There is a CL post in New Haven CT looking for a ToM.

newhaven.craigslist.org link

What did I do?

Sure, pile on. I get the blame but never the cash.

How is this for a deal. Whoever finds they have to pay the taxman this year I'll give you a 50% deal if you send the check directly to me.

For everyone's information I am not an accountant. My last name is pronounced "Tax". I had enough crap about that while growing up. But I have been Taxman not only here but going back well over a dozen years on RGP.

Seal that backglass before it gets worse. It is not too bad yet and the backglass on the game is one of the best parts.

Have you seen one with a ColorDMD?

Sweet.

Took your #1 (but not GC) score tonight with a 150M+ Also took tunnel and a few other "whatever" scores. Played great. GLWYS.

Dave

Damn those are good prices. I hope they are not as good as mine or you are devaluating them.

I was going to post a Pretend "For Sale: Popeye with ColorDMD"

Needs a color DMD, hmmmm

This should all be in a Pintastic Logistics thread. For people interested in meeting up, need help, recommendations and questions.

Sanctum wear on an Addams Family?

Sorry, got it. And I think I will use it since I am at the Sanctum every Wednesday. One more thing to bust Jim's stones with.

I always have them one my mind. When I hang out with them it makes me look good

Too bad the lazy bums are so tired from moving 27 games 4 times in one week they cancelled Pin-Golf tomorrow.

Probably did. Do you think Mike has warehouses full of games and is the largest distributor of Stern games while still being a a big supported of JPP because he doesn't sell?

You're getting married? So its because if you bought a pin before the wedding there might not be one?

Must resist the "Would be nice" list. No room, no room.

Well if that's the case I'll just trade him my Popeye for it. Problem solved. I'll even leave the ColorDMD in it.

Can't spell FUN without it.

But then you can't spell FUNERAL without FUN also.

Hey, I've driven a trailer between CT and Hagerstown MD multiple times in the old days to go to Lloyd's Coin-op Warehouse.

It was always a nice trip. Because in the end you had a trailer load of games in your driveway.

Helps the LEDs get to just the right shade of Teal.

This turned into a SF Congo sale thread.

If this keeps up we may need to abandon a N.E. (North East) thread and go N.E. (New England) .

Sounds like the dead horse is beaten. Or should I say Cat.

I've never seen one look so good. GLWYS.

Them was great. I'm sure Peter remembers -

I think I would rather have the MIBs than the 911.

Aren't those two cases of Tony's Pizza Rolls suppose to be frozen?

Good looking game at a good price.

Oh crap. I understood that.

A Zaccaria

http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=magic+castle+&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick

Unless he means the Alvin G. Mystery Castle. Neither is common.

This is actually tempting. Too bad I have a bad time making up my mind to let go of things.

We are going to talk probably later today if I wake up fully. I'm not big on letting go of games but these are both on my "would be nice" list.

I did not know his DW had a ColorDMD. This is good since my AC/DC pro has one also. I'm not a big Mod guy but I got this from Eric Bundy who installed the Bell Mod (a must) the train, mirror blades and some color changers. I'm sure he reads this thread and will probably confirm it is a very nice version of the game.

Not cool. I would not burn bridges with people in the area.

Still see some good condition DW going for $2K. RFM is getting more than it should these days I agree, but an RFM with issues, something about a decal and reboot? $2K, maybe a little more. And AC/DC Pro is worth around $4K.

Plus you are looking to have a person let go of a newer game with a great reputation and hope they want your exact two games with "good" reputations and more years on them. The exact dollar amount is for people whose first thought is selling.

I don't think 1 for 1 is an unreasonably out of the ball park idea. I was thinking about it also but decided not to continue. Mine has about $300 in mods (Bell, Train, Mirror blades, color changers) and I would have taken the ColorDMD out before doing a 1 for 1.

I'm just saying that if a deal does not continue that is fine. No harm not foul. Making a disparaging remarks to a local person in a hobby like this is not called for and not wise.

Edit: Looks like a reply got in while I was typing.

