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More Craigslist laughs.

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9 years ago


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    #7301 3 years ago

    Here we go again. 60 bids. Up to $900.

    ebay.com link: itm

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    #7302 3 years ago
    Quoted from phillyfan64:

    Here we go again. 60 bids. Up to $900.

    ebay.com link

    What am I missing? Why are people bidding on this?

    #7303 3 years ago
    Quoted from dmieczko:

    What am I missing? Why are people bidding on this?

    Duh, it's RARE!

    #7304 3 years ago

    Oh sh!t - I missed that part!!

    #7305 3 years ago
    Quoted from dmieczko:

    What am I missing? Why are people bidding on this?

    Comes with custom stickers! WOW, bid is now over $1000.

    #7306 3 years ago

    Scammers will be “denutted”. Also where can I pick up some Kevlar lifetime rubbers?

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    #7307 3 years ago
    Quoted from phillyfan64:

    Here we go again. 60 bids. Up to $900.
    ebay.com link[quoted image]

    Sold for $1,375....... That’s crazy! Over 70 bidders. I guess there are a lot of people out there that don’t know how to research something before they buy it.

    #7308 3 years ago

    He speaks English. Proofreading and punctuation, not so much.

    #7309 3 years ago

    He says he is tired of playing it. Guess he is getting frustrated trying to break those lifetime Kevlar rubbers.

    #7310 3 years ago

    Can someone buy this game, pretty please? It's been listed since the date on the picture. And it's been relisted. It's actually listed three different places in the Nebraska area to maximize exposure. It gets bumped/updated every 24 hours like clockwork in all three locations.

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    #7311 3 years ago
    Quoted from newovad:

    Can someone buy this game, pretty please? It's been listed since the date on the picture. And it's been relisted. It's actually listed three different places in the Nebraska area to maximize exposure. It gets bumped/updated every 24 hours like clockwork in all three locations.
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    Dang...picked mine up for $600. Might be time to flip lol

    #7312 3 years ago
    Quoted from newovad:

    Can someone buy this game, pretty please? It's been listed since the date on the picture.

    ... June 7 of 2020, I got you beat... this pin has been getting slapped up since last year.

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    #7313 3 years ago
    Quoted from Mikala:

    Sold for $1,375....... That’s crazy! Over 70 bidders. I guess there are a lot of people out there that don’t know how to research something before they buy it.

    Now imagine the look on the guy's face when he unboxes his $1300 'pinball' machine, only to realize what he's done....

    #7314 3 years ago
    Quoted from Mikala:

    Sold for $1,375....... That’s crazy! Over 70 bidders. I guess there are a lot of people out there that don’t know how to research something before they buy it.

    Lol. I have a VERY RARE Zizzle POTC stored in my attic for over 12 years. I need to find the for legs(I think the wife threw them out during a spring cleaning). Straight on eBay if I can only find the legs.

    #7315 3 years ago
    Quoted from Nazz26:

    Lol. I have a VERY RARE Zizzle POTC stored in my attic for over 12 years. I need to find the for legs(I think the wife threw them out during a spring cleaning). Straight on eBay if I can only find the legs.

    How about...

    "Ultra-rare plastic POTC pinball machine, one of only a few made without legs. Also, no fussy coin mechanisms to mess with. Much less costly to ship than those needlessly heavy wooden machines. $2499."

    #7316 3 years ago
    Quoted from Nazz26:

    I need to find the for legs(I think the wife threw them out during a spring cleaning)

    Heck, without the legs set it on a wooden box, call it a Coffee table then advertise as EXTREMELY RARE.

    #7317 3 years ago

    Only about 3x what it's worth...where do people come up with these asking prices? I sent them an offer for $1,500

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    #7318 3 years ago
    Quoted from JethroP:

    Heck, without the legs set it on a wooden box, call it a Coffee table then advertise as EXTREMELY RARE.

    Put felt furniture glides under it for the Coffee Table Edition. "New OEM coffee table sliders." +$50

    #7319 3 years ago
    Quoted from Mikala:

    Sold for $1,375....... That’s crazy! Over 70 bidders. I guess there are a lot of people out there that don’t know how to research something before they buy it.

    Actually, I imagine at least some of the bidders know what they are bidding on. The amazing thing to me is that no one in the pinball industry sees the obvious market opportunity here. Zizzle's biggest failing might have been coming out too close to the 2008 recession. Apparently in 2020, you can sell a $150 wholesale pinball machine for a 10x margin. Seems like someone should design a $350 wholesale unit to retail for $699, and clean up the "budget" end of pinball buyers that have to chose between $800+ Zizzles, $500 EM machines, or $3000+ SS pins. Something NIB for $500-$999, appears to have a market.

    #7320 3 years ago

    Then we'd have ten new discussions here about how the playfields all dimple because the particle board is too soft, the flippers aren’t strong enough or are misaligned, the pops all trigger together. Oh, the heartache of saving $8,000! Alas!

