The Ohio Show 2015 thread grew to 600+ posts with tons of information about what games would be for sale and for trade. I'm starting to get exciting and thinking about what I'll bring, so I'm hoping this can be the place!

What are you bringing to sell/trade at the Ohio Show?

What are you hoping to buy?

I'm only about 30 minutes for the show, so if everything works out and the weather is nice, I'd love to rent a truck and bring as many of my games as possible to sell and trade

Bringing

• Monster Bash - for sale/trade
• NBA Fastbreak - for sale/trade
• The Addams Family - for sale/trade
• Fathom - for sale/trade
• Fireball (EM) - for sale/trade
• Sing Along - for sale/trade

Interested in buying or trading for:

• anything on my Pinside wishlist
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
• World Cup Soccer 94
• High Speed
• Gottlieb wedgeheads
• Gottlieb woodrails

Do you have any woodrails or wedgeheads you'd be willing to trade?

I think I responded to everyone who messaged me with interest in my games. I can describe my games, but in almost every case, the response included a line something like, "I need to take more pictures."

I guess I need to get out my camera and get busy!

Clay Harrell is contemplating something like this for his show in Ann Arbor. I know it's not nearby, but the selection of games at the VFW is AMAZING.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-pinball-repair-shop-idea-opinions

I would trade my Fathom for something awesome and rare. Stern Star Gazer comes to mind. Maybe Stern Seawitch. Maybe even Centaur or Eight Ball Deluxe...

From the PAPA Circuit website

Circuit Tournaments are scheduled throughout the year with consideration to placing them as evenly as possible geographically throughout the United States of America.

I suspect that because 3 out of 13 Circuit events are at PAPA Headquarters in Pittsburgh, this show is too close to further the goal of geographic diversity.

Most of the stuff on the Buy/Sell website is from before last year's show, including some of my old listings. Is there a way you can purge the old posts?

Topic updated!

7 weeks away!

BYOB? How terrible!

Very good to know! I guess I'll have to bring some beer, then!

Any requests? I like Belgian beers a lot!

Woohoo!

Skypilot keeps telling me he may bring a Taxi to show off (not for sale) if he finishes his restoration in time. See The Tale of Two Taxis.

Last year there was a beat Taxi in the back with a $2,000 price tag on it (lol). It may have been the only game I walked away from because the flippers were so weak you couldn't shoot either ramp.

I've never been to those shows, but I thought this show was great for selling pins, great for meeting people and talking pinball, good for buying pins, and so-so for playing.

Thursday last year was the best play-day because of the ratio of people to games. That may have had something to do with the single digit temperatures and 20 mph winds. Friday and Saturday had a lot more people, and there were lines for a lot of the top games 3 or 4 people long. Of course, some of those were the newest Sterns and amazing restorations.

I'm not sure there are strictly enforced rules about when games can come and go. If you're bringing a game on free play to get free entry, the rule is that you should have it setup until 6pm that day - a perfectly reasonable request. Games can come and go anytime if the circumstances dictate, I think. Everyone appreciates having more games to play, and the rules seem to be flexible enough to avoid interfering with that in any way.

What are you bringing that you're looking to trade? That's what interests me the most at the moment.

I jumped the gun on updating the topic, but now we really are exactly two weeks away!

3pm, two Thursdays from now!

I'm bringing an NBA Fastbreak for sale. Not a project. It's 100% working and awesome. Looking for about $2,000. You should be able to find me there.

That sounds unbelievable!

To ballpark a figure: the show is open 3p-12a, 10a-12a, 8a-8p. That's 35 hours. At three minutes a play, I figure max 700? That seems like an upper limit of what could be expected... Thoughts?

I'm bringing Windex and paper towels for the masses! I hate playing games with dirty glass!

I'll also bring a (crappy) dolly and a Harbor Freight lift table that I'll be using to setup my games, but I'll certainly share to help others do the same!

But of course!

A really good game of TSPP can last an hour, so that may not be too far off.

It better be!

Last year Thursday was definitely the best game for playing. Lots of games and not too many people. The freezing temperatures probably had something to do with that.

Hey I want a Fish Tales, too, darn it!

Does anyone know anything about the Saturday auction? I really don't know anything, so I'd be interested to know:

• ballpark number of games
• rough info about games (% EM/SS, by decade)
• When will we find out exactly what games will be auctioned?
• How much inspection will be possible prior to bidding? (e.g. attempt to power on a complete game)
• Can I expect to see 90s Bally/Williams games?
• Can I expect to see Gottlieb wedgeheads?
• Can I expect to see woodrails?

I think I know better than to ask about price or condition...

Edit: also just emailed Mike and Marvin these questions.

Mike Pacak responded "can't answer any of those questions games come in Thursday Friday Saturday won't know anything till before auction starts sorry".

That's true, but that would also come at the expense of those who are going anyway.

I'll be there. I ain't complainin'.

Pinball Inc. has been there selling them the last two years. I think that's where my White Water ramps were purchased.

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http://www.ohiopinballshow.com/pictures-2013/dsc01261/

There is not.

I'm bringing Monster Bash. Willing to trade for just about anything.

Hmmm...

Three days to go!

Today is the day I start breaking down machines, I think. Boy, that'll be a lot of fun!

Since I looked it up, here's the link: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fs-feb-nosnew-playfields-and-other-stuff

I recall Cirqus Voltaire being in the tournament last year.

Aha! I sold my Theatre of Magic to your... father-in-law, I think.

Are you bringing anything to sell or trade?

The weather forecast is looking pretty decent, and a hell of a lot better than last year:

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Compare to Thursday last year: 10 degrees, 20+ MPH winds.

I doubt it. Is that a common thing?

Hm. I'm just an ignorant outsider. Don't take my word to mean anything.

Two days to go!

Four of my games are cleaned, waxed, folded, wrapped up, on their backs, and ready to move!

Edit: wrong thread

I'll look for the guy with the toupee.

Aw shucks. Thanks. You must have been there before Fireball caught on fire!

I had a lot of fun, but I am thoroughly sore and still exhausted. I sold NBA Fastbreak, Addams Family, and Fathom, and I'm certainly going to miss them. I wanted to buy something, but I didn't come home with anything new. Now that I'm not over-capacity, it might be time to start shopping for something new!

Here was a picture of my lineup from about 3:00 on Thursday:
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So here's something weird...

http://wkbn.com/2015/03/23/130700/

"A Columbus mother has been charged with disorderly conduct stemming from an incident at the Niles Red Lobster over the weekend... Carleigh Dawson, 25, was arrested by Niles police. According to a police report, Dawson was with her 9-month-old daughter at the restaurant around 7:30 on Saturday... According to workers, Dawson had two Long Island iced teas, a popular alcoholic beverage, and became drunk and belligerent... At one point during the altercation, Dawson swung the infant carrier with her daughter inside, dropping it on the ground... When police arrived, they took Dawson into custody. Once in the cruiser, officers reported, Dawson was acting out of control, kicking the door and divider several times almost shattering the glass."

Now the weird part that I cut out of the above was...

"Carleigh Dawson, 25, was arrested by Niles police. According to a police report, Dawson was with her 9-month-old daughter at the restaurant around 7:30 on Saturday. They were in town for the Ohio Pinball Show at the Eastwood Expo Center, police said."

The thing I really don't understand is a 25 year old girl traveling 3 hours for the pinball show....

Skypilot knows, because he said it used to be his. I wanted it, but the price was a little steep. I'm just glad it was there to play!

Yep. $3,200. Nothing wrong with high asking prices.