I didn't say I was surprised. But he did not say that in the first post. And the second post he worded as if he was going to put in money [that did not seem right]. He has since gone back and cleared the second post. Hmmm.

All I said is it did not seem totally unreasonable.

What's the big deal?

Edit: posts popping in between again. Don't read any "tone" into my posts.

Edit 2: By the way, Money was never mentioned to me. I heard it second hand.

I have issues

You are the voice of reason. I thought I had spelled it out but it was not taken well. I think some times people read things as aggressive and my post was anything but. I was simply spelling out the value to me. So I said simply, not a deal for me.

OK, if this is such a bad thing why did they take the pool down but leave the tripod setup. It is the mixed signals that make me not know what to do in their yard with the holidays around the corner.

Seriously. All I was saying it was a confusing deal, I pass. And actually giving a friendly word of advice about jumping to comments like "are you smoking coke" without knowing the people you are dealing with or [as you stated] the facts of value of game to some people.

Sorry for the drama NE people, nothing to see here.

I know, its cool. I was just trying to let you know that it was a harsh reply to a regular. And trying to let you know from your post [and yes from prices we get] is was not out of line for him to think is was a 1 for 1. I did too.

I backed away when I saw action figures mounted on Bally/Williams games and know the owner would want me to pay for something I want removed. This is my issue and I take heat for it on this website. Many people agree with me, many laugh at me, but I am an old timer set in my ways.

I agree, 100%. That is the exact range I put it at also. But then that is close to where I put a DW + RFM also, a couple of hundred more yes. But as the person posting the trade it looked like you were willing to give a better deal as an easy way out of trying to sell two games to raise the money/room for what you really wanted.

Where do we get out deals? Not here often. But then there is obviously a lot of competition for these games.

I use to pass on RFM at $1,200 all day and have a hard time even thinking of them over $2K. $3,500? Most of my collection was under that. Look at my list, maybe 5 of them were over $3,500. But I have been at this a long time. These are "my" mental prices. Since I am not looking for one I'm not even going to entertain paying top dollar.

Sorry, but I don't look at the Pinside marketplace. Those prices are not my reality. Ebay, Pinside, Mr Pin. all fun to read, but not where my collection came form.

The "are you smoking coke" was the first [and we hope last] kick off of this drama incident. I kind of felt after that post his reply was expected.

Anyway, to sum it up. Yes, there are great deals to be had. Not always, but great once and a while and good often enough. And as a tight nit local group when we decide to pass on a deals we have short lists of people to call when we pass on them. Just how it goes. One of the reasons I was telling you to chill with the "coke" comments. Stay in the hobby a couple of decades and you will be a different person too and friends are good to have.

Me, I personally have nothing on my "Must own" list for many years. I am in the "Would be nice at the right price" years of my life and pick things up on impulse. Heck, I own great pins for years I have never even setup because it was a good price. So please understand sometimes people are just coming from two different places and not meaning to disparage the other person.

So, GLWYS. All good. I passed nicely and was just trying to nicely warn you that attacks against a deal "that never happened" are not worth it.

The End

I thought someone was looking for a DE Simpsons recently. Man, Gwaxt has a consistent supply of deals. Time to send some texts around to see who that was.

Stang - Somewhere you stepped in something that made you lucky. You have stumbled into some crazy good deals in recent years that I have not seen the likes of for a long time.

WPT is sold. Come on man, keep up with us.

Agreed, at that price if you ever think you will need one it is great. Might make cool wall art also. Only 22 left, I wonder how the registration is on those.

??? I missed something.

Why does the DMD look orange but the reflection of it looks red?

Oh snap.

Looks like somebody piddled in your Post Toasties this morning.

You think you'd be in a better mood after playing those reindeer games.

We all thought it was funny how much time Rob spent on the ST considering he has one at home.

Where do I start?

First - You are chronologically older than 8, it is just you act like an 8 year old girl.

Second - Not working right does not mean hard. if "you" did the restoration it probably has something wrong. Maybe the "floppy flipper" syndrome.

