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So, I'm starting to look for my first pin. I have a few questions that I'm hoping the community can help me out with...
Should I look at places other than Pinside? I've checked out ebay and cl and the prices seem way off from what I see here. Are there other reputable markets places that are safe for a newbie?
Are the estimated values on pinside a good guide for the range I should be willing to pay (roughly)?
Any general advice on evaluating condition?
Thanks! My budget is ~5K, but the some of the pins that I would really want seem to be less than than... Jack*Bot ,
Star Trek: The Next Generation ,
The Shadow ,
Doctor Who ,
World Cup Soccer ,
The Simpsons Pinball Party .
Maybe I'm being an idiot, but I am having trouble wanting to own a Stern Pro just because the locations that I play at regularly all have Premiums or LEs. It will feel like a let down from what I've been playing the past year.
Quoted from Natetheviking:I see you are in Louisville as well so my advice would be to wait for the expo in a month. It's a pretty good place to buy a machine. Last year there was a TNG, WCS, and TSPP all more or less within your range.
Definitely! I was planning on waiting till expo or later to buy for no other reason than it would give me a chance to play some more machines that I hand't considered.
I wasn't even thinking that there would be people selling there as well.
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Louisville, KY