JP Price Check

6. Data East made it and they made a lot of them *Sad Trombone*

17-2200

#4 11 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

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12y 102K 5,446

Quoted from Pimp77:
I own one so I'd put it in the 5-6K range.

Ouch. Any real opinions out there? I'm thinking of trading for a Tron LE or BIBLE.

#5 11 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

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12y 102K 5,446

Quoted from TheLaw:
they made a lot of them

That just means it's incredibly popular and extremely valuable.

#6 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Yes pin prices are crazy out of control and have been for some time. It's going to take another decade for that to trickle all the way down to DEs...sorry.

#7 11 years ago

JJW

accidental

I got $2800 for mine when I sold it about 6 months ago.

#8 11 years ago

CMM

maldoror

Inactive member

Not sure whats with the data east hate, JP is a great game as are many other data east pin. In my opinion the value is around 1800-2000 retail in excellent condition, maybe a bit more on a good day.

#9 11 years ago

DAD

mdclips

Pinside+ Frequent

Ellicott City, MD

11y 54,800 412 5

I've been looking for one for a couple months, and I've been seeing them from $1700 to $2500 with $2500 being almost perfect with topper.

#10 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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$2350
ebay.com link: JURASSIC PARK 1993 Pinball Machine Data East Excellent Condition

Quoted from maldoror:
Not sure whats with the data east hate, JP is a great game as are many other data east pin.

They are much cheaper made, have worse art & sound, and generally not as good and remakes of W/B like JP is. But seriously they made some nice games for sure. Brother has JP always enjoy playing it.

#11 11 years ago

MEL

blondetall

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11y 99,300 6,269

I own one and love it, and would rather have a JP than something that says Metallica on it. Also, the pinball machine has a shaker motor, which I am pretty sure makes it 4-D, which is way better than 3-D. Therefore, I estimate it has to be worth at least $8K.

#12 11 years ago

MJM

my5es

Inactive member

Montverde, FL

11y 30,150 149 2 8

I'm a JP owner great fun pin, I paid 2700 and it is 8/10.

$10,000 by Christmas

#13 11 years ago

AST

Astropin

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11y 125K 8,899

I agree with the 1700-2500 range with 2500 being a really nice example and 2k being about average.

#14 11 years ago

DAD

PW79

Inactive member

Wentzville, MO

12y 102K 7,501 6 6

Mine went to a local pal for $2,000.00 & he picks it up in June so I get to play it as he finishes his basement!

I got it from Treasure Cove 6-7 years ago, nice example of the machine.

NOS topper & new L/R Trex motor & custom blade art too.

Ebay auctions

$2600
ebay.com link: Data East JURASSIC PARK Pinball Machine with moving T REX which captures ball

$3300
ebay.com link: JURASSIC PARK PINBALL MACHINE w TOPPER VERY NICE CONDITION 199 SHIPPING

$4200
ebay.com link: LED Jurassic Park pinball machine 1993 Data East TRICKED OUT One of a kind

I'm sure I could have sold it for more but then I'd have to deal with assholes

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/soon-fs-in-stl-mo-jp-wwf-tftc-bw#post-273951

#15 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from PW79:
Ebay auctions

$2350 - but of a reach but no tears

$2600 - Better have been a great one

$3300 - What is the matter with you?

$4200 - Cocaine's a helluva drug

#16 11 years ago

DAD

PW79

Inactive member

Wentzville, MO

12y 102K 7,501 6 6

numbies

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#17 11 years ago

DAD

PW79

Inactive member

Wentzville, MO

12y 102K 7,501 6 6

Get it autographed by a Trex & sell it on ebay

#18 11 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,438 37 77 1

Quoted from TheLaw:
They are much cheaper made, have worse art & sound, and generally not as good and remakes of W/B like JP is. But seriously they made some nice games for sure. Brother has JP always enjoy playing it.

They are not cheaper made. No shitily made than B/W stuff is. the only one that is above and beyond in quality of build was Gottleib. DE feel and sound cheap sometimes because of the Pop housing being one piece. Flippers are just as snappy as B/W stuff. Quality of toys is the same. Actually the Dino in JP is very good build quality. B/W isn't much better overall. Boards are pretty much the same in both manufacturers.

#19 11 years ago

JJW

accidental

Quoted from PW79:
PS
Get it autographed by a Trex & sell it on ebay

Haha! "Signed by T-rex" would be a good way to explain major cabinet damage.

#20 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
They are not cheaper made. No shitily made than B/W stuff is. the only one that is above and beyond in quality of build was Gottleib.

Let's just agree to disagree now.
Stapling down GI strings on a game in 1993 seems pretty cheap to me.
No idea how Gottliebs quality is...they just play like total shit.

#21 11 years ago

JJW

accidental

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
They are not cheaper made. No shitily made than B/W stuff is. the only one that is above and beyond in quality of build was Gottleib. DE feel and sound cheap sometimes because of the Pop housing being one piece. Flippers are just as snappy as B/W stuff. Quality of toys is the same. Actually the Dino in JP is very good build quality. B/W isn't much better overall. Boards are pretty much the same in both manufacturers.

I think you're right. Certainly the quality of the components and build wasn't any worse than B/W. But DE definitely suffered from worse art and in general the PF design wasn't polished enough to stop the kinetics from feeling clunky.

