Ohhh great price! Wish that was close I really want a Grand Prix em! Multiplayer with spinner and drops!!

And another one gone in 4 hours.

You know how to make my day, Colson.

I called this seller and posted more information here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/○some-flipperless-just-came-up-on-cl-e-bay○/page/5#post-4148365

Which also brings me to a little public service announcement I'd like to make. That link ^^^ is to a thread about flipperless games for sale. I stumbled across it not long ago and have been doing my best Pecos impersonation over there (trying to find something to post every day), but I could use some help getting momentum built up again, as the thread was dormant for a number of months. Anyhow, there's likely some overlap between these two threads (it seems as though most flipperless games for sale are in a project state) but that thread focuses specifically on flipperless pinball. So, if you happen to run across any additional flipperless gems in your search for projects, feel free to repost over there if you have a moment.

Thanks, all!

Man, what the hell is going on with people? Striking out bad on these games. Second time this week.

Was supposed to go grab this Hokus Pokus from the guy this weekend, had made arrangements already, texting him and talking on the phone earlier this week. The deal was done. I even asked him if he wanted a deposit. He said no.

So I texted him this morning to work out a time due to the snow, most likely for tomorrow, and his reply was "sold it already." WTF.

That sucks. Hopefully the seller gets stuck with counterfeit cash. At least you were not already on the road when he pulled that stunt.

Some people just suck. Sorry man.

I saw that one listed, wish I'd known you were interested I could have picked up for you. Of course, given the dialogue with seller, who'd of thunk, right?

This is my machine, feel free to shoot me a PM with any questions.

Link: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/58461

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NicoVolta is looking for one of these.

NicoVolta got one last month in Oklahoma... but danke!

Road Kings in Eastbridgewater, MA for $400 on Facebook marketplace.

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I would take another one of those for 400, if not for the distance. Do I need to say it? LOL.

Some people don't like the game, but it has cool audio, and non-pinball people that have come over when I had them tend to like playing it because it has a simple rule set and multi-ball.

Yep just sold one today to an older non-pinball couple. Liked the sounds and that it “didn’t have too much stuff going on”.

that looks very nice.. if only it weren't so far away

It's a solid project with pretty good cosmetics. If I didn't already have one, I'd probably keep it.

Bah it is far!! I’ve been looking for a sinbad

Considering how many of them were made, I'm surprised that they don't appear as often as other system 1 titles.

I swear, this group needs a Colson quote T-shirt. *LOL*

I said before, I'll take one. Haha. What I actually need is a helicopter that can fit at least three pins, and some flying lessons.

Haha--whip up a shirt that says:

Pinside: where everyone wishes they were closer.

And then maybe also put quote boxes all over the shirt from everyone who has basically said something to that effect.

I dunno, I think a simple print of this...

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...might suffice.

LOL--that would probably do it

I have gone beyond to wishing I was closer to I am out of room. The guy who I got my Laser Cue from wanted to make an outright sale. I told him I am at the point of one goes out before another comes in. Two days later he was ready to trade.

I'd love to have a Sinbad and a Joker Poker. I wish I had more room.

Ditto. But no matter how much room I have, I sure do have no trouble filling it.

Hahah, well I live pretty far from anything... :/ unless people want to snag them and meet me

My little house looks like most peoples' garage. My garage looks like a backyard shed. I could make more room but then I would be adding more pins to what surely be adding to the nation's pinball purgatory

Speaking of which, how many pins do all of you think have made it all around the country living in one garage or another for years on end? Put another way, how many of today's project pins will still be project pins five years from now?

So true !!!

I used to buy and export motorcycles for a living. What's worse than that happening is when you make a deal to buy one (bike, pinball, whatever) drive 200+ miles with a truck and trailer and show up about the same time as another buyer. (yep, the seller got 2 or more coming and showing up at the exact same time) Then you have an auction. The other buyer that showed up at the same time offered $500 more than the price we'd already agreed on, and bought the bike. Sellers comments were "hope you understand".

Nothing surprises me anymore

The pin that is still for sale looks like it is a Sonic Triple Action. Not working and he is asking $300.00. I just put this link on the Sonic thread. I have no idea how many were made. Only one Pinsider owns one. I cannot find any information with a Google search. I'm thinking is it rather hard to find.

St. George looks like it is close to Flagstaff AZ.

stgeorge.craigslist.org link

Nice 1973 EM Pinball, new rubber, looks GOOD however does NOT WORK AND PLAY. Lights come on tries to reset but must have a relay stuck or not making contact. If you want that something special for your Man Cave, Game Room, Garage, Bar or are just looking for something different this is for you. Check the pictures for playfield wear, back glass is in good for a 40+ year old machine. Any questions give me a call.
Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (1), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4).

The CIRCUS machine is SOLD

That's one of the big reasons I passed on buying the Mr & Mrs Pacman I recently posted. It would have stunk to go 3 hours for a $600 game just to find out somebody just grabbed it or just offered a few hundred more or whatever. I got a really good vibe talking to that seller so the risk seemed low but that had a lot to do with passing. I've got the space for a machine and I had reluctant approval from the wife.

