This thread makes me want to sell or trade something lol ….but what…I want to whittle or mix things up, but like everything too much.

What did you get?

I LooOOoOOOove my TAF, that's never leaving.

There are a few games I've never had that I wouldn't mind having to play at home for a while. Champion Pub, Who Dunnit, Scared Stiff, TOTAN off the top of my head…but at the same time I don't really want to get rid of anything to make room for them. Maybe it's time to sell off the last of my arcade games lol.

Usually I whittle Sterns vs. "classics"…while I like Sterns, I hit a point where I have some Sterns that I play more than others…so the others can go. I'll prob say "bye" to STLE at some point to make room for something else, but I'd like to enjoy the next update first.

*shrug* ….all games are novelties to some extent. Sometimes the tone and 'world' of a game is enough to keep me entertained. MB is "easy" and I can get Monster Bash and/or Monsters of Rock all the time….but I don't care, I still enjoy the experience so much, I wouldn't sell it. Many games have come and go - but since there are still a few I've never had in my house, I'm open to them if the right deal came along.

Crazy - I was just in a store yesterday, talking to the salesman….pinball came up in the conversation - and he said "Ya know what game I loved back in the day that I'd love to get - Klondike! Can you find me one of those!?". I told him I'd keep my eyes peeled.

PM sent.

That's the sluttiest Magneto of all time. It's gotta be way over 5 owners by now.

Weirdo. I'm glad I kicked that ho out the do!

I haven't posted it FS yet - but I'll post it here first if anyone's interested.

I've got a Party Zone that I'd like to see go bye-bye!

$1000! Bam! That's a deal, right?

I won't have time to take pics till the weekend...but here's the skinny:

Decent game. Not perfect, not shitty. The ramp where the ball pops up to return to the right is cracked where it connects to the wireform. Both pieces are there, some epoxy should make it good to go until a replacement is found. Capt. B-Zar's head likes to spin to the left and stay there once you start a game. I'm sure this is fixable, I just don't have the time to monkey with it. Other than that, it's pretty clean, plays well, DMD is nice and bright. A little tinkering and you'll have a nice DMD game to play!

PM sent.

I have a Party Zone available for $1000...still haven't had time to take pics but if you wanna come check it out, PM me. It's not much of a project...pretty clean. B-Zar's head turns to the left and stays there....and the plastic return ramp from the VUK has a crack that'll play just fine if you epoxy it together or something.

I'll prob have time on Wednesday.

Get a ColorDMD for that thing! C'mon!

Congo is one of many bad theme/great games! No one wanted it because you'd get made fun of for having a game based on a shitty movie in your house....but, they were cheap. Cheap games rule, theme be damned. Cheap games that are actually awesome rule even more! Congo rules!

Which ones? I love them all. Tim Curry rules!!!!

Haha...oh well - I like Amy & the entire sound/music package on Congo. Ever hear when she says something like "Player 1 ugly"? LOL

Shoulda bought mine last year! HUO from the writer of the movie. Now it's in Japan.

Snaroff in Pasadena is selling his.

Hey guys. Thinking of putting my Rolling Stones LE up for sale...MMr's incoming and I've sorta been trying to keep to a 1-in, 1-out thing. I'll prob take pics and make a proper FS ad this weekend...but if its a game you're interested in, shoot me a PM.

Damn, I had a HUO T3 that was owned & autographed by the writer of the movie - I shopped & LED'd it...sold it for $2300 - there was practically zero interest in it!

I can't even comprehend it. I've been trying to wake up at 6:30 so I can go to a 7:15 bootcamp workout class...it's practically impossible. I did it on Wednesday, but today I just couldn't f*cking get up. I have no idea how you do it.

Mike re-buying Road Show for the 48th time in 3....2....

Somehow Pinballbulbs convinced people that every game should be purple. It's bizarre. To be fair, it doesn't look as blown out in person...but it definitely doesn't go with most games....it takes away from the original colors in the artwork.