#22 11 years ago

JAC

Fatsquatch

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Harrison, TN

14y 76,900 1,394 8 1

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
They are not cheaper made. No shitily made than B/W stuff is. the only one that is above and beyond in quality of build was Gottleib.

I've only had one Gottlieb to-date, Freddy, and that sumbitch felt as solid as a tank.

#23 11 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,438 37 77 1

I didn't think the art package on SW, GNR, JP, Hook, or tommy was bad at all. Least it was hand drawn art. If I had one thing to complain about for DE stuff, was the keyboard rock music versions of music on almost every game. That was kind of a PIA, but the sound system was superior to B/W. As it was a true Stereo system. POTO and GNR sounded damn good compared to the B/W sounds at the time.

#24 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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I throw GNR out becasue I think it's their best game...it's a winner all around. SW doesn't look good to me personally, but not bad. Tommy looks like an elephant blew a mustard filled load all over it.
Hook & JP look dreadful.

I don;t know if it being a "better sound system" is a moral victory for them. Their games sound really bad, I never stood back and thought, "Piss poor...but stereo!"

#25 11 years ago

CMM

maldoror

Inactive member

Are you going to tell me Phantom of the Opera and Rocky and Bullwinkle suffer from bad art as well?

#26 11 years ago

ROB

MAJRob

Pinside member

Bel Air, MD

11y 76,300 1,030 5 29

I sold mine for 1900... No topper but perfect playfield and almost perfect cabinet. I miss it

#27 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from maldoror:
Are you going to tell me Phantom of the Opera and rocky and bullwinkle suffer from bad art as well?

Phantom has a cool look because it looks like a very old game, that's a good one.
Rocky & bullwinkle, to me, looks pretty bad. The blue color is not my favorite, and the game itself looks, well, it looks like some pinsider made it today in their basement. I never liked colored habatrails which is a DE staple, and R&B has like 3 diff'rent colors...yuck. Of course I'd rather look at R&B then hear that horrible audio of squirrel fly-by.

#28 11 years ago

CMM

maldoror

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http://www.backalleycreations.com/bac%20main%20frame%20page.htm

I understand but there is a big difference between art not being your personal style and art being bad or poorly made. I think Picasso made art that was not my style, no one would say he made poor art.

#29 11 years ago

marlboroman

Pinside member

Laval, QC

12y 51,800 620 14 11

Back Alley Creations working on a new T-REX. That will boost the value for sure! Really looks kick ass!!

#30 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from maldoror:
I understand but there is a big difference between art not being your personal style and art being bad or poorly made.

totally agree, and it's my belief people would generally say DEs look worse than B/W of the same era.
I don't think that's a huge leap to make. DE are not as highly ranked as B/W to most people...at some point you have to accept, or at least think, there is a reason why that is. I unsderstand thr *rabble rabble* DE haters etc....but DE have always been rated lower than B/W. Look/Theme/playability...these are all factors.

#31 11 years ago

ThatGuy

Pinside member

Fresno, CA

11y 40,900 464 4 17

Just had my JP shopped out with topper. I would value it at $2,136.47.

#32 11 years ago

JJW

accidental

Most DE artwork was objectively bad. I mean look at Nedry's hand FFS. And the typography on all those inserts is just terrible.

Their illustrators were simply in a B-league compared to B/W illustrators. Either that or they were given less money or less time. Either way, the final product is sub-par illustration. R&B doesn't count because they could poach existing illustrated artwork that was already great (same with B/W and Judge Dredd).

nedry.png

#33 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from accidental:
I mean look at Nedry's hand FFS. .

THANK YOU. And as always...Is that supposed to be Timmy on the right...i mean I literally saw this movie in 3D LAST NIGHT and I don't even know who that is.

#34 11 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

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Quoted from accidental:
Their illustrators were simply in a B-league compared to B/W illustrators.

No way! Those hands were drawn by the #1 pinball artist, who completely changed the industry. He was the Wilt Chamberlain of his time:

#35 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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OP
Quoted from jayhawkai:
No way! Those hands were drawn by the #1 pinball artist, who completely changed the industry. He was the Wilt Chamberlain of his time:
» YouTube video

Bwaahahahahaa

#36 11 years ago

JES

JesseB

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Indianapolis, IN

20y 49,150 527 1

Quoted from marlboroman:
Back Alley Creations working on a new T-REX. That will boost the value for sure! Really looks kick ass!!

nice!

#37 11 years ago

MEL

blondetall

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11y 99,300 6,269

Quoted from blondetall:
I own one and love it, and would rather have a JP than something that says Metallica on it. Also, the pinball machine has a shaker motor, which I am pretty sure makes it 4-D, which is way better than 3-D. Therefore, I estimate it has to be worth at least $8K.

I give a sarcastic answer to a sarcastic thread and get a thumbs down? Lighten up, man.

#38 11 years ago

JJW

accidental

OP
Quoted from jayhawkai:
No way! Those hands were drawn by the #1 pinball artist, who completely changed the industry. He was the Wilt Chamberlain of his time:
» YouTube video

What a massive douche. "Don't ask me about it because I don't really care about it but listen to me grossly inflate the significance and coolness of this part of my past."

#39 11 years ago

MEL

blondetall

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11y 99,300 6,269

And dont email him, because he is too busy otherwise saving the world. Ha ha.

#40 11 years ago

CMM

maldoror

Inactive member

Is that video legit? wow.

#41 11 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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