Gottlieb Duotron
Evansville, IN
$400
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/344184370861866/
seller: Anyone know any pinball enthusiast?! Works but needs some maintenance as it gets thrown off kilter at times. $400
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Quoted from FatPanda:Yet another iteration of pinball "table"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3850502315175636/
I think this is why I cringe when people call pinball machines tables.
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The saddest part is someone put a bunch of effort into turning a project into parts. I'm sure they could get their $325 easier if they wouldn't have messed with it.
Quoted from AlexF:The saddest part is someone put a bunch of effort into turning a project into parts. I'm sure they could get their $325 easier if they wouldn't have messed with it.
Yeah, it seems to be more ignorance than anything. I'm sure the head has been gutted, probably tossed. Honestly, I could probably do that in about an hour or 2. The only thing you'd have to wait on is the glass on top.
Quoted from FatPanda:Bally Wizard
Camdenton, MO
$400 obo
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/745464089761673/
seller: Bally Wizard Pinball Machine. Worked the last time is was plugged in. Does not have the legs and needs to be cleaned. $400 O.B.O.
Already pending. DUH. Nice score for somebody.
Quoted from Ballypin:Already pending. DUH. Nice score for somebody.
Hope it was a pinsider!
Kind of cool idea though! A great place to put your beer while you play!
Quoted from FatPanda:Yet another iteration of pinball "table"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3850502315175636/
I think this is why I cringe when people call pinball machines tables.
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First time contributing to this thread so I hope this is a good candidate. This one is ~2 hours from me but I know nothing of EMs. (Using the format seen in this thread.) I wish I had more time to learn to fix EMs.
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Dealer's Choice / EM 4 Player
Price: $150
Month/Year: March 1974
Production: 8,850
Location: Bellingham, WA
Link/Contact: bellingham.craigslist.org link
edited to add price.
Quoted from Biju:First time contributing to this thread so I hope this is a good candidate. This one is ~2 hours from me but I know nothing of EMs. (Using the format seen in this thread.) I wish I had more time to learn to fix EMs.
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Dealer's Choice / EM 4 Player
Price: $150
Month/Year: March 1974
Production: 8,850
Location: Bellingham, WA
Link/Contact: bellingham.craigslist.org link
edited to add price.
You're off to a great start!
Quoted from Biju:First time contributing to this thread so I hope this is a good candidate. This one is ~2 hours from me but I know nothing of EMs. (Using the format seen in this thread.) I wish I had more time to learn to fix EMs.
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Dealer's Choice / EM 4 Player
Price: $150
Month/Year: March 1974
Production: 8,850
Location: Bellingham, WA
Link/Contact: bellingham.craigslist.org link
edited to add price.
From my perspective, the only way that could be a better post is if it was near me! Good job!
Devil Riders
Zacarria ss
$975 obo
Pinsider EEE
Elk Grove, CA (Sacramento)
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/128320
Quoted from Zartan:Kind of cool idea though! A great place to put your beer while you play!
What would be even better is: Since it's basically orphaned, and if you're running power to it anyway, why not put some sort of sound system in it and remove portions of the back door to aid in sound dispersal? You could make it into a really nice, and hidden, bluetooth speaker. Then it might be worth $325.
That’s a great idea!
Quoted from Miguel351:What would be even better is: Since it's basically orphaned, and if you're running power to it anyway, why not put some sort of sound system in it and remove portions of the back door to aid in sound dispersal? You could make it into a really nice, and hidden, bluetooth speaker. Then it might be worth $325.
ESTATE SALE - TH 01/20 - SAT 01/22
Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy / Home model - 1 player SS
Month/Year: 1977
Production: ??
Location: Merritt Island, FL
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/FL/Merritt-Island/32953/3157701
ESTATE SALE - TH 01/20 - SAT 01/22
Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy / EM 4 Player
Mo/Year: September 1975
Production: 16,155
Location: Plano, TX
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/TX/Plano/75093/3155424
ESTATE SALE - FRI 01/21 - SUN 01/23
Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Kings of Steel / SS
Year: March 1984
Production: 2,900
Location: Villa Park, CA
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/CA/Villa-Park/92861/3156291
ONLINE AUCTION - ENDS TH 01/20
Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Strikes and Spares / SS
Year: June 1978
Production: 12,820
Location: Troutville, VA
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/VA/Troutville/24175/3153429
Quoted from Biju:First time contributing to this thread so I hope this is a good candidate. This one is ~2 hours from me but I know nothing of EMs. (Using the format seen in this thread.) I wish I had more time to learn to fix EMs.