-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets, Williams display brackets, or my Pinball 2000 H+V video sync combiner kit

Williams, not Sonic.

Pick your poison. Pinside shows them both. Pinside shows only one owner for the Sonic Triple Action. That owner lives in the Netherlands.

https://pinside.com/pinball/search?q=triple+action

This is a Willams Triple Action with a blue colored play field.
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The Williams cabinet.

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In this picture, the one on the right is also a Triple Action. But that white play field is not a Williams Triple Action.
With no other picture or information to go by, I'm guessing it is a Sonic Triple Action,
I am also assuming the cabinet paint on the one for sale is original with the yellow only color.

But as I said I can find no information about it. I'm open to suggestions.

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Weird. Looks to me like it's a Williams Triple Action, but that playfield with the "bottle design" around the inserts in front of the flippers doesn't match the US or Spanish version. See below. The game did come with two different colored painted cabinets.

The coin door is Williams, not the Sonic/Segasa coin door, and the cabinet may have been painted over. It looks like the Sonic and Williams versions have similar playfields, and the one in this guys game is neither. Has me a little stumped.

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Might be a sample or early production game. It would not have been uncommon to make color changes prior to full production.

It is definitely a Budweiser logo style on the bottle so it’s probably someone’s attempt at a retheme, or a Budweiser sticker laid down to cover insert wear.

Looks like an entire playfield retheme complete with Bud bottle, Marvin the Martin and Tasmanian Devil. What a pairing! Certainly not a sample or a rare item.

Wow, I LOVE these handyman rethemes, they’re such gems! Or more aptly, like glueing googly-eyes and glitter on your gemstones to add that “personal” touch.

There's an interesting Netflix documentary film about this Asian Carp invasion showing them jumping out of the water into the net or boat because there are so many of them! (I think titled Monster Fish or something similiar) I hope they don't get into the Michigan Lake.

Bruce

I just sent the seller a text asking him if he would be kind enough to tell me what is up with his play field. I'll share any answer I get.

RYAN: “Sheesh, that game is hot as sh**. With the purple powder coat."

COLSON: “Whoa! Yes! Whoa!”

RYAN: “Yes! The Colson has scored. Whoa, my man!”

[pinball cross talk]

RYAN: “It better not be a reimport. No it’s a domestic game, it’s”

COLSON: “Yeah that’s a Bad Cats with the gold legs. I better bring some ratchet wrenches, in case I start wanting to unscrew her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful clearcoats. . .I just start road tripping them. It’s like a magnet. Just road trip. I don’t even wait. And when you’re Colson, they let you do it. You can do anything."

RYAN: “Whatever you want.”

COLSON: “Grab them by the coin door.. You can do anything.”

The pioneer is gone... however I traded it for a nonworking pioneer and cash so I suppose I still have “a” pioneer lol

Game: Far Out
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Type: EM 4 Player
Cost: $500/obo
Location: Waltham, MA

Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1453976251368079

OP: Partially restored Gottlieb Far Out. Might be a fun fixer upper for an EM guy.

Pros: Cabinet restored by stripping down sanding, stencils from Pinball Pimp, lots of clear protective layer. Really looks great! New Williams style leg brackets for added support inside. Playfield shopped and new rubbers. New drop target set.

Cons: glitchy gameplay that is just over my head knowledge-wise (this is my first EM). Flaking in backglass. Can start a game by manually resetting relay.

Cash price is OBO. I expect I’ll be losing money with how much I’ve put into it. Just not willing to give it away. Open to trades toward solid state games from 80s or 90s (I’ll add cash).

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Dammit, missed local a '74 Bally Amigo project for $150 OBO by about 1/2 hour. Backglass & playfield looked ok from Craigslist photo.
This one does not get much love, but I like the 1970's Bally pins....

Yeah, I'm a low end pin man.

I'm with you on Amigo. I spotted one on CL last month and was able to get it for $180. Perfect BG, decent cab but playfield has some planking. Had to do a stealth pickup to not jepordize the recent Boston road trip. Missed on 1 before that and passed on 3 others that were overpriced. Stick with it...another will come along.

That's Rascal_H 's game. He has it listed on here too. He's a good guy, and he did a great job restoring the cabinet.

I must admit...I'm still trying to figure-out this post. Ha-ha!

ZNET, were you hittin' the New Year's Eve juice a little early?

Also loved this one...

LOLz!!! How do you stealth a 200lb box of plywood into your house? ...just sayin', this information could potentially come in handy for a number of us.

Who needs Rockin' Eve when you have this thread? Lookin' forward to more in 2018!

I said it before...it's all about timing...and having an accomplice
CL ad pops up on Monday. Ask for pics and agree to buy Monday night. Wife teaches class on Tues night and gets home by 8:15. Worked my schedule backwards to leave work early, race an hour north to pickup, head back to grab takeout dinner and get home by 8:00 with just enough time to get it moved to basement where she will never notice it amongst all the others. Paid my son $ 20 to keep the secret. This was a week AFTER buying the 2 games in Boston but BEFORE disclosing to the wife.

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Unfortunately, Amigo has taken a backseat to Cosmos. Cabinet has cleaned up quite nice...it was the same yellow as the head.