Up untill 2013 Centar sold for around $1500. And that's Ebay prices. And now it demands a value of 4k? I don't get it. Why would anyone pay that much for a pinball machine that looks like it belongs in Judas Priest's closet? lol God awfull ugly.
Quoted from mr2xbass:I know this is technically a CL thread, but this was just too "WTF" funny.
ebay.com link » 1981 Centaur By Bally
It's in my city, but I don't know the seller.
"The playfield , back glass is in mint condition. For those who don’t know pinball the playfield has swirls which adds to the greatness of this game".
Contradict yourself much? Or maybe I just have a different opinion on the definition of MINT.
Yeah, that wear mark behind the left flipper helps maintain that "Mint" condition rating. 
Too good to be true...and long gone.
I hope somebody here grabbed them!
allentown.craigslist.org link
Quoted from ArkhamB:Someone want to tell the guy from Lake Bluff/IL that his RBION isn't going to sell for 5k? Would be nice to see some new pins for sale on craigslist besides these ones that aren't selling.
This guy has one for sale at the same price: annarbor.craigslist.org link
Quoted from electricsquirrel:Too good to be true...and long gone.
I hope somebody here grabbed them!
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What are the odds it's the same machine?
This Space Jam has been on and off on CL for awhile. It's price has always been inflated at $4523, so I didn't bother looking. I started looking at the pics today though thinking maybe this could be a HUO machine. The guy had other MJ collectibles around it and I thought it was plausible. Boy was I wrong. Check out the wear on the backboards of the bball goals, the saucer, and the dirty playfield. Yikes.
Sorry if this is a repost.....but this guy man. Why is he insisting that everything he has is pristine?? And who has the urge to ever own three Playboys at once, and since when has any of the Playboy's been hot, highly sought after, and highly collectible??
So you can spend 7k on a pin but not buy or own a camera to take pics,And how do you have wear already on a 2014 pin?
Quoted from sohchx:Sorry if this is a repost.....but this guy man. Why is he insisting that everything he has is pristine?? And who has the urge to ever own three Playboys at once, and since when has any of the Playboy's been hot, highly sought after, and highly collectible??
ebay.com link
And who is the autograph of? Hef?
Hell- I'm looking for a '78 Playboy cause the color scheme I think is awesome and it just reeks of the 70's an era I love, but the prices are ridiculous right now for whatever reason I have no clue.
Quoted from dgoodspeed:Hell- I'm looking for a '78 Playboy cause the color scheme I think is awesome and it just reeks of the 70's an era I love, but the prices are ridiculous right now for whatever reason I have no clue.
What are looking to pay for a '78 Playboy? ....or should I say, What is a decent one worth?
That price!!! And it's not like it's a Gold CPR. I guess he doesn't know that preorder has already started and they are about to be back in production
Quoted from sohchx:That price!!! And it's not like it's a Gold CPR. I guess he doesn't know that preorder has already started and they are about to be back in production
ebay.com link » Whirlwind Pinball Reproduction Playfield
On the contrary, he probably does know and is trying to sell this for buck$$$ before the new ones are available.
Quoted from jibmums:On the contrary, he probably does know and is trying to sell this for buck$$$ before the new ones are available.
I'd much rather save $600 and wait lol
Is this reasonable? phoenix.craigslist.org link
Quoted from Lotr-Hobbit:Is this reasonable? phoenix.craigslist.org link
Wow, that's more than double what they are worth. And T2 rare? Seriously? It's one of the most produced pinball machines of all time, they made 15K+ of them.
Quoted from bronco-jon:What are looking to pay for a '78 Playboy? ....or should I say, What is a decent one worth?
Depends what the definition of decent is. If you say one with little to no wear, working and nice backglass - you start to hit collector prices a bit, since nice originals are difficult to find. Since these have parts and such to be made restorable, even blown out ones are sought after. Personally, I think if the machine is functionally broken, has anywhere near a decent glass, and has anything above a whitewood for a playfield, I would be ready to pay around $1000.