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Dealer's Choice / EM 4 Player
Price: $150
Month/Year: March 1974
Production: 8,850
Location: Bellingham, WA
Link/Contact: bellingham.craigslist.org link
edited to add price.
What an excellent first post contribution!
I’d contribute more myself but am so slammed with projects, I simply don’t even look anymore!
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:What an excellent first post contribution!
I’d contribute more myself but am so slammed with projects, I simply don’t even look anymore!
I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
Quoted from Biju:I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
My first game was a EM I knew nothing about them. For a buck and a half I would take a chance on it. There’s a lot of info on line on how to get a em going. If you can’t resell it and try to break even.
Quoted from Biju:I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
No better way to learn than to buy a well-priced project, roll up your sleeves, and introduce yourself to the fine folks in the EM tech forum here 
Quoted from Biju:I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
For the price you cannot possible go wrong. I have a firm buying rule: Any pinball machine within 2 hours for $100 or less is a no-brainer.
When I’m out of space, my nearest pinball friends get their phones blown up! Seriously, even a lockdown bar fetches $100 nowadays. Even if it’s a moldy pile of junk, the parts are always good and you just can’t beat it. The market has only gotten worse!
PS in today’s market EMs are the final hope for affordable pins. You can buy 5+ EMs for the price of a mediocre DMD title.
Quoted from bluespin:ESTATE SALE - TH 01/20 - SAT 01/22
Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy / EM 4 Player
Mo/Year: September 1975
Production: 16,155
Location: Plano, TX
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/TX/Plano/75093/3155424
I personally know the owners of this estate sale. They will take offers/bids
Quoted from Daditude:I personally know the owners of this estate sale. They will take offers/bids
They haven’t returned my call.
Quoted from undrdog:They haven’t returned my call.
The sale starts tomorrow morning and you live close. I would recommend going and making an offer. They price reasonably and they do discounts each day...but if you make an offer they might go ahead and take it.
Quoted from Daditude:I personally know the owners of this estate sale. They will take offers/bids
Holy moly. Looks like this machine got whacked with a Samuri sword. Cabinet is very rough and playfield isn’t far behind. I’d offer 500.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:For the price you cannot possible go wrong. I have a firm buying rule: Any pinball machine within 2 hours for $100 or less is a no-brainer.
When I’m out of space, my nearest pinball friends get their phones blown up! Seriously, even a lockdown bar fetches $100 nowadays. Even if it’s a moldy pile of junk, the parts are always good and you just can’t beat it. The market has only gotten worse!
PS in today’s market EMs are the final hope for affordable pins. You can buy 5+ EMs for the price of a mediocre DMD title.
Sssshhh..... 
Quoted from Biju:I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
As others have said take it home! This will force you to learn how to read schematics, and once you get that down (granted that in itself will take a while) and learn how the logic works, it actually can be kind of fun...in a frustrating kind of way.
If you're already familiar with working on the other physical mechs, you're already 50% of the way there. Do it!
Quoted from Ballypin:Holy moly. Looks like this machine got whacked with a Samuri sword. Cabinet is very rough and playfield isn’t far behind. I’d offer 500.
Odd, no pics I could see.
On the Capt Fantastic, they didn’t return my call and when I got there first thing in the morning it was already sold.
Congrats to the buyer; I’m not real pleased with the estate sale folks.
Quoted from undrdog:On the Capt Fantastic, they didn’t return my call and when I got there first thing in the morning it was already sold.
Congrats to the buyer; I’m not real pleased with the estate sale folks.
Explains the missing picture, someone made them an offer they could not refuse.
Quoted from gdonovan:Explains the missing picture, someone made them an offer they could not refuse.
If they’d have called me back, I’d have made a decent offer. Maybe it was already sold by the time I called.
Quoted from undrdog:On the Capt Fantastic, they didn’t return my call and when I got there first thing in the morning it was already sold.
Congrats to the buyer; I’m not real pleased with the estate sale folks.
If you had bought it someone else would have not been happy with the estate sale people. That is the issue with selling items before the actual sale starts.
Quoted from undrdog:On the Capt Fantastic, they didn’t return my call and when I got there first thing in the morning it was already sold.
Congrats to the buyer; I’m not real pleased with the estate sale folks.
Did they say, or did you ask what it sold for ? It was rough in the pictures I saw...you may have dodged a bullet. House looked upscale and they probably demanded an upscale price.
