Wizard, 1975 Bally: $6450
A highly popular and successful pinball machine, it ran for over 10,000 units. Based on The Who's rock opera Tommy it features some great game play. Most notably it has "flip flags" on the playfield which flip over left to right when hit. This is regarded as the first licenced pinball, with The Who receiving royalties for its sale. This set a trend thereafter with many music icons being featured on pinballs the backglass shows Ann Margret and Roger Daltrey who were in the movie. Stunning cabinet. Without blemish - bright and vibrant colours. Lovely playfield: new playfield glass beautiful backglass newly rubbered. Perfect working order as a piece of furniture and Rock N Roll and Who memorabilia, it takes some beating. Even inside it is excellent. None of the wires have been chopped about - they are all as when the pinball machine left the factory. There are even the paper labels that were tied to some of the wiring loom. You may cherish this pinball for the rest of your life - but as an investment you will never lose money on it either. These will only ever go up in price.

#2 3 years ago

DOC

drsfmd

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10y 76,550 3,156 108

#3 3 years ago

TLZ

timtim

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9y 89,300 2,958 8 7

Nope

#4 3 years ago

DUG

TopMoose

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Cincinnati, OH

9y 111K 2,267 10 126 1

Noooooooo.
In pristine collector's quality condition that's a $1700 to $2000 game.

#5 3 years ago

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ForceFlow

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9y 238K 31,333 268 14

Heck no.

#6 3 years ago

ODB

Gryszzz

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Indianapolis, IN

10y 120K 13,251 9

That reads like a total scam.

#7 3 years ago

JJF

wolverinetuner

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Dearborn, MI

7y 94,800 2,960 18

But doesn’t the fact that it still even has “the paper labels that were tied to some of the wiring loom” make it worth at least that much?

#8 3 years ago

ACE

pinzrfun

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Belleville, MI

11y 90,300 4,305 20

Is Roger Daltrey going to come set it up and cook dinner too?

#9 3 years ago

MJA

Mitch

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Wellesley, ON

10y 131K 5,030 18 38

You've been on this site 8 years and you cant tell that it is overpriced?

#10 3 years ago

RNS

Electrocute

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9y 104K 4,872 16

Quoted from TopMoose:
Noooooooo.
In pristine collector's quality condition that's a $1700 to $2000 game.

Don’t think so. Restored examples with Wade Krause playfields should fetch much more.

#11 3 years ago

RobertWinter

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12y 117K 2,302 2

Quoted from Electrocute:
Don’t think so. Restored examples with Wade Krause playfields should fetch much more.

Agreed.

I'm working on one with a new cabinet, NOS Bill Davis cleared playfield and NOS plastic set. If I ever sold it, I'd ask much more than $2k.

But not $6450!

#12 3 years ago

WOT

Atari_Daze

Spd

Houston, TX

7y 141K 10,052 7

Uh, no

#13 3 years ago

RNS

Electrocute

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9y 104K 4,872 16

Own two with Wade Krause playfields. Value is priceless to me.

#14 3 years ago

megadeth2600

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Pittsburgh, PA

10y 49,550 728 46 6

I don't think an NIB one would fetch that much unless the buyer was clueless .

#15 3 years ago

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Electrocute

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9y 104K 4,872 16

Quoted from megadeth2600:
I don't think an NIB one would fetch that much unless the buyer was clueless .

I’m the crazy person who would. Doubt they exist.

#16 3 years ago

TJD

elcolonel

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Dacula, GA

8y 62,550 1,809 3 12 5

an asking price like that, makes this POS, look like a bargain!
atlanta.craigslist.org link

#17 3 years ago

MRM

mrm_4

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6y 126K 6,205 11

Quoted from Mitch:
You've been on this site 8 years and you cant tell that it is overpriced?

I cant stop laughing about this

#18 3 years ago

TKM

Daditude

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Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,116 23 271

I would say no, but that ultimately is up to the buyer. I always ask myself what else I could get for the same price. 6450 buys a LOT of better pins. Of course, if it is a CQ pin and there us a rich person out there that just has to have a perfect one...maybe it is worth it to them.

Remember, only one person has to think it is fair for it to sell.

#19 3 years ago

TJD

elcolonel

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Dacula, GA

8y 62,550 1,809 3 12 5

Your making a hell of a leap say this one is the perfect one anyway!

#20 3 years ago

RNS

Electrocute

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9y 104K 4,872 16

Quoted from Daditude:
I would say no, but that ultimately is up to the buyer. I always ask myself what else I could get for the same price. 6450 buys a LOT of better pins. Of course, if it is a CQ pin and there us a rich person out there that just has to have a perfect one...maybe it is worth it to them.
Remember, only one person has to think it is fair for it to sell.

Nice taste for pinball machines. Dodge City is another machine I consider priceless. A bitch to find.

#21 3 years ago

TKM

Daditude

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Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,116 23 271

Quoted from Electrocute:
Nice taste for pinball machines. Dodge City is another machine I consider priceless. A bitch to find.

They are super hard to find...but it is interesting you said that, it just so happens that i am about to sell one.
You can PM me if you are interested.

1 year later

#22 2 years ago

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borna

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Unknown

2y 17,300 156

well lets put it this way. as some one said "In pristine collector's quality condition that's a $1700 to $2000 game."
yes, that is how much it worth, but at the same time it is impossible to get one in that range. It is almost very hard to get one in working condition for less than $1000.
I know a person that paid $8k for Surf champ that was in pristine condition. He wanted one, since he had a great childhood memory with that machine and he was wealthy enough to pay top $ for it, just because he wanted to have one.
so yes, the value of those machines are between $500 - $2000, but don't be surprised if someone pays $6K for them.
Does it worth to pay $10K for international first class flight or pay $5k a night for a hotel room. Not to an average person, but some will. this is exactly a samething, and is all about what it's worth to you.

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