    #7321 3 years ago

    $ 5,000 Bally Flicker

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    Seller: "Was given to me as a birthday present in 1975 and in 1985 it was covered with a tarp that I took off 4 years ago when my father passed away. Its in fantastic shape and I had Kinney go through it. The owner of Kinney gave me the price range its worth because I have the owners manual, blueprints and keys for it plus he said most Flickers were built in 1975 but this one is 1974. I have the machine up in mid Springfield so message to set up a showing."

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/657060588228569

    #7322 3 years ago
    Quoted from sandro:

    The amazing thing to me is that no one in the pinball industry sees the obvious market opportunity here.

    That's a good point. I could see a 3/4 or 4/5 machine that uses mostly stock components doing ok at sub $1k. If you ship them with a full playfield protector, you can use a cheaper plywood and forgo clearcoat altogether.

    #7323 3 years ago
    Quoted from Ballypin:

    I have the owners manual, blueprints and keys for it plus he said most Flicker

    Good thing he has the blueprints. In case an architect comes over to service the machine.

    #7324 3 years ago
    Quoted from undrdog:

    Good thing he has the blueprints. In case an architect comes over to service the machine.

    I saw this one too and realized I could scratch both the sellers name and the service guy off my list of people to buy from.

    #7325 3 years ago

    Quick! Inserts are lifting, better get there before they lift all the way out of the game!

    sfbay.craigslist.org link

    #7326 3 years ago

    Surprisingly good pictures for a craigslist ad. 4500 seems a little steep

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    #7327 3 years ago

    ... is that a shadow?

    #7328 3 years ago
    Quoted from alexmogil:

    ... is that a shadow?

    I think it is. And look at the 1/8" of clear that's chipping away. WOW...

    #7329 3 years ago
    Quoted from undrdog:

    Good thing he has the blueprints. In case an architect comes over to service the machine.

    Or planning on building another.

    #7330 3 years ago
    Quoted from yaksplat:

    And look at the 1/8" of clear that's chipping away. WOW...

    It is Mylar that has lifted and was cut away.

    #7331 3 years ago

    Every day there is another one...

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    #7332 3 years ago

    Um...no

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    #7334 3 years ago
    Quoted from PappaDubz:

    orangecounty.craigslist.org link

    Just think how much more he would be asking if the displays were working right...

    #7335 3 years ago

    Not Craigslist but I did get a good laugh out of this one. All the heavy. None of the fun. £1,750.

    https://www.invaluable.com/buy-now/vintage-light-up-glass-top-coffee-table-gottlieb-6b8449c8a1

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    #7336 3 years ago

    Description

    This is an original Gottlieb pinball machine that was cleverly converted into a coffee table, the pinball components are circa 1960 in age.

    #7337 3 years ago
    Quoted from shimmydisc:

    This is an original Gottlieb pinball machine that was cleverly converted into a coffee table, the pinball components are circa 1960 in age.

    lol I didn't even get that far. What a terrible title to look at too.

    #7338 3 years ago
    Quoted from PBEarwood:

    Um...no
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    This guy has been posting this non-stop on facebook. Everyone laughs and mocks him, he removes the post, then reposts it. idiot.

    #7339 3 years ago

    must have been extremely rare and ahead of their time for someone using ramps on a 1960 machine. not to mention the missing pop bumper cap

    #7340 3 years ago

    Yeah, Operation: Thunder is from 1992! Late Mid-century, I guess!

    Ugly, besides. About the last pf I'd use for this.

    No big loss though, I had one for a while, and I bet it plays almost as well as a coffee table. /s

    #7341 3 years ago

    raleigh.craigslist.org link

    BBB for 5000.00 Just Posted I Call BS

    #7342 3 years ago
    Quoted from jasonp:

    raleigh.craigslist.org link
    BBB for 5000.00 Just Posted I Call BS

    "Doesn't know much about it"; it's sitting next to another pinball machine. "No Scammers", yeah, you got that covered.

    #7343 3 years ago

    What machine is next to it, No Fear?

    #7344 3 years ago
    Quoted from shimmydisc:

    What machine is next to it, No Fear?

    Indiana Jones

    #7345 3 years ago

    BBB for 5000.00 Just Posted I Call BS

    only 14 ever made and estimated worth of 15 to 17gran and there is only 1 picture yep I'm in........NOT

    #7346 3 years ago

    Someone has to inquire about it...

    #7347 3 years ago

    I'm going in...here's my email:

    Hi, I'm really interested in the Big Bang Bar pinball machine you have listed. Can you please send me a few more photos? Are you around tomorrow if I would like to come and have a look after I see the additional photos?

    Thank-you

    #7349 3 years ago
    Quoted from JustEverett:

    Only about 3x what it's worth...where do people come up with these asking prices? I sent them an offer for $1,500 [quoted image]

    I came to this thread to see if this pin was listed. OMG, what the hell. I would like to have this theme, but not at that price.

    #7350 3 years ago

    Anyone following this debacle (I think likely a scam)? Guy originally posted the game at $700. I thought it seemed like a scam, but emailed anyway. I decided to browse the pinside pics on the game and it's definitely a cropped photo from pinside.

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