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I have a friend that is looking to sell a Jennings Jay-Ball bagatelle.

https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=11793

Neither of us has any idea what it's worth. The game is not restored but is complete and looks to be in decent cosmetic condition. Does anyone have any idea what would be fair price for both of us?
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Sounds good. I can add some pictures down the road if it would helpful.

...and thanks for the input.

One bump in case someone with additional input may have missed this.

Thanks. This is exactly how I'd like to use it. I have a perfect place for it... Where a pin won't fit, of course

We settled on $350. Unfortunately I can't pick it up until this summer. I'll add pictures when I get it home.

I finally picked up the Jay-Ball. It's a little rougher than I remember but I'm very happy with it. Let me know what you all would like for pictures and I'll upload them to the DB. If there's another game with examples of the pictures you'd like to see, point me in that direction.

Does anyone have any threads for "shopping" this era of game? I'm in the middle of a Space Station resurrection so I'm not going to get to it for a while but I'd like to start reading up on it. I'd like to start by doing a good cleaning and fix up anything that's broken or missing, for example, there are several pins missing. I doubt I'll do a full restoration but any references would be appreciated.

Thanks for the info. The Howard tips are helpful and I'm planning on using an ultrasonic & tumbler. Do you remove the pins? If so, how do you reset them?

Also, the game is missing several pins, does any place sell something that can be used as replacements?

Thanks for the tips!

I use purple power diluted 1 to 1 with water. It's amazing for greasy/grimey/dirty parts... And wire harnesses which doesn't apply here of course.

I usually use the ultrasonic, then soak in evapurust if needed and then the tumbler.