Pinball Horror Pics!!

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I wonder how many kids go through high school and are not taught the basics of finance. Such as return of principal and interest rates? I have been out of school a long time and financing arrangements were never taught back then unless you bought a car that the dealer arranged the financing for you at bend-over terms. But credit cards were a huge rarity back then, so maybe there was no need to teach finance to the kids. Hell, they are not even taught how to make change for a dollar anymore.

Credit cards are everywhere today. But the only teachers on how to use a credit card are the credit card companies themselves.

And then little Honor Roll Johnny checks in for college and does not know squat. But the counselors are there to help out and help him sign on the dotted line, for counselors also have another function. They are there to sell school products which might mean sell you classes you don't need.

And don't get me started on Corinthian Colleges and the trash CC was selling to the kids. One party knew better. The other party was clueless---and I would hazard a guess---taken advantage of.

#4453 1 year ago

MCH

Pinkitten

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Quoted from gdonovan:
By definition if you are taking out a loan and paying interest on a $20k toy I would not use the term "afford"

With those terms, you can’t afford not to buy!

#4454 1 year ago

MCH

Pinkitten

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Quoted from cottonm4:
But 3 year financing on a pinball machine is out there.

2024 Pinside ad: “HUO TBL, just take over the payments, only 29 months left!”

#4455 1 year ago

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gdonovan

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Quoted from cottonm4:
I wonder how many kids go through high school and are not taught the basics of finance.

Almost all of them and this push for cashless society is by design.

Cash in your hand is an easy concept to grasp: I worked "x" amount of hours and now I have a pile of green in my hands.

People now have direct deposit and debit cards. They never see "a check" to cash nor are they really aware of what the numbers on the screen represent. All they know is at the end of the week the debit card stopped working because they fail to keep track of bank balance.

Rinse and repeat.

#4456 1 year ago

ZZZ

sevenrites

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Champion Grub. The after pic isn’t appropriate for the horror pics thread.

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#4458 1 year ago

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Knxwledge

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#4459 1 year ago

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Williampinball

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Collingwood, ON

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There are two fix me uppers

#4460 1 year ago

BOB

Sputnik

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They just need a fuse.

#4461 1 year ago

F X

Coyote

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I dunno, that last one may be a fake. I don't think $tern made any EMs?

#4462 1 year ago

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ForceFlow

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Quoted from Knxwledge:
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It's a shame to see those games further deteriorated. Photos and videos popped up a few years ago here's what they looked like then:

#4463 1 year ago

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Knxwledge

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Quoted from ForceFlow:
It's a shame to see those games further deteriorated. Photos and videos popped up a few years ago here's what they looked like then:

That really sucks. They looked restorable in the video. Now they look like parts games.

#4464 1 year ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

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Quoted from Knxwledge:
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That’s a real bummer, I had that on my list of abandoned places with a pinball machine that I should pick up.
Sad, I had forgotten about it!
I should get back to work on the list

#4465 1 year ago

DIK

someotherguy

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Quoted from sevenrites:
Gottlieb System 80B horror, or so I initially thought. Fortunately, it was repaired which brought the whole game back to life. The game has since left me and gone to an arcade in Canada, living a happy, reliable life with all the original serial number matching boards ever since. ChrisHibler should remember fixing this for me.
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Add another upvote for the ironically-named ni-cad battery. Circuit Guard, indeed..

Richard

#4466 1 year ago

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gdonovan

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Quoted from someotherguy:
Add another upvote for the ironically-named ni-cad battery. Circuit Guard, indeed..
Richard

Considering it is dated 1987 it has done it's job and then some.

#4467 1 year ago

MDF

frenchmarky

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Moreno Valley, CA

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Quoted from Knxwledge:
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Horrible, but there's still something artsy about that first pic.

#4468 1 year ago

BJJ

Gundam_Pilot_

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I picked up an averts quest over the summer. It was a flood game and in bad shape. It’s slated for 2023 restore.

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#4469 1 year ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

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Quoted from Gundam_Pilot_:
I picked up an averts quest over the summer. It was a flood game and in bad shape. It’s slated for 2023 restore.[quoted image][quoted image]

Was it this one?