BDK is very black/blue/purple already - so some purple accents would totally fit. But yeah, IM - it's heavy on the Red/Yellow...the purple/blue/red IM's people post pics of just look ridiculous. I left my IMve mostly stock...put a red where there was a too-bright-in-my-eyeline white bulb, for example. Mostly practical. Changed the ramp points build-up inserts to warm white-yellow-orange-red.

I'll give you 2500 to un-colorbomb that mess!!! Ooopph! Not one white in the GI - you can't see a thing. Perfect example of what not to do with LEDs. GLWTS!

Lower the price.

GLWTS!

Glad I got mine for $1800 a few years ago.

Well, psychology plays a part of selling games. If you start getting "desperate"..."I need this game gone now!"....people are gonna try to get a lower price. If you're patient - you'll eventually find the right pair of eyeballs looking for a Shadow, and yours will be the one they want.

I kinda like having your Dr. Who. I played it yesterday!

Agreed! It's been a bit of a pain in the ass to maintain (argh, Time Expander...I love/hate you!)...but it's such a cool game. The one xgreenbloodx sold me has the moving Dalek on top, which is really fun. I LED'd it with a tasteful mix of cool & warm whites & added a spotlight on the left sling to brighten up the playfield. The game really pops!

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Don't want stupid comments, then don't post games at stupid prices. It's a Heavymetal Meltdown for F's sake.

If you haven't found one in a few months, hit me up...I really don't play mine much and I'm pretty much just using it as a table. I'll probably put some furniture against the wall where I currently have it.

Let me know if you're ever bored of that Who Dunnit!

No rush. It's just one of those games I always found to be very cool but never picked one up.

Curious - what was wrong with it? What do you consider "a lot of work"? I've seen a ton of Caribbean Cruises and they're never "perfect".

Damn, that sucks....but at the same time makes me think I'm sitting on a $1000 Caribbean Cruise lol

Please don't insult me by comparing me to those jackwads.

What they sold for new is irrelevant. That was the 90's. It's now 2016. Most used B/W 90's games sell for more than they did new, because they're long out of production and desired by collectors. Supply/demand.

Haven't you had it twice already ?

Oh yeah! Hehe.

Mike is trying to own every single existing RS and NGG once. He's up to 43% of Road Shows and 64% of Gofers.

High speed, eh? The price is high, the seller is high, anyone who buys it is high...

I'll offer $800! You can keep all the blue and red LEDs

I like LEDs! Even I'm guilty of having a partially color-bombed Congo.

Nah, I don't like that game. But HOLY JEEZE is that what they're really selling for now? A few years ago you couldn't give them away for $1400.

I'll start the auction at $1!

He said "make an offer".

Look guys - if you're selling a game, just ask how much you want for it and go from there.

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Prices went up during the last recession. Pinball is recession proof!!!

There would have to be a mass simultaneous sell off of games for prices to drop considerably. 20 local Centaurs for sale at the same time? Then the prices drop. One? All it takes is one buyer.

High Pinside prices are still better than retail. I was at a local showroom the other day and heard a customer say "I gotta start saving up $10,000 for that Iron Man!" I almost choked.

Hey so, this is the California sale thread....I think you're looking for the Arkansas Douchebag thread!

...and you would be correct! Will edit.

Sure. So can we.

You need a time machine. The inventory just isn't there anymore...finding cheap project games seems to be a near impossibility now. They were all plucked up, restored, and then kept (or resold...then kept lol)

Yeah but a few years back - you could still beat them to the deals since deals and pins for sale were plenty. Now it's a desert.

Landfill? Where on earth did you come up with that? In my experience, I bought a ton of games during 2007-2011 because there were SO MANY (mostly on Craigslist) at great prices. No one was throwing games away after buying them cheap. We were getting them cheap, restoring them ourselves and adding them to our collection...or then selling/trading them, putting them back into the world better than we found them. There are only a finite amount of these machines out there....so the "inventory" of games have dried up. BTW a few years ago, Time Machine was a hard sell at $600

Maybe old EMs and some early 80's games went to landfills, but by the time the late 80's/90's rolled around, I think that was a pretty rare occurrence.

I'm talking about just a few years ago - games were plentiful and "cheap". It was that inventory drying up that has lead to the higher prices and more competition with resellers that we have today.