Third - Your HEP IJ was a doctor abbreviation for picking up Hepatitis from a needle InJection that made you delusional and think you can play good pinball.

(Really? You have a HEP IJ? Dude, Friend, How are you and when can I see it?)

Other than that, my friends John and Jim are much better players than I am. Every once and a while they take a score. I am not insulted and I don't grind the game to get it back. I know they are good and am not insulted in the least but happy the love to play them. And I am serious. (although I pick on them and do the battery threat)

Oh Christ, you, Rob and Jersey, give me a bridge to jump off.

(I forget, can Rob take a joke?)

So it was an empty invitation? ... D!ck

How long ago was that post? Must have been a beezleboob reply.

Sorry, all the batteries died

I can think of 7 games off the top of my head that I have not setup since I bought them. 4 are major projects 1 so far gone will probably never be restored. No room to set them up and work on them so they go to storage.

Single is easy, double is hard, triple is so special as you have to ignore balls draining. Then after you get it trying to take advantage of more.

WH20 is one of my top 5 pinball machines of all time. You can play to get to Wet Willies, go for MB Jackpots, big foot hot foot is great and anything with the 5x playfield multipliers makes you scramble.

If you got so good at it so quick I envy your skills. Even Bowen missed the vacation jackpot in his PAPA video tutorial. LOTR, Creech and WH20 will be the last to ever leave my collection.

To everyone except the one person who complained in the other thread?

Good looking Funhouse. Sell it to me cheap and it will make beelzeboob nuts. Its worth it just for that!

You must be blocking the basement. The Hitler Reacts thread moved to the basement.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hitler-reacts-to-stern-using-a-dmd-instead-of-lcd-in-ghostbusters

But there is another thread in the basement you never joined I need an icon for "thrown under bus"

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/i-have-been-cursed-by-beelzeboob

(next post by boob should be "Nooooooooooooo")

Sorry, not trying to instigate on you (beelzeboob yes, we do that daily). I was just explaining my wise-crack since the thread did go Hitler with the Rudy Mod.

Topic dropped.

A few of you guys have invaded The Sanctum and joined CT in the NEPL league. But I know it is a bit of a haul for most.

Have you finished watching all of Hank's Pinball Restoration videos?

I really like Jacks Open. It burns me with those openings in the lane wires when I go to trap the ball and forces me to pay attention and play differently than I'm use to.

Exactly. Shooting on the move without being able to slow the ball. When NEPL League started in Sandy Hook they had one. Great to pick as an equalizing game. Also a Tilt ends the game not the ball.

I would be all over this if I didn't already have an ES I'm about to shop out. I have new Ramps and Plastics set that would make this one into a $2,200+ game.

ES is similar feeling play to WhirlWind but a mirror image.

Or if you have nothing to say its best to say nothing. So technically it was a good post.

Is he still trying to sell this half gold edition? No gold trim and no # of 1,000 collector plaque. If he does not like the "ugly blue" then why didn't he replace the bookcase also.

Funny thing is pretty soon he might come down enough to be worth it.

Janice said yes she will leave you if you get that machine.

She also said she hopes you get it

Is this a "Jersey thing" with you guys?

New guy? Well. you won't get close to your RS or most of you wish-list. Have you been going to The Sanctum? Make some friends in the area and maybe a $500 game will come out of the woodwork. EM or System-80 might be around.

Starship Troopers

Funny, I can remember playing that game. Pretty cool.

But you can't play the pins either if they are in pieces for months until you figure out how to get them back together.

Oh, you missed a spot.

I liked the Johnny M movie better than Congo.

You won't need to fill the holes. They will be inside from where the new holes are located. You will only see then from inside the head looking down or under when the head is folded.

I wonder how far that post will get you.

He's not from around here. He's from Michigan in the Northeast thread. The humor does not translate the same. I have to use the google translator set to Jersey to figure out half the stuff you say.

