The games are in as good of condition as the ones in Tulsa. They are routed and need cleaned up. They are not brand new but they are not beaten down to the wood. The Breakshot looks almost new but is down on a pop bumper and the ball locker is not working.

Dan could have done a better job keeping them shopped. You will need to shop them but that is back page news.

The Eight Ball Delux LE is an LE but mylar was laid down a long time ago and there is a nice play field under that mylar. Most of (not all) play fields are fairly nice.

He recently sold a Stern Lightening that had some light play field wear but it also had mint back glass.

On all of them the cabinets have been drilled for the high strength security bars that were installed.

The back glasses or translites are nice.

Nothing is mint condition but they are not trash.

I can't speak to taxes. Kansas may be different that Oklahoma. I do not recall anyone at Tulsa commenting on taxes. I don't recall anybody talking about buyer's fees or anything like that.

For the remote bidding, I believe, but cannot say with certainty that the remote bidder fee of $50.00 was charged---and I think the fee was refunded if you did buy something.

Kudos. Auctions are business. The last thing I want is to be stuck around some drunk who can't hold his liquor and starts chunking all over me.

Why would you even care if there is 1 Star, 4 Stars, or no Stars? That makes no sense. After tomorrow all of the pins will be gone.

Globetrotters play field has been mylared. It is in good shape and plays well. I don't like it, though, because it is always kicking my ass with those scissoring flippers.

Well, so FKN what? I mentioned way back up to the top that the op could have done a better job of shopping some of these pins. So, one person gets pissed off at the op over a quarter and makes a down vote on Yelp. And you are going to make a decision based on what you read from someone that you have no clue as to who the hell they are?

The pins are routed. They will need to be shopped. They will be selling at auction. Your Yelp logic is out in La La land somewhere.

I just came back from Walmart. Lost Sock is on the way so I stopped for a look around.

Inside the laundry mat are 4 pins only remaining. They are: Genesis, (1) Tee'd Off, (1) Super Mario Brothers, and Spyhunter. I would assume that all of the others are in the other building nearby being readied for sale.

All of the other pins that I can think of off the top of my head: Cueball Wizard, Silverball Mania, Stargate, Cyclone, EBD LE, Funhouse, Harlem Globetrotters, Big Hurt, Breakshot, etc. I will assume are in the sale.

The fallacy in your reasoning is assuming this auction will only be seen by pinsiders. I talked to 2-3 people in Tulsa who heard about that auction from somewhere other than pinside.

You were not there. I was. When the doors opened for preview, you could walk in, look around, and take notes if you needed to. The auctioneer passed out fliers with a list of the machines in alphabetical order, and (I think but do not recall completely) a list that matched the order the pins were laid out on the floor.

The auctioneer told us where he was going to start the selling at and there was an order you could follow. If it was a pin you were interested in it was not hard to make a bid. If you wanted to bid, you were not going to get shut out.

Some auctions I have been to, the auctioneer is rattling his tongue in the auctioneer sing-song so fast you did not know what he was saying. This guy was patient and if you wanted to bid you were not going to be cheated out of a chance to bid. He milked some of the pins for $5.00 increments.
Which leads to the other point so many of you are bitching about; The high prices. He got the high prices because he took his time and worked the bidders.

As always in any event with multiple people, there were a few walking around with their head up their ass. There are always some who think the rules don't apply to them. The auctioneer spoke plainly and clearly. You could play the pin all you wanted during preview. But once auction started then it was no more playing. As I said, there were a few who thought the no playing rule did not apply to them.

Yes. The last auction, many were on this forum bitching about how there would be no beer served. There was not going to be this. There is not going to be that. Auctioneer should be doing this. Be doing that. Bitch bitch bitch. After the sale, no one would stop whining about the high prices and how they went home empty handed.

Group auctions and how they work: 5 pins are part of a group. There are Big Hurt, Breakshot, Globetrotters, Stargate, and Cue Ball Wizard.

The auction starts and you are sweet on Cue Ball Wizard. The bidding proceeds to the point that it is you bidding against another guy. Trouble for you is you don't know which pin he is bidding on. The gets too high for you and the other guy wins the bid. However, he was sweet on Big Hurt, takes his Big Hurt and calls it a day.

Now, you have another chance for Cue Ball Wizard.

Or maybe the winning bidder takes all 5 and you are just SOL.

This auction is packed with people.

EBD LE. $2200.00
Sold

Super Mario bros. 2200.00

Teed off. 1600

Star Wars pinball 2000
$2300

Cyclopes. $ 5200.00

Super Mario bros #2 $2200

Cue ball wizard $1900

Barb wire $1500

Globetrotter $800

Lost world $ 750.00

All sold on choice auction

Different buyers all

Stargate. $2100

Cyclone. $1850.00

Jokerz $1000

Silver all mania. $850

Cyclopes
2 bidders 1 on floor 1 on phone

Phone bidder got it

Grand Lizard $1550

Gladiators. $1050

X-Files. $1750

Jokerz #2. $900

Hardbody. $700

What, pray tell, is the best way to sell a group of machines? The seller wanted to get good prices (good = as much as he could get), People came from all over. In four hours, the seller's pins were gone and he is sort of retired. I thought the auctioneer did a good job for the seller. I think the seller thought the auctioneer did a good job. The people who bought these machines were smiling.

So, if you have a "best" way to sell a group of machines fast and get decent money, let's hear it.

Factor in $400.00 shipping from Cali to the buyer's home in Oklahoma and $900.00 turns into $1300.00. And then you don't know what will be coming of of the truck. And you always have the unquantifiable hassle factors. The buyer, as he states, is happy and you weren't here so why are you worrying about it?

I asked the auctioneer if he would tell us in what state, not city, just state and he ain't talking. Told me that he would not reveal any info. on me and his other customers get the same consideration. He's a pro.

I seem to recall at the Tulsa auction that the real price busters were the phone bidders. I would imagine that the auctioneer kept records of his phone buyers, called them, and said, " Hey ! I have another pin auction working and I have a very rare pin called Cyclopes. Only 400 made."

It almost made me fell like I was at a Sotheby's or Christie's auction.

I don't know how you would set it up but to limit your sale to cash would put a cap on things I think. If someone wanted several of your pins you could be talking people carrying several thousands in cash. That said, 1986 I sold my Corvette for $14,000.00 and it was paid in cash; A lot of cash and Vettes traded places that day. So, maybe cash only would still work and not place limits on your bidders.

Huh? I did not know that that BidLoud made any Pinside ads. Can you give me a link to one of those ads, please.