You can look up the approximate value here on Pinside. The figures are pretty accurate. Post your location and some detailed photos and description, and I am sure you will get contacted by prospective buyers.

You can sell it right here in the marketplace. Just click on the Market tab next to the forum tab.
Pinside's estimated value is $4440 - $5160.
Condition, location and how bad someone wants to sell / buy are major factors.
Take a few clear pictures for your post.

also it helps if you post your location, or the location of the machine. city and state is fine. no need to be specific until you have a buyer.

good luck. lots of helpful people here.

-troy

How did you end up with it and not know anything about it?

There are a lot of collectors and pinheads in Ohio, find a local buyer that will come and play it and pick it up so you don't have to worry about shipping. Accept a cash only deal and it's pretty painless. That game is a great desirable title that will sell with a week probably a day!
If the game is pretty dirty and needs a cleaning and new rubbers you'll have to take a little off the price but I would ask 5k and work from there maybe take 4500 if it's a little dirty and no less than 4800 if nice and clean, no wear on playfield art etc...If 100 percent funtional that is. Often times a game will seem to play 100 percent but some features man not work properly such as the ship won't sink or something. A seasoned pinhead will find the issues and if minor probably not a problem but if something needs repair then that can affect price. Still at least 4400 I would think...

Did he buy it new in the box or used from an arcade? That will greatly affect the value.

Hey, I'll be a voice of dissent: reason here.

A total newbie trying to get rid of a game they don't want might not be best served by trying to milk every last dollar out of this game. They don't want it, they don't know the ins and outs and condition of the machine like a seasoned vet, and they certainly don't want to deal with testing it, taking it apart, and moving it.

Homebrood has fed this lady like 5 different prices and they are all very high. I'd suggest the seller be willing to accept less for a no hassle deal. Are we really starting at $5,000 on a Pirates? It's not a very good game, it's not incredibly sought-after, and we have no idea what the game's history or shape is. I'd suggest $4,000 as a more reasonable baseline and go from there. I'd offer a seller in a similar situation less than that and so will MANY of the people responding to her Craigslist ad. Setting a newbie up to expect $5,000 easy for this thing and feeding them irresponsible lines like "ACcept no less than $4800!!!" is setting them up for disappointment and frustration.

Your reasoning is sound Levi but with pirates being such a popular theme I think it will bring $4500 without much effort. Start at $5k and come down from there.

My friends just picked up a nice example at PAGG last weekend for $4300.

We don't know ANYTHING about this game. It could be a total piece of shit.

And the general consensus is "Your game is worth $5,000 easy!"

And we wonder why asking prices for games are out of control. Not to mention it's generally bad advice. Suggested baseline prices in this thread are way too high for this situation.

hey I want this game dammit. and I was going to offer 2000.00 now you schmuckleys are driving my price up dammit!!!

and I live 2 hours from the seller... so no shipping!!!!

hey now!!

It is worth what someone will pay. Post some good pictures, price it at $5k and see how much cash ends up at your front door. Condition is king and the pictures of it tell me nothing of the condition.

One blurry distorted photo and a $5k asking price isn't the way to sell your game. Post many clear detailed photos. Take the glass off, take photos of the boards, etc.

She's asking $5000 BECAUSE WE TOLD HER TO. Don't berate her, go bother Homebrood.

From what we understand its HUO if her ex bought it brand new. Im guessing not a ton of use so in pretty good shape. Get some better photos and we can give you a more accurate idea of what you might be able to get out of it. And I dont care if you are a newb or a vet in pinball, it should fetch the same amount depending on condition.

is it me, or is this thread starting to read like someone just threw bloody meat in the water, and all of the pinside sharks are headed in for dinner?

If they don't know anything about it, then they don't know how to clean it, maintain it, or recognize and fix any issues. So, bone stock, uncleaned, unshopped, likely some shooter lane wear. $4k tops. $3600 or better is fair. I recommend asking $3900. Nobody gets $5000 for a Pirates. Fun pin. Good luck with the sale.

Um, just giving advice Levi... No berating here.

I would gladly come take a look at it. I am two hours from you. always looking for titles to add to my collection. I will pm you my contact info.

AND, so that everyone knows I am on the level. I will take all the pics necessary, and post them and you guys can tell the seller what a fair price would be, and we can work from there.

not trying to take advantage of ANYONE on here EVER. ask other pinsiders who I have dealt with and messaged with. just sayin...

Take the first $4k for it and be done with it. This will make both the buyer and seller happy (unless you are trying to hold up for top dollar- then you are going to need to do a lot more to sell it).

If anyone is offering you less than $4k for it, even based on your pics, holdout, you will get $4k pretty quick without much effort. $5k is going to be a stretch with your limited experience as a seller.