People out there pricing blown out ones at the collector prices and using the words "nice original" are ridiculous - and those games sit.
Now this one is a decent machine and looks like a nice original. If the seller is willing to negotiate on it they might sell. I think the advertised price is about twice what people are willing to pay, and $3500 is about the price for immaculate fully restored games.
Quoted from Lotr-Hobbit:Is this reasonable? phoenix.craigslist.org link
$10,250
"I've left some room for you to do some customizing and resale"
" Terminator plays fine, the other two play, but have glitches."
one picture of the machines, no close ups, 4 pictures of arcade machines he also wants to sell. Maybe you can talk him down to $10,000.
Quoted from poppapin:In his defense, it is 3 machines he's selling for 10K not just terminator.
They're still way above market price--especially for routed games with issues and (probably) hacks.
$3350 for the Mata Hari. Here's the important parts of the Ad:
1977 Bally Mata Hari pinball machine ....plays great $3,350. The machine is located in San Jose ca.
The rest is all pulled from the arcade museum
Quoted from Cheddar:sfbay.craigslist.org link
$3350 for the Mata Hari. Here's the important parts of the Ad:
1977 Bally Mata Hari pinball machine ....plays great $3,350. The machine is located in San Jose ca.
The rest is all pulled from the arcade museum
Pictures don't jive either. Each picture is in a different location / has different things / has different price and instruction cards.
Quoted from EvanDickson:Pictures don't jive either. Each picture is in a different location / has different things / has different price and instruction cards.
The photos came from IPDB.
Quoted from dmbjunky:Gilligan's Island $3100
Is this funny?
Not as funny as this:
Quoted from jwwhite15:Not as funny as this:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/ad/32762
Check out all the FS ads--must be California prices or something...
Quoted from ForceFlow:Check out all the FS ads--must be California prices or something...
Yeah right!!! There is a long history there. Things were much nicer when he was in hiding for a while... 
I see he's back at it. 
inlandempire.craigslist.org link
I have 5 pinball machines 1 bally amigo 1 Williams dealer choice works 90 % real clean 3 Gottlieb pinball machines one jack in the box and one jumping jack and one surf champ all will need some work on them to get them 100 % working so they are all projects selling all for $2500.00 OBO
I am selling these as a lot deal to the best offer or i will sell you one or two of them text for price
Quoted from cosmokramer:inlandempire.craigslist.org link
I have 5 pinball machines 1 bally amigo 1 Williams dealer choice works 90 % real clean 3 Gottlieb pinball machines one jack in the box and one jumping jack and one surf champ all will need some work on them to get them 100 % working so they are all projects selling all for $2500.00 OBO
I am selling these as a lot deal to the best offer or i will sell you one or two of them text for price
That doesn't look so bad. The machines appear to be in pretty good shape.
Quoted from EvanDickson:That doesn't look so bad. The machines appear to be in pretty good shape.
Ya obviously a collector that doesn't want to give away his games for free and it looks like he has a lot more cool stuff in that garage. $500 per game on those titles doesn't sound too bad. Not a steal but hardly out of the ball park price range.
Dealer selling a 1977 D Gottlieb Bronco Pinball Machine with pictures of a modern Stern Mpu and driver board? Must have been some upgrade lol.
newjersey.craigslist.org link
funny thing is that picture is from the arcade controls site it was a Virtual pin and the next in the series shows it from a different angle and it was an empty cabinet at that point.
Quoted from EvanDickson:That doesn't look so bad. The machines appear to be in pretty good shape.
Quoted from davideokills:Ya obviously a collector that doesn't want to give away his games for free and it looks like he has a lot more cool stuff in that garage. $500 per game on those titles doesn't sound too bad. Not a steal but hardly out of the ball park price range.
fair enough but here is his updated ad...evidently if you buy them all it will cost more than individual purchase...
