I met up with a guy on craigslist to purchase some things. He was an older gentleman in his 70's who owns a farm and has a couple of buildings full of stuff.
Two things that caught my eye were a couple of the pinball machines he has.
The first is a "Bally Bongo" Pinball machine. Apparently only 1,050 were made. Pretty dusty, he said it worked until one day it acted funny, he took off the back piece and fiddled with it couldnt fix it, and overtime, he misplaced the back :/ He was asking $200, I bought some stuff off him I've already made a 400% profit on, so I think there may be room on this machine since he didnt know what some of the other things he had were worth. In non working shape, is it worth buying? Is it worth getting restored? Or is it worth its weight in parts?
Second, he also has a Bally Airway, made in 1933. Not sure how many were made. He says all of the lights come on, top glass is missing, but he doesnt think it works (seized gear possibly or something?) He wants $200 for that too.
Any of these good deals?