"Affect" and "effect" improper grammar use has always made me a little agitated. But, most people equate me to wearing my other hat for those that missed it the first time.

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No, I picked up on it. And then ran with it.

I wonder what's up with the glass that covers *most* of the playfield. Real glass broke so they found a window that sort of fit?

Et tu?

Thats the latest thing in convenience... Ball about to drain? Just slide the glass up and flick it back into play. You can't get that just anywhere, bumps the price by at least 1k by itself.

Lets get back to the laughs. A $3,000 Fireball. But hey, he wants to make sure know that this is not the cheap crappy arcade version, this is the very rare professional home version.

chicago.craigslist.org link

I am going to provide a courteous professional email explaining his asking price is roughly 10x its' value, if it works properly.

Please post his response here if its humorous/thick skulled

This moron described the arcade version in the ad. And is clearly not aware that Bally made thousands of the home model as well. SMDH.

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$2900 for a Road Kings? It does have a lot of 'original' parts though! And some display problems. Sorry, this game is *never* worth $2900.

"Part of Owners Manual is missing"

Hahaha!

buffalo.craigslist.org link

Star Trek Pro Pinball Machine - $5100

Bought NIB and still looks like I just slid it out of the box.
Has the Aurich Translite and speaker panel overlay. (still have the originals)
Changed the backbox T moulding to black and it looks much better. (still have the original)
Goodie bag is still stapled inside except for the one that the manual was in.
Price is pretty firm, will consider trades.
If you are from Pinside the price is $10,000 because most of you suck and your Moderators are even worse, You people have two sets of rules so I have two sets of prices. Live with it you Pricks

Oh Boy, that should light a fire....LOL

What's that suppose to mean? Firm if you're from Pinside?

Lol good one

I'd love to ask him to show me any of the "features" that he lists the game as having. Obviously, he's never really played the game he has or taken a look at the features of the game.

Dave

Great looking Stern Nascar for sale! Looks like a custom job with the white trim

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LOL! Its a blurry picture of the flyer... Can't even swing a blurry picture of the game itself, tisk tisk.

Well, the home model does have pop bumpers.
Not hard to see the game does not have a spinning disk.
I did provide a courtesy email with details regarding inaccuracies with respect.

I have owned both games, although I threw the home model in the trash 25+ years ago, as at the time there was not much information out in the wild on how to repair the boards, and only a couple of did the work (and still do).

Holy fballs...
"Queen of the High Seas" must be coming out of the cabinet to give a free BJ between games.
Especially with that cabinet.
Maybe its the LEDs.

ebay.com link: BALLY BLACK ROSE PINBALL MACHINE LEDs FREE SHIPPING SEE DETAILS

Choo Choo Pinball typical retail pricing but will be negotiate.

Big Indian for sale on Craigslist in my area but whole cabinet and head painted black. Why would someone do that? It ruined the machine

Ghostbusters LE Pinball Machine - $14000 (walnut creek)

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Stern Ghostbusters LE Pinball Machine
New in box !
14000.00

Ask them how it fits in there with that Monopoly taking up all the room.

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Reported for immediate scam, blacklist of account, private message of considerate warning, and individual ad marked for removal as prohibited.
Sometimes diligence and extra effort is needed to protect others.

And the ad is down. Heh.

Do they honestly think people are that stupid??
Wait. Don't answer that

I think this falls under the "it only takes one idiot" rule.

Maybe they land the perfect storm of stupid.

A non pinhead that wouldn't know that LEs aren't out yet.
One that wouldn't immediately see that that image had been photoshopped.
One that REALLY REALLY likes ghostbusters.
They have a load of disposable income, and are willing to throw it around without looking to see what something should cost.

And of course, they'd have to then be willing to wait for the machine, not questioning why they can't have the one that was shown in the ad.

Now wishing I had responded to the ad saying I'd take it, but only if I could get it immediately.

Ok this one is just a funny one. Kudos to the seller!

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But......I don't like tea and crumpets....my phone doesn't have the Chinese guy imoji and I have laryngitis so I can't speak in Thor's voice....... crap

Lol! My favorite line:
...taken up a flight of about 12 stairs. Maybe 13. The last one is trying really hard to be a stair but, well, you know. It's really sad.

Here's an actual "barn find".
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Someone's been watching too much American Pickers. He wants $15,000. From the pics it would seem the only thing with any value is the pins, and they look like they've been sitting in the barn (with Oregon rainy winters) for 20 years. I was going to (generously) offer him $3K, but I figured he'd just be insulted.

You might not be aware, but those games have been up for sale for well over a year here.
On CL they were listed for at least the last 8 months.

Many local collectors have offered to buy them and save them, but owner refuses to sell at a reasonable price, thinking they are made of "gold". Reality is they are going to rot where they are, and perhaps the backglasses and playfields may be salvageable someday, but most likely not.
Such is the life of a pinball collector.

I keep reading this - hilarious.

Sorry this isnt a pinball ad but it Laughs of CR greatness

1969 Corvette Convertible, was a 350ci 350hp, car was in fire, engine caught on fire. Frame is perfect, convertible top is good, except canvas, bumpers good, engine and trans not included, was a 4-speed, has Title and tag, First $4500 takes it. Call

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Everyone relax, I found the car. Needs some suspension work and shocks. Brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end. It's only 4500 and probably new rings, mufflers, a little wiring.

I bought the Vette. Replaced a fuse and now she purrs like a kitten.

A little miracle-glow and she'll be good as new!

Nothing surprises me anymore.
I think I'll list this on CL!

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Not CL but eBay. I saw this looking for some artwork of Cleveland.

ebay.com link: Steph curry AIR after wining final golden state cleveland

Ghostbusters is the best movie ever!

"Hey guys, I got an idea. Let's take this pinball machine we know absolutely nothing about, put it in front of the the crapiest wall we can find in our furniture store and take a dozen photos". Oh, and let us not forget to put a ridiculous price on it.
G Domino EM $1995.00

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But they say it's "Priced to sell"

That's a vintage artisan wall.

I was going to say the exact same thing! You beat me to it.

"Vintage condition"=we didn't do shit to it in terms of cleaning/repairs. We just plugged it into an outlet and hope it works enough for us to sell it.

I actually thought you were talking about the Valpo IN flipper.......my bad

This is called "retro photography" in regards to sales marketing.
It is actually a very successful means to sell items off the concept of nostalgia.
It works.
The game is not in bad condition either, and the price is a "dealer cost" at little over 2X value for the title, which is typical.
Not sure what most enthusiasts expect out of an EM of this age.
It is not a "crap" machine.
The targeted audience for sale is NOT pinball collectors.
If you understand some of the market idiosyncrasies, it is a little easier to see what happened here.

No matter what the case, IMO , the dealer overpaid and I think it's a bit overpriced considering it hasn't even been looked at yet. I do agree though, the vintage wall will help the sale to the right audience.