Quoted from undrdog:If they’d have called me back, I’d have made a decent offer. Maybe it was already sold by the time I called.
I’ve contacted maybe 100 estate sales people. In the beginning I emailed them, and sometimes I received a response. If I follow up with a second question regarding their answer I usually don’t get a response. When I text I always get a response. It’s quicker for them to reply to a text then to find the time to call you back, leave you a message and wait for you to call them back, etc.
Quoted from bluespin:I’ve contacted maybe 100 estate sales people. In the beginning I emailed them, and sometimes I received a response. If I follow up with a second question regarding their answer I usually don’t get a response. When I text I always get a response. It’s quicker for them to reply to a text then to find the time to call you back, leave you a message and wait for you to call them back, etc.
Can confirm. I own an estate sale business.
Did not get to see it. It was covered. Did not ask what it sold for.
The house it is in does not matter. Estate sales move stuff from one house to another. The Happy Clown I got a few months back did not come from the house where I bought it.
FWIW, that company was responsive.
ONLINE AUCTION - ENDS SUN 02/06
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Doctor Who / DMD WPC (Fliptronics 2) 4 Player
Month/Year: September 1992
Production: 7,752
Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Star Trek: The Next Generation : WPC (DCS)
Year: November 1993
Production: 11,728
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Contact/Link: https://www.estatesales.net/MO/Saint-Louis/63125/3121371
Estate Sale in Cypress, CA on Feb. 4, 5
https://www.estatesales.net/CA/Cypress/90630/3149007
Lots of arcades/vids in this one as well as a Baby Pac Man. Plus, in the background of a couple of the pictures, you can see two TAF's. Lots of other vintage console games, too. I never go to estate sales early to line up or anything as I feel like that's just taking it a bit too far, but I would for this one, if I were local.
Please, someone who is local, go and either buy everything if it's a great deal, or tell us how stupidly high priced everything was!
Quoted from Biju:I really wish I knew how to fix these up because I have a feeling I'm going to see it go and regret not giving it a shot. I just don't think I've got the chops to fix it up properly.
The CL ad is still up on the Bellingham $150 machine. I am a bit late with this but if you do pick up an EM and are having trouble with it, even if nobody is nearby to help there is a terrific online clinic that helps people out. It is a regularly scheduled free zoom call. Just have a camera set up next to the machine
https://www.funwithpinball.com/learn/EM-pinball-online-repair-clinic
Quoted from mark532011:The CL ad is still up on the Bellingham $150 machine. I am a bit late with this but if you do pick up an EM and are having trouble with it, even if nobody is nearby to help there is a terrific online clinic that helps people out. It is a regularly scheduled free zoom call. Just have a camera set up next to the machine
https://www.funwithpinball.com/learn/EM-pinball-online-repair-clinic
This is really cool! I think I need to go have a chat with my wife... 
Big Hit
Gottlieb, EM
$550
Helena, MT
No shipping
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/451681409781432/
Not a bad price I think but would have to travel to get it.
Quoted from Cookie2004:Big Hit
Gottlieb, EM
$550
Helena, MT
No shipping
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/451681409781432/
Not a bad price I think but would have to travel to get it.
I think this is the best of the baseball pins. Take $550, inspect it and try to get it cheaper. Really nice playfield except that sunken insert above the flippers. Just needs a cleaning and fix the insert and touch up.
Quoted from Cookie2004:Big Hit
Gottlieb, EM
$550
Helena, MT
No shipping
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/451681409781432/
Not a bad price I think but would have to travel to get it.
The yellow-painted lower playfield indicates chipboard construction. Not saying that's necessarily a bad thing. More info on IPDB.
Grand Slam
Bally ss
$300
Cumberland, RI
Pinsider Rascal_H
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/128584
ESTATE SALE - THU 01/27 - SAT 01/29
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Big Top / EM 2 player
Mo/Year: January 1964
Production: 750
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Pioneer / EM 2 Player
Month/Year: March 1976
Production: 3,625
Location: Dallas, TX
Link/Contact: https://www.estatesales.net/TX/Dallas/75243/3150618
Quoted from PoBoyPinball:$50 pin alert for sure a project
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/299196308937520/
Rare game alert!!
Sharkey’s Shootout Wow someone better save that thing.
Captain Fantastic
Bally em
$1,000
Los Angeles, CA
https://m.facebook.com/groups/1495208617395027/permalink/3040832646165942/
Genie
Gottlieb Sys 1
$750
Hudson Valley, NY
hudsonvalley.craigslist.org link
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