Earlier thread complaints that too many pictures are hard to scroll through on a phone. And long to load for people without a good connection. It was mentioned that a better etiquette would be a limited amount of pics in the thread and save the bulk for a marketplace advertisement (or upon request).

Does that mean we are not going to see you at The Sanctum on Mondays anymore?

You know I have been leaving you alone. After meeting you in person I truly felt sorry for you. But the gloves are off. Hmmm, I wonder if there are any threads about someone ruining am EM.

As for the rest of the thread. I have not ever bought or sold anything through the marketplace. I rarely go there. I always check this thread as it bumps to the top often.

People who know me know I never sell. When I used to I would only sell local cash and carry anyway.

But as an old timer who does not have PayPal or ever do much in the way of e-commerce - How do you pay fees?

This came up for discussion at one point in the past geared towards doing a donation for other Pinsiders. Either as a thank you or because of this situation. This way I could give a friend $ who has PayPal and have him do it for me. I thought Robin's reply was they were working on it so I thought PayPal was still the way you had to go.

I probably should read more. But harassing Beelzeboob takes up a lot of the little free time I have. But it is worth it.

I do not see this ad in the Marketplace

When you see his CL posts they are usually on the CT New Haven and Harford areas. I see them all the time. I'd say 90 for his area of seeing them is a pretty good guestament.

I love my vector games. Battlezone, Tempest, Asteroids, Space Duel and Star Castle.

Pervert (that was just a rude picture)

Peasant (the peasants are revolting)

My friend should have PMed you by now.

Haven't gotten anything from you in years so I had to get someone with room to do it

The Sanctum makes them available to many people. This is the absolute best thing to be available to new buyers. Being able to play a variety of games and learning what game or game type you should keep an eye out for. And this in an atmosphere of people who play and maintain. Trying games and asking questions is awesome.

Damn, no room. I'd have to put it in The Sanctum.

I don't expect this to last long enough to even think about it

Right

I knew Spiderman would be sold before I got home. I still have a few folded up and I need room. Maybe they need to expand

Not after references from the wrong people. See how reputation hurts.

Its all funny until someone gets hurt.

Sounds like he "wants" to like it.

Oh, I sold my JD for $950 with an extra playfield. But that was about 8 years ago.

Mata Hari

Wayyyy too much for a Barb Wire.

How do you list that properly in a Marketplace ad.

Looks like the same Harbor Freight lift table they have at The Sanctum.

You should be able to find all of those titles except TAF in very good condition in that price range. But, they are 20+ year old games so working 100% could end at any time and eventually will. There is no guarantee with newer games either, but the older the game . . .

I have been doing this for decades. I have never shipped a game and have never bought a game without seeing it and paying cash. It removes a lot of questions about payment and condition.

While I did not down vote I did wonder why someone would in Texas would post in a thread clearly in a section called "Regional For Sale Threads". There is a market place and there are general threads. It is not a huge deal, but it is using the spirit of the section the wrong way.

Got you

The reason Whridlsoncestood threw my name out there is he knows I just pulled mine out of The Sanctum and replaced it with a BSD. It is a players Popeye and I kept having issues getting the center Bluto ball lock scoop dialed-in. So I got mad at it and threw it into storage. (they know I have not sold anything in a while and are hoping to get me to break the seal)

Send me a PM about the package deal. I might take them for The Sanctum. I'll talk with Jim about this.

Thanks dude, but list was updated. Black Rose ended up being a Black Hole to make a sys-80 set. We had requests for BR and MGOW so this seemed like a deal to jump on.

PM sent for Diner and Taxi.

I have Taxi and Diner next to each other in my collection. I want to get these for The Sanctum so everyone else can know how great the best of the system-11 games are. We had something like 55 people show up for league night last Monday. Pinball is active in CT.

I'm going to change the shooter spring every week just to keep you from getting the skill shot.

Buying back games you had in the past Now do you see why I don't sell?

Your Conquest was in beautiful condition.

I'm out.

I guess you still buy that stuff by the case. Hey, it is summer time. Is the CDC going to let you back in public pools this year?