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Need advice on buying Expensive F-14 & Earthshaker - UPDATED: Saw the Machines

By BMore-Pinball

12 years ago


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#29 12 years ago
Quoted from jalpert:

Everything you said in your first post is meaningless. "A sellers" description of his games is useless. If you want to pay those types of crazy high prices, stick with an established reputable restorer.
"high end restored" is probably a load of bullshit. There is a reason people buy games from people like Chris Hutchens, Brian Kelly or the Treasure Cove guys. People might not always agree with their prices, but you know exactly what you're getting.
"High end restore" from "a seller" sounds like a sure fire way to get screwed.
Besides, what is an electronics upgrade to a CPU board in a system 11? Does that mean he bought a rottendog board? Does it mean he did a remote battery holder?
If this guy was legit, he would say things like "had playfield touch up and clear coated by X" Notice how there is no mention of new ramps or plastics etc.
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Listen to this guy here^^^ If your willing to pay that much for those titles, check with above mentioned, YOU will thank us in the end! I paid to much for my High Speed ($1500, which included delivery and set-up) and although it works 100% and I slowly been fixing it up cosmetically. I will never buy blind again. I called a dealer in North Phoenix, and he ran down the list of machines, and one of them was HS and I remembered it from my Teen years so I told him to e-mail me pictures and I saw a bit of the cabinet wear, but my anxious behavior and the owning a pin "wow factor" I jump the gun and gave him my debit card number and the next day they delievered and set-it up. But never again will i do it that way. I have never bought a vehicle that way so dont know what i was thinking, but I know now what to look for! But, like i said its been 100% in the 4 1/2 years mechanical cant complain really as i have only had to do a flipper rebuild and replace a bank of stoplight targets --ALL EASY STUFF, its just the cosmetics that need attention. I just got to damn excited and anxious! i'am not ever going to sell it as it reminds me of playing it at arcades when I was teen back in 86', it's about the nostalgia to me and I know I wont ever get my money back!

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