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Some pretty interesting original stuff is up. Let me know if you have any questions or looking for any specific games.
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Quoted from avspin:Some pretty interesting original stuff is up. Let me know if you have any questions or looking for any specific games.
Better res photos would be nice. Hard to really even see what’s on the papers.
Quoted from Whridlsoncestood:Better res photos would be nice. Hard to really even see what’s on the papers.
Looks like it’s just eBay web page on a mobile device. When I go in through the eBay app I can make out what the items are better.
OP gives very good description on the listings, with game name if applicable.
Current listings has one drawing of the banana aka "curved" flipper!
Cool stuff!
Quoted from avspin:There is a bunch of just found drawings and blueprints
Who certifies these as authentic? “Just found” sounds like it was just thrown together and rubber stamped.if you have dozens of these someone has to spend the time to authenticate each and every one.
Quoted from Murphdom:Who certifies these as authentic? “Just found” sounds like it was just thrown together and rubber stamped.if you have dozens of these someone has to spend the time to authenticate each and every one.
The licensee certifies them. Just found means a box of drawings, sitting around for years has finally been gone through one by one.
I'm an enjoyment player not really a collector, but I can see how others would be into this. Out of curiosity, what kind of numbers did the first batch go for?
Quoted from sethi_i:I'm an enjoyment player not really a collector, but I can see how others would be into this. Out of curiosity, what kind of numbers did the first batch go for?
A bunch went for between $20-$52 but there were some standouts:
* Tales of the Arabian Nights Genie blueprint went for $182.50
* Attack from Mars ramp went for $147.50
* Scared Stiff coffin mech went for $117.50
Everything else went for under $62.
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when Williams designed a game in the 90s all was done in Cad, you can edit the cad drawings and make changes, then print copies which went to vendors to make parts, these look like internal prints used in house, many vendors received them as well.
However most would have been thrown out when no longer required
So I finally have the website up and slowly adding drawings. Check it out www.pinballvault.com
I will still have some ebay stuff.
By the way a group of auctions is ending tomorrow, be sure to check them out.ebay.com link: 711 53200 19255 0
Thanks
Super interesting stuff including the original almost indestructible, aluminum 2" flipper bats. Good stuff!
ebay.com link: Original Williams Pinball Pencil Drawing Flipper Bat from 1963 with COA
Quoted from avspin:Auctions are starting to end.
Are you paying a % to Pinside for each auction since advertising here? Just checking as that would be standard when using the site for advertising
Wow some folks REALLY love Fishtales. Curious to see what mechs are suddenly reproduced now that blueprints are floating around.
1 week later
So my curiosity go the best of me, and I won a couple of auctions last weekend. Today I received my plans. The plans I won were from Pinbot and Grand Lizard, and I can definitely state that they are original velums, done in pencil in my case. Now I just need to get frames for them.
Quoted from avspin:Working on the pinside shop, will have stuff up soon.
Have the website up with product pinballvault.com
Also ebay.
I have some fullsize playfield layouts coming soon, original pencil.
Thanks
So are you going to be listing the same stuff in all three places? Otherwise it’s a pain to have go through three sites to have to browse your inventory.
Quoted from avspin:Different stuff in all three places.
Where else beside ebay please? Thanks!
Quoted from avspin:Different stuff in all three places.
I don’t mean to sound rude but that’s pretty inconvenient. Look at it from a customer’s perspective. Going through three websites is a lot for something I don’t absolutely need. Maybe you could possibly add “best offer” prices on eBay and then you would be able to list the same in all three places and then just remove listings as they are sold. I would be willing to bet you would sell more. Thanks for sharing these with other people. Otherwise they would just sit in a filing cabinet somewhere.
Quoted from Murphdom:I don’t mean to sound rude but that’s pretty inconvenient. Look at it from a customer’s perspective. Going through three websites is a lot for something I don’t absolutely need. Maybe you could possibly add “best offer” prices on eBay and then you would be able to list the same in all three places and then just remove listings as they are sold. I would be willing to bet you would sell more. Thanks for sharing these with other people. Otherwise they would just sit in a filing cabinet somewhere.
I will consider that idea. It's hard keeping track.
Quoted from Kingpin22:Would love something from Funhouse or Roadshow with the pinmation!
I will add you to the list and let you know. I did post at least one road show ramp on the website yesterday. There is also a playfield blueprint.
Search 50024 or road show.
pinballvault.com
Quoted from avspin:I will add you to the list and let you know. I did post at least one road show ramp on the website yesterday. There is also a playfield blueprint.
Search 50024 or road show.
pinballvault.com
Just picked up Roadshow Decorated Head for Red and Ted blueprints! If you come across the one for Rudy would like that one also. Thanks these are so amazing! Can't wait to frame them
I picked up the AFM playfield drawing from the web page. It’s freaking huge! E-size, but wider since the plotter can do that. The playfield is 1 : 1, and then there is the border, notes, rev history, and other stuff that takes space. 57 inches wide and about 30.25 inches tall. I’m going to have to make a custom frame for this.
I make drawings just like this for a living and love my AFM, so for a one-off opportunity it was on to splurge a little. Although, 6 of my games cost less than this drawing. Oh well.
Quoted from Kingpin22:Just picked up Roadshow Decorated Head for Red and Ted blueprints! If you come across the one for Rudy would like that one also. Thanks these are so amazing! Can't wait to frame them
I will let you know when I find anything.
And whomever bought the Medieval Madness and Solar Fire playfield blueprints, I'm more than happy to pay a premium on what you paid for the blueprints to buy them off of you just for my own personal collection. Please feel free to PM me to discuss what you'd need to make the deal happen. Thank you so much!
I'm in the process of uploading some original playfield pencil layouts, most signed and pin holed. These were used in design and to transfer to wood to create some of the first white wood playfields.
See the special section in the shop. www.pinballvault.com
Also finally getting some art up.
Quoted from yancy:Noticed something while checking out the eBay listings. I may be in the minority, but seeing a 2019 copyright stamp and hologram added to a 1956 pencil drawing makes it far less desirable to me.
It was a requirement from Williams attorneys to be able to sell these. Sorry.
Quoted from yancy:Noticed something while checking out the eBay listings. I may be in the minority, but seeing a 2019 copyright stamp and hologram added to a 1956 pencil drawing makes it far less desirable to me.
See your point but in the same aspect, if you're going to frame these, it's in a place that would be covered up by the matting.
Quoted from avspin:It was a requirement from Williams attorneys to be able to sell these.
Interesting, doesn't distract me from the coolness. Still looking for the right piece though.
Quoted from ForceFlow:Or can they be placed on the back side?
Oh, great thinking!
Quoted from ForceFlow:Are they required to be on the front side? Or can they be placed on the back side?
Good question. I will look into it.
I did one on the back because there was no border and I didn't want it in the image area.
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