Quoted from tomdrum:
Went to an auction today, 90 miles round trip. Selling a Bally Star Trek and Gottlieb Qbert's Quest which is a rare widebody. I was expecting parts machines till I got there. This was the picture from the listing:
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I had called them eagerly trying to score it! Nice job. Just got to play one at Galloping Ghost last week. What a neat game!!

#4470 1 year ago

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someotherguy

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Quoted from Gundam_Pilot_:
I picked up an averts quest over the summer. It was a flood game and in bad shape. It’s slated for 2023 restore.[quoted image][quoted image]

Wow! Ambitious project to restore that one, but worth it due to rarity, for sure.

Richard

#4471 1 year ago

RVJ

Pingball

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It's Been a Hard Day's Night!

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#4472 1 year ago

TAB

DanMarino

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Clarksville, MD

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Quoted from Pingball:
It's Been a Hard Day's Night!
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Aww. Is that all dirt, or missing paint?

#4473 1 year ago

RVJ

Pingball

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Quoted from DanMarino:
Aww. Is that all dirt, or missing paint?

Rubber residue. Such a shame

#4474 1 year ago

CAD

cottonm4

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Quoted from Pingball:
Rubber residue. Such a shame

Can it be cleaned off and have a nice play field underneath?

#4475 1 year ago

ROB

transprtr4u

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Quoted from Pingball:
It's Been a Hard Day's Night!

On route game ?

#4476 1 year ago

KVW

Mathazar

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Broomfield, CO

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Holy cow....that game is not that old to look that bad.

#4477 1 year ago

RVJ

Pingball

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Quoted from transprtr4u:
On route game ?

Yes at The Rec Room south Edmonton. One bank of drops don't work amongst other things..

#4478 1 year ago

ZZZ

sevenrites

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#4479 1 year ago

ZDG

gutz

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Quoted from Pingball:
It's Been a Hard Day's Night!
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nice flipper rubber

#4480 1 year ago

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cottonm4

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Quoted from Pingball:
Yes at The Rec Room south Edmonton. One bank of drops don't work amongst other things..

how many games have been played on it ?

#4481 1 year ago

RVJ

Pingball

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Quoted from cottonm4:
how many games have been played on it ?

Couldn't tell ya. It's on location and I made the mistake of putting some of my money in it.
There is a Game of Thrones next to it in worse shape..

#4482 1 year ago

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cottonm4

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Quoted from Pingball:
Couldn't tell ya. It's on location and I made the mistake of putting some of my money in it.
There is a Game of Thrones next to it in worse shape..

How did it play? Good. Needs shopped. Blown out.

#4483 1 year ago

RGJ

bigguybbr

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Another casualty of people cutting wiring rather than unplugging jones plugs Only $50 though for a pitch and bat

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#4484 1 year ago

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ASAC_Schrader

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Not my picture, its from a different thread, but it belongs here.

#4485 1 year ago

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iamdrunker

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What the hell could that be?

#4486 1 year ago

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iamdrunker

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What the hell could that be?

Quoted from ASAC_Schrader:
Not my picture, its from a different thread, but it belongs here.
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#4487 1 year ago

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ASAC_Schrader

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Quoted from iamdrunker:
What the hell could that be?

Vomit. Someone puked their guts over the front of the game

#4488 1 year ago

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iamdrunker

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I hope the puke seal is in good shape

#4489 1 year ago

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sevenrites

Quoted from ASAC_Schrader:
Not my picture, its from a different thread, but it belongs here.

Definitely belongs here! Damn! I wonder what mode they were on if they were playing it. Kind of looks like they were there for a minute or two, not just passing by spraying randomly.

#4490 1 year ago

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rollinover

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Brewery….overboard tilt…game over.

#4491 1 year ago

YAR

razoraustralia

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That is just awful!

#4492 1 year ago

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sevenrites

Lol @ whoever marked that puke image unsafe. Seems like abusive behavior. That’s more unsafe than anything in this thread.

#4493 1 year ago

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Mk1Mod0

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Quoted from sevenrites:
Lol @ whoever marked that puke image unsafe. Seems like abusive behavior. That’s more unsafe than anything in this thread.

I'm a sympathy puker from way back. Had to scroll fast as soon as I figured out what I was looking at!

Shawn

#4494 1 year ago

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sevenrites