Knoxville, TN
All other things being equal (price, mods, etc.) would you choose an original pin with nice cab and no fade or a pin which has new decals but a restored and a newly CC'd Playfield?
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whichever one had the better playfield would be the one that i would take... that is where the ball rolls...
Quoted from Skypilot:^^^^
? OG ...Oh Gee,I don't know
Oh God what a pin
On Going decision
original gangsta. he would take the original one...
Quoted from Max_Badazz:which ever was cheaper
For sake of argument same price.
Quoted from ccotenj:whichever one had the better playfield would be the one that i would take... that is where the ball rolls...
^^Pretty much this.
How can you compare anything to an original pin in mint condition and have a tough decision? Now, if it is not truly mint condition, well...
'Tis why I was asking. I was curious to know if a CC'd playfield offsets the original cab assuming the pins are the same price. Just trying to learn. Personally, I'm not the type of guy who would strip a playfield down, clear-coat it and then reassemble. Probably out of my skill level and certainly not conducive to my life's schedule.
Someone please define "mint". As for pinball, I have always understood it to be meaningless, unless it truly has only been played a handful of times. In that case than an original mint machine is a no-brainer decision.
For Diamondplate and later games I would rather have a mint original. I'm not a fan of cabinet decals and I think a lot of times original games play better than restored games that usually have thicker clearcoat and often cheaper quality repro parts.
For pre-diamond plate games with mylar (Sys 11) and earlier games I'd make an exception just to have a better protected/better looking playfield.
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