Should be perfect and never played. So basically no machine is "Collector Quality" to me since a ball generally gets launched at least once in its lifetime.
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"Collectors" generally want the most perfect of the perfect example there is of something. They keep it locked in a special UV protecting, dark, case of some type so it doesn't get light damaged or scuffed, and only bring it out sometimes so they can "show it off" gleefully. Hence my answer.
I'm a console game collector in the true sense of the word, and yes I am snobby when it comes to the quality of my boxes, manuals, cartages, etc.. I have very nice examples of CIB games, but I don't consider any of them CQ because of tiny rips in the shrink wrap or slightly rounded box corners.
Quoted from Freeplay40:Replacing the coils is probably the only thing I did not do, but would be easy enough to change them out. My experience is coils either work or they don't. GI buss braid upgraded to 1/8" flat braid. Every mechanism and every screw polished. Every light socket soldered. Did add a cord storage hole in the back like the newer machines and upgrade the bottom of the lower cabinet to 1/2" flush with the bottom of the cabinet. Will prevent future splintering and is much stronger.
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Grubby coils is a minus, and I see some tarnish around the pop-bumper brackets. Not CQ, but a very very nice high end example.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:that's one of the anal things you will see when you start going with CQ collectors.
Yup, I don't mean to come across as a dink in this thread, but I have an extremely strict definition of CQ. As I said though, that game overall is an awesome high end example.
Quoted from Freeplay40:Here's a better shot of all the pop bumpers installed.
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I see some speckling or discoloration or fingerprints or something many of metal bits actually. Its typical and not a big deal, but CQ to me means perfect in every way.
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