Yup - sucks but with the low inventory, they're like vultures. Well, they always were - but when a ton of games came up on Craigslist at the same time in the past, you at least has a chance ...they couldn't be everywhere at once !

Dayum - if that was local I might be tempted to bite.

1 hr drive or less is local (for me). I don't want a Mustang that bad...but I'm saying if it was down the street - super convenient style - I'd consider grabbing it.

Like I said - don't want it that bad

If anyone in SoCal finds themselves in need of a low priced old school orange dmd (or a stern red led one), hit me up. I have piles of them from converting to ColorDmd.

I'm going to list my Caribbean Cruise cocktail & and RBION soon. Haven't decided on price yet and gotta take pics. Just a heads up if you're local and interested!

My Caribbean Cruise is sold!

Anyone looking for a Ripley's (RBION)? It was a routed game, but meticulously shopped out by Hana9So (Kyle T) and Aurich did a beautiful job repairing/repainting the scoop. It's super clean, plays great, tastefully LED'd with non-ghosting bulbs, with proper color temperatures under the inserts, warm white in GI. Some color splash on the shrunken head. Cab has some nicks, but not bad for a router.

PM me for pics!

Asking $3000 obo
Not really looking for anything, but will consider trades. Not sure what I'd really want ...but, open to games I don't have. Sopranos maybe? Flintstones? I dunno - PM me!

Thanks, but I need less games, not more.

I'm generally only interested in 90's B/W games or a Stern I haven't had, like Sopranos. No Segas or DE's, please (although sometimes I miss Tommy and GNR).

Well, no more public pictures...no biggie. If you're interested in someone's game, PM and then exchange pics by email.

Does he know you can play the original with the 2.0 kit? Two games in one. He'd be insane to take the game without 2.0 installed.

Any interest in RBION?

If anyone local is interested in a NIB Spike Shaker Motor and/or a "NIB" Ghostbusters Pinball Universe center post/outlane upgrade kit - hit me up! I won't be needing them any more.

Added over 7 years ago: Kit's been sold. Shaker still avail.

I cancelled my GB order, so no need for the shaker or kit.

I've been trying to force myself all year to like the game because I love the theme & art so much, but the truth is - it's just a poorly designed piece of shit. The flipper gap is terrible, the droopy flipper alignment sucks, the magna slings cause cheap drains, the airballs cause cheap drains, the right ramp doesn't work (ball rolls back most of the time), the ecto goggles don't really do anything, the linear mode structure is terrible, and the current code is filled with bugs. It's just too frustrating & not fun. It lacks the charm of the movie entirely. All of THAT should have made me cancel, but I was still thinking "It's GHOSTBUSTERS, I'll get over all that cuz it's GHOSTBUSTERS!" ... but it was the playfield QC issues that were the final straw. I went to Portland over the weekend and saw multiple Premiums with insert ghosting. After that, I was officially out. I finally said "why am I spending so much on this fucking mess...and on top of that, it's going to disintegrate."

On top of that - Stern is just rubbing me the wrong way in general lately with their delays, poor QC, arrogance & greed. The whole Batman thing was a major turnoff. Had my game shipped in June when it as supposed to - I probably would have sucked it up and stuck it out, hoping for code to save it....but, I've been there before - and as time has passed and my game didn't ship, the reality of this title really hit me before it arrived at my door. So - I bailed.

12. It's a Super Duper LE.

Don't do it. Stern's been using a shitty new playfield manufacturer & many people have insert ghosting and clear cracking on games made this year. Do yourself a favor and get one made in 2015 or earlier.

Stop tempting me !

That was quick lol I'm still loving mine!

Holy moly. I'l never understand vids going for pin money. I'll just MAME that f*cker. I liked buying vids when they were $300 or less.

I love dedicated games....but when I was buying them, they were usually $300 or less. Most I ever paid was $500 for Q*Bert, and I still think that was too much. Once you start getting into thousands...that's pin money!

If someone offers me $2000 for any of my vids....they're GONE lol

Cashing out before everyone knows it's an incomplete pretty prototype mess.

