original hologram) all blacked out trim… gorgeous, plays even better than it looks

Such a hard one. Love to hear your thoughts

#2 2 years ago

HAR

shovelhed

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Napa, CA

12y 83,550 2,426 1 20

Totan, IJ, pirates, should be bolted.
My 2 cents.
Harley D.

#3 2 years ago

LTG

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Hopkins, MN

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OP
Quoted from Soulrider911:
Love to hear your thoughts

Quit looking for other passion/hobby that require you to sell a beloved pinball machine.

LTG : )

#4 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

LTG yep I hear ya… fortunately but unfortunately the underlying issue is space…

#5 2 years ago

DAD

Yelobird

The Mod Couple

Wheaton, IL

20y 160K 10,056 44 37

Tough call you have some Great titles there. Guess I would flip the Tron Pro as the others would be hard to replace in this crazy pin economy.

#6 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Good point Yelobird that was kinda my lense.... Say I off one, what are the chances I will be able to get the "one" back in the future... TOAN, POTC, IJ... probably very low unless I want to take out a Mortgage on my house. Considering the TBL to the the one... The Creature I have is my prized restore, and the last of my restores I own.

#7 2 years ago

BRG

IdahoRealtor

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Eagle, ID

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If you must, dump Pirates. WAY overvalued for what it is and how good it is.

Definitely hold the Williams stuff.

Tron won't net you much. In your high end collection it's closest thing you've got to good bang for the buck.

Lebowski is special. Gorgeous, rare, and unbeatable theme.

#8 2 years ago

JIM

Ricochet

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Don’t you dare sell that IJ ! … well do what ya gotta do

#9 2 years ago

LTG

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Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,939 24 7

Sell them all. Go live naked in the woods and become a monk.

Problem solved.

LTG : )

#10 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

There is something to be said about getting rid of everything one doesn't "need" and living simply with low stress.. Not sure I am there yet Gotta find that happy medium... maybe one day

#11 2 years ago

JIM

Ricochet

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OP
Quoted from Soulrider911:
There is something to be said about getting rid of everything one doesn't "need" and living simply with low stress.. Not sure I am there yet Gotta find that happy medium... maybe one day

I did this once … 5 pins and 13 vids… I kept only IJ

#12 2 years ago

BRG

IdahoRealtor

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Eagle, ID

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Take up disc golf and keep them all.

#13 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Yes! Ricochet Ya truth be told IJ is going no where, but just wanted to add to the poll for good measure

#14 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Intersting POTC seems to be what most would sell. I know there are mixed feelings on that game... I personally LOVE that thing

#15 2 years ago

Fizz

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Elk Grove Village, IL

5y 57,800 502 2

Well if the goal is to free up space, my thought is that the NIB Lebowski is literally just a big cardboard box taking up space. So I'd sell that first.

Reality is, all of your games are high end and seem pretty special. So, congrats on that!

#16 2 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

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Arvada, CO

10y 93,050 4,526 12

OK I'll bite... whats the Hobby?

#17 2 years ago

ROB

Otto110

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Las Vegas, NV

6y 68,300 105 15

Wow
It seems like it was just yesterday that I bought your Metallica pro and you were restoring a Stern Pirates.

Now look at you..... all grown up with real pinball problems. I'm very proud of you son

#18 2 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 31,342 16 13

I say keep them and just save up for the other hobby.

#19 2 years ago

DEF

ataritoday

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Newtown, PA

12y 47,300 590 5

Pirates…. Only because I am guessing it’s at max value…but I would have said that year ago so what do I know.

#20 2 years ago

LEE

Leeb18509

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Farmington, UT

12y 76,550 2,112 5

Creech, then Tron, then Pirates. Then TOTAN...

#21 2 years ago

???

phil-lee

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8y 91,550 4,209

You already know in your heart which you will sell.
No confirmation needed.
I would sell TBL simply because I don't know how to work on it.
Great Collection!

#22 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Well first I should explain my situation - I think it will help.
In a previous life, I was a pro wakeboarder and snowboarder. I messed up my right knee BAD 18 years ago, in a bad wreck. I partial dislocated my knee and tore ACL, LCL, MCL, Meniscus almost destroyed entirely. I have since undergone 12 surgeries, spent cumulatively over 2 years on crutches (cool fact!) and I have been unable to do almost anything active - let alone get on a board of any kind - for 5 years. Thus I found a great passion for working on, restoring, and owning pins!

Then I Recently rode an efoil…
https://vimeo.com/513254194

WOW, not only did it not kill my knee and I was able to do it, but it’s working the muscles. So hooked… downside a board is 12k and are impossible to find… but I found one

For all you extreme sports folks, you have to try this!! closest to flying on water.

#23 2 years ago

YAW

Lethal_Inc

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Westminster, CO

11y 88,300 4,933 7 34

Very cool I want one! How much do they run?

#24 2 years ago

LTG

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Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,939 24 7

Quoted from Lethal_Inc:
Very cool I want one! How much do they run?

OP
Quoted from Soulrider911:
downside a board is 12k

LTG : )

#25 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Ya they start around 12k. Batteries alone are about 3400.00 They are quite an impressive fear of engineering! Dudes and their toys.