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I have 5 pinball machines 1 bally amigo 1 Williams dealer choice works 90 % real clean 3 Gottlieb pinball machines one jack in the box and one jumping jack and one surf champ all will need some work on them to get them 100 % working so they are all projects but work some what just need contact cleaning.
Surf champ $750.00
Jack in the box $450.00
Jumping jack $350.00
Dealer choice $375.00
Amigo $250.00
Sell all for $2200.00 firm
Austin TX area 1977 Stern Stampede $3000. austin.craigslist.org link
Was listed hours earlier for $1600, at this rate it will be over $10k before dark.
Quoted from cosmokramer:fair enough but here is his updated ad...evidently if you buy them all it will cost more than individual purchase...
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I have 5 pinball machines 1 bally amigo 1 Williams dealer choice works 90 % real clean 3 Gottlieb pinball machines one jack in the box and one jumping jack and one surf champ all will need some work on them to get them 100 % working so they are all projects but work some what just need contact cleaning.
Surf champ $750.00
Jack in the box $450.00
Jumping jack $350.00
Dealer choice $375.00
Amigo $250.00
Sell all for $2200.00 firm
I want to make sure I am not missing something here. If someone were to buy them all as a package deal, it costs them $25 more?
Man, the deals are getting tougher!
Nevermind
Quoted from jibmums:The CL ad was flagged & taken down very quickly so I didn't get a chance to link/copy it, but on Friday some dude in NYC listed an NBA Fastbreak for free to whoever texted him the best haiku poem.
Friday was April fools day after all. I saw two ads for free de Star Wars machines to the first to show up. Lol.
$950 taxi sounds like a great deal...
milwaukee.craigslist.org link
Playfield is worn see pics."
Works good but one pop bumper doesn't pop and the contacts on a couple of the drop down targets need to be cleaned"
Looking closely at the playfield, either it's water logged (there's spots on the glass), or someone pulled the mylar and left all the residue behind (and took part of the paint with it). Possibly a good project, potentially a LOT of work.
Quoted from toyotaboy:$950 taxi sounds like a great deal...
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Playfield is worn see pics."
Works good but one pop bumper doesn't pop and the contacts on a couple of the drop down targets need to be cleaned"
Looking closely at the playfield, either it's water logged (there's spots on the glass), or someone pulled the mylar and left all the residue behind (and took part of the paint with it). Possibly a good project, potentially a LOT of work.
I see what you're saying there. Maybe it's a little bit high for its condition, but realize that if the game was in better condition, or they did some of the work to bring it there, they'd probably be asking double that or more. Taxi is a hot property at present. If they are willing to negotiate a little down from that opening price, it should sell.
The actual bingo machine is the LAST photo, but the ad context combined with the photo was still quite funny.
"before flippers" really gave me a laugh.
Everything imaginable beforehand including anvils, wigs, lazy boys, cuckoo clocks, and couches.
This was not meant as an April Fool's joke, just the seller reused everything from other ads.
$2,000 Strato-Flite. Claims HUO. Cabinet says otherwise and no pics of playfield.
how about an Monte Carlo for $895...oh wait, that's just for a backglass 
sandiego.craigslist.org link
I have a Bally Monte Carlo pinball machine backglass in near perfect condition that I purchased 25 years ago in Germany.
If you are looking for a near perfect backglass for your restoration project or just for a very cool piece of art to hang in your game room or office, this is it.
For more information on the piece and the pricing of specimens depending on condition you might want to check out some of the links below:
For detailed information on the Bally Monte Carlo pinball machine:
http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=1621
Info on a German company selling it (website in English):
http://www.pinball-shop.de/product_info.php?ea_sub=1342&m=shop&p_id=930&ea=1&language=en
Info on a US company selling it:
http://www.thepinballcompany.com/highendrestorations.aspx
If you are interested, I am happy to send you more detailed photos to document the condition.
I am asking $ 895.00 but will entertain reasonable offers.
Thanks for looking.
Yeah, that's been covered already. At one point the guy was asking $100K.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/back-to-the-future-holy-grail-of-pinballs
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