I was going to post the "Shame" meme from Game of Thrones, but you can't post pics here.

Shame.

Yeah me too, pinball sucks. But Hobbit is still an awesome Ray of sunshine in the black tar mud of dumpster garbage.

I like it more than most people. It's fun for a while, so enjoy! If it wasn't for its fatal flaws, I'd probably still have it....like the gaddamn small sling holes - the sling switches bend back against them and give you unresponsive slings. Any time I bent them back, they'd be crappy within a couple games again. Also the endless Multiball once you get further into the game...once you're in Vs. Modes, it's all Multiball, all the time.

Did it? I thought it just added dots for the final wizard mode. I'm not sure what could address the Vs. modes. Once you collect everyone once, the next time you collect them, you get their Vs. mode, and all the Vs. modes are multiballs...and if you don't complete the Vs. Multiball, you can restart the mode and continue where you left off. So - you're either playing all the various Vs. modes or replaying them for MB after MB...it's kind of impossible to drain at that point as you're always a shot or so away from another Vs. mode.

Fake auction. Waste of time. I miss the old Super Auction days when they were real, not consignment phony bullshit.

I miss mine a bit. But I'm sorta in a pinball holding pattern at the moment. Also I'd have to peel off all those target decals & find the original sling plastics. lol

Does anyone want to buy a GAMBLE!?

Anyone interested in taking my Big Lebowski #56 spot for $8500, PM me.

Dang! Another one bites the dust. How can such a brilliant game get booted so often?

Those games are far inferior to Spider-Man. Spider-Man is excellent! $5k is a real value on that game in today's market, IMO.

Sometimes I'm shocked I sold mine years ago, considering I still really love the game. I was just getting my fast action fix from Tron & Iron Man and my Ritchie/Lyman fix from AC/DC and it was just sitting there unplayed. I put about 4000 plays on my Spider-Man!

Except that it is.

Wouldn't go that far. But hey, trolls gotta troll...and we're in bizarro world now where people have convinced themselves Ghostbusters actually plays well. Nothing makes sense anymore.

Donut Bar San Diego!!!!

Gaddammit I can't post pictures here

At the end of the day it's always supply and demand. Spider-Man Vault put a slight dent in demand for the original. I personally would rather have the original, but the existence of the Vault splits the market for Spidey a bit.

What the dang!? I mean ....I hate pinball and I'm still sticking w/ my games for the time being!

Quite the opposite. The last thing I want to see outside of work is FG. It's just a flat out great game. The most Williams feeling Stern has built and one of Pat Lawlor's best. Great design, great unique main toy, great rules by Keith Johnson. It's highly rated by tournament players, casuals, and players in between. I think you're a little too against the game for reasons never quite explained...usually completely out of context & just to push my buttons for some reason.

That's my schtick now, Lisa! Because of my negative experiences with the NIB side of things lately, I say "I hate pinball". I actually don't hate pinball, but I'm never buying a NIB pinball again, that's for certain.

Was the bowling alley's machine running old code? The game came out 10 years ago and people are still telling me they're hearing new quotes on their machines. FGY had more custom dialog and show clips than any other Stern out there. Tell me a game that has more varied clips.

Also who is Louis?

I'm convinced you were playing old code.

Keith Johnson rules are always special.

And because the TV wizard points hinge on how well you did on the modes - that makes playing the modes well a priority & not just wood to chop through.

I feel like most people miss the point of the mini-pin: Stewie Multiball. Juggling the upper and lower simultaneously and trying to alternate the character jackpots (Peter mini, Peter main, etc) is a blast ...I can't think of another multiball like that. Plus, the variety of stacking opportunities. A mode & Lard & Fart & Crazy Chris & Happy Hour = crazy points.

Also now that it's "the future"....ColorDMD! ColorDMD, as usual, looks great.

Seems right to me! Back when I started collecting, it seemed like LW3 was the most produced game ever - as every auction had 3 or 4 of them and they were constantly on Craigslist. They were usually less than $1000, too. While prices have gone up - I don't think there's any major demand for LW3, so $1200 still seems about right for today's market.