FYI - New Barcade coming to Echo Park (LA)

http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2015/03/whats-in-store-for-echo-parks-bar-cade/

From Venice to Downtown L.A., architects Rebecca Rudolph and Catherine Johnson have created some memorable and award winning restaurants spaces. Now, their firm, called Design, Bitches, is working to turn a former Sunset Boulevard Shoe Warehouse store into a bar-cade, a combination bar, restaurant and vintage video arcade.

The same business, called Button Mash, was initially proposed for a laundry a few blocks east but that space is now the home to the field office of Council District 13. Instead, the bar-cade owners leased the former strip mall home of Shoe Warehouse. In a recent L.A. Times story, Rudolph and Johnson said the space will serve as an homage to Los Angeles. Rudolph told The Times:
There’s ’80s stuff with skateboard decks, toys and boomboxes [in the new restaurant]. For some reason there is also a little film noir detective thing coming into play. It’s the east end of Echo Park right before it goes up to Dodger Stadium; it’s close to Chinatown and the police academy. It’s not film noir in a theme-y way, but it somehow ended up in the mix, and we’re all excited about it.
The new bar-cade is scheduled to open this summer at the corner of Sunset and Douglas.

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I have a sealed NIB black Polk PSW10 10" subwoofer available in the Bay Area. I bought another one for work (in cherry finish) for a BOM breakdown, so this one never got opened or used. Needless to say, Polk is making very little margin on these subs.
$80 for a Pinsider (currently $109 on Amazon). Receipt included w/ purchase.
PM if interested.
*I always donate to Pinside. I'm not trying to bypass the Marketplace, but this technically isn't a pin part.

Added over 7 years ago: **SOLD** (to an awesome Pinsider)

Must have been emulated software.

Is that after he pulls the cash out of his cowboy boots? It's a pinball machine, not a strip club.

I lived in Sonoma and worked in Petaluma, so I know the area. Not a wise thing to wreck your name in such a small area. I would expect better disclosure from a seller, especially considering the current state of affairs.
HOWEVER....

What's up with the 11:00pm exchange? Those are meth hours. It's sketchy to be moving ANYTHING at 11pm, let alone a pinball machine. It couldn't have waited until the morning? A coyote could have easily attacked your leg while moving the pin in your driveway in the dark.

Unfortunately, there will always be a bad apple here and there, but for the most part, I'd take a fellow Pinball player over any other hobbyist.
In MY experience, the majority of the people in this hobby are like-minded, forthright and trustworthy.
I bought 4 different pins from a distance off eBay back in the early-to-mid 2000s. My first pin was from "BarryWNJ" (for those who remember his janky "MS Paint-enhanced" eBay ad photos). The game wasn't exactly as glamorous as the photos portrayed, but I wasn't getting screwed either. I had an electrical-related issue, so he sent a local tech to my house, who ended up being a cool guy from North Hollywood (I hope he's still in the hobby after all this time).
Point being is that I was taking huge risks as a noob, but in the end I never felt rooked or taken (knock on wood).

The seller was probably whistling The Andy Griffith Show theme song once he drove off. Hopefully, he'll come back and make it right.
For future pin purchases, it's prob best to lay off the Mountain Dew and wait until the next day. Right?

Again, sorry for your experience.
Is this guy an operator?
Did you snapshot the ad itself or still have access to it?
If he is 52, the internet shows him currently residing in an apartment in Novato (not Petaluma).
One alternative is to take him to Small Claims in Marin County if it was indeed false advertising or misrepresentation.
Some sellers (and businesses) seem to believe they're shielded or invincible when it comes to cash transactions. Not so much.

You deserve a Lifetime Achievement Award! Other realtors take note.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is safe and sound (hopefully, with a pinball machine).

I just wanted to give some praise to Shane at ON-TILT PINBALL/AYCE GOGI as I recently purchased a NIB from him. I first met him at the restaurant in Van Nuys a couple of years ago while still living up north. Our brief interaction landed him my business.
It's no secret that his location games are always top notch and well-maintained. Not to mention that he's hustled to keep the games active during the pandemic, which I know hasn't been easy for him.

Shane really came through for me before New Year's Eve. It was a much-needed bookend to what was a terrible year for all of us.
Needless to say, Shane is awesome and I'd buy from him again. The man is a warrior and I'm thankful that he is local to Southern CA.

It's probably safe to say that he wasn't transporting Hercules or Bugs Bunny's Birthday Bash.

I would've rolled over and gone back to sleep had the pins been Hercules or Bugs Bunny's Birthday Bash.