By the way I know this topic might be a ridiculous, and really im lucky to be in this position, not truly a problem… more like an opportunity. I do appreciate the input it’s helping me make a decision

#26 2 years ago

ZAP

Pinzap

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I only voted Creech in hopes you’d sell it to me!!

#27 2 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

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Arvada, CO

10y 93,050 4,526 12

Ok here is my angle. (Former Wakeboarder)
So you almost put yourself in a wheelchair and now you want to finish the job with an Air Chair? I think you should keep your pins and your butt on the ground. Just my two cents worth.

#28 2 years ago

PHB

Chisox

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Frankfort, IL

9y 129K 4,278 9 37

Holy crap was that cool. I was gonna say how difficult replacing any of those games would be down the road and to find a cheaper hobby but after seeing that thing…go for it!

#29 2 years ago

DMM

DS_Nadine

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Düsseldorf

8y 72,800 4,104 2

OP
Quoted from Soulrider911:
I know I’m not the first person to have this problem and definitely not the last. I need some advice. I have found a new outdoor passion/hobby that I will need some funds to support.
I currently have more games that I set myself a max for (interesting how they multiply) so one needs to go regardless, but now more eminent.
What to sell??
- HEP TOTAN: sub 600 plays, full brass, museum piece.
- HUO Indiana Jones adventure: all brass, original playfield, shooter still glossy, almost no fade on cab, extremely rare example.
- JJP Pirates LE: sub 600 plays loaded with mods, plays flawless (did every tweak, fix in the book). No playfield issues
- NIB TBL: with backup HD, some mods ready to go on… nuf said
- Tron pro (just got this) loaded and only 500 plays, ZERO wear, full laser cut chrome trim, tons of mods, mega rare hot toys topper
- Creature from the black lagoon: just restored, might be the nicest example I have ever seen. Kruzman cleared NOS playfield, all new ramps, stumblr snack bar and echo chase, pinballsp video mod (and original hologram) all blacked out trim… gorgeous, plays even better than it looks
Such a hard one. Love to hear your thoughts

Since TBL is still NIB you don't seem to have much fun with it, and it won't gain worth either with the game being made again, so it seems pretty obvious for me.

#30 2 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,039 19 30 1

Just randomly pick one, you don't seem to play them much

#31 2 years ago

JMS

swampfire

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Sell all of them but the Tron Pro, the rest of those are all way too expensive.

#32 2 years ago

???

nicoy3k

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Acton, MA

3y 66,050 3,025 1 14

I’d sell them all, you own the most overrated/overvalued games out there

And like if you can’t afford this other hobby wtf are you buying hep or sitting on a POtC? You could have 4 stern pros for a fraction of the price and have better games

#33 2 years ago

PJF

rai

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20y 169K 18,761 34

I’d not sell Tron. Sold mine before I moved and sorry. Can’t replace it for the price I sold or for one year ago.

I’d sell Totan or JJP Potc both are not much fun to me relative to their cost. If they were $7-10k it’d be ok but I’d rather sell them ate the current inflated price.

#34 2 years ago

CAD

Crispin

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Wow thanks for introducing me to flying on the water! If it were my collection I wouldn't even insult IJ, Pirates or Totan by considering them. I am a huge Lebowski fan and CFTBL has a Kruzman playfield so I say Tron is the odd man out. I mildly enjoy Tron and could never understand the frenzy over it but others think that Totan is just a beautiful game and not a great shooter. Hopefully you have opened that Lebowski, keep what makes you smile .

#35 2 years ago

HAR

shovelhed

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Napa, CA

12y 83,550 2,426 1 20

I am on vacation in Hawaii right now and just saw a dude surfing on one. I had no idea what it was but it was bad ass! Post a vid once you get one!

#36 2 years ago

KOZ

KozMckPinball

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7y 85,300 4,082 3

OP
Quoted from Soulrider911:
Then I Recently rode an efoil…
https://vimeo.com/513254194
WOW, not only did it not kill my knee and I was able to do it, but it’s working the muscles. So hooked… downside a board is 12k and are impossible to find… but I found one
For all you extreme sports folks, you have to try this!! closest to flying on water.

Saw a gal riding one of those last weekend in a saltwater harbor in Massachusetts. Never saw her get the foil up, just riding it at water surface level. It gets noticed that's for sure.

#37 2 years ago

BOS

McDoom

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4y 74,050 623

Here's an idea. Don't sell any.

You have a dream line up.

Coming from a pinside friend.

-1

#38 2 years ago

JAM

NPO

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12y 133K 7,652 3 17

Sell the IJ. Apparently you can $14K for them now.

#39 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911

Thats very kind of you @mcdoom, this thread has some great points and hilarious antics thank you

#40 2 years ago

BOS

McDoom

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4y 74,050 623

If you have to get rid of one, like IdahoRealtor said, I would highly consider pirates especially if you paid cost for it.

I looked at a few efoil videos; you're going to be like the silver surfer out there

Just be safe, God's speed.

#41 2 years ago

BPS

Soulrider911