Judging from that pic, knowing that it was probably never cleaned since new, and was probably only turned on while playing, I'm guessing that this may be the lowest use POTC out there. If all of that is true and the cabinet is really nice, I feel that the $5K neighborhood is very realistic. I wouldn't go much less than $5K on the 1st offer.

Finally someone is making some sense around here.

"You are asking $5,000 and all you posted is a blurry photo" followed by a bunch of demands to take the game apart that no newbie who doesn't even have the game in their house is gonna be able to provide sounds like beration to me. You read the thread right? It's pretty easy to follow.

Seller, also remember a few things, pinball prices are regional as well. I personally dont know what a POTC goes for in Ohio, but in Wisconsin, any POTC at 5k is a tough sell. You also need to figure out what your time is worth. If you want a bunch of random people showing up and kicking the tires and spending a bunch of time showing you "what is wrong with your game", by all means, ask top dollar. If you value your time, and sanity, price it to move it. If your SIL was happy at 2-3k, she will be ecstatic with anything over that.

anyone else hear the theme from JAWS in the background? ....

BTW, I was kidding about my first offer of $2000.00 ... that was comedic value for the thread!!

Sadly, I can think of a few Pinsiders (you know- the warm and caring community) that would beat this seller down to this number if not lower.

yep, hence the shark, and jaws references...

Think I've got it beat Zero wear. Can practically count the new PF dimples!

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I'm trying to figure the logic here.

Total and complete newbie who doesn't even own game asks for pricing advice.

Everybody here rushes to quote the highest possible price that even a seasoned seller would have incredible trouble selling the game for.

What is this all about? Are we all trying to out-honest each other? Is everybody going out of their way to prove how upstanding they are rather than give sane, reasonable advice that benefits everybody?

This is a chance for someone to get rid of a game painlessly, and with a fair deal that makes everybody happy. I think a pinsider offering $3500 sight unseen on an allegedly HUO game, willing to come pick it up and move it with the seller having to do absolutely nothing but count the cash would have been a totally legit situation. But for some reason everybody thinks she should demand NIB money for it, which will result in the game going unsold for months, or possibly years.

Don't really get it. I wish all parties here the best, but I don't understand why everybody was so keen to insist that this game be sold for the highest possible, best case, you'll-never-get-it price.

And I think I'm done beatin' the horse!

alright. thanks.

Amen.

GLWS

Definitely not a fake add. OP is asking opinions on how to sell and sounds like inviting anyone over to check it out if they have interest. Fake adds are "im out of town on business... or, I just moved and the pin is in another location, please send the money and I'll have my shipper drop if off to you."

Not good enough....only doing a handstand in the pic proves it's real....... .....c'mon.....did you see that pic of Gary with the surfboard....???!!!................Joey

Everyone here would have happily snatched this up for $2k on the quiet downlow...but now that it's out of the bag, nobody wants to see someone else steal it away...with that said, how much would you have sold this for after a quick wipe down?

Me? I don't know, $3500-$4000, assuming I bought it cheap enough to make a quick profit. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought it because it isn't a good game, not a title I want, and I have space issues.

i'd also be willing to help move it, break it down, take it apart and take photos of the boards, underside of cabinet, underneath playfield, as well as playtest it for an hour or so and make sure everything is working and note any issues.

These are all things the current seller is unable and/or unwilling to do, by her own admission and by the laws of common sense.

In this case, I really think an offer of $3000-$3500 from a reliable pinside buyer is completely fair and presents a low hassle sale for a seller who is just trying to help her sister in law out. Everybody would be happy.

Hold out till Christmas....!!!.........Joey

"So I have a Family Guy which was a gift to me, and delivered new in a box. I don't know anything about it other than I play it rarely and want to sell it. Can you guys help me figure out what it is worth??"

Pinsiders "$6500 now and by Christmas ask $10K!!!"

We have officially broken our own economy and created the insane pricing flooding the market currently. Congratulations!

Just sit tight...listen to spinning wheel in times like this.

To be honest at 4K before even coming down there I am out. And that's ok it just wasn't meant to be. If she changes her mind my original pm still stands. I'd come and take a look at it. Like others here have said I'm guessing if everything on it is nice and working no broken parts and the cabinet is not damaged from moving it around this machine is probably in the 2800 to 3800 range. (I'm not sure what stern sold this game for new.)

Let me know if things change on it.

Also, I will add, I'm not a pin flipper. It would go in our game room and get lots of love, use and enjoyment!! That is for sure.

Dude offer up your phone number or email and do this in private...this entire thread is just a big bowl of wrong!

The game was only produced in '06 so no worries.