The 81' version is considered amoung EBD enthusiasts as the most desirable of the three runs, 81, 82 (LE), 84. The reason the number is $2800, is because many of the 81's are fully restored and can command $4-6K. The LE is considered the ugly duckling of the group. Still the same great playing machine, but it has the Rapid Fire cabinet. Same can also be said for Centaur and Centaur II.

Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Melody Lane / EM Woodrail
Year: July 1960
Production: 1,000
Cost: $300
Location: Wichita, KS
Link/Contact: wichita.craigslist.org link

Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: OXO / EM
Year: October, 1973
Production: 7,053
Cost: $425
Location: Halifax, VA
Link/Contact: lynchburg.craigslist.org link

Bad glass but cabinet looks nice. Worthy pickup in non-working condition if anybody can talk him down $100.

EDIT: Playfield looks pretty nice from the only photo you can really see half of it in anyways.

Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Surf Champ / EM 4 Player
Month/Year: August 1976
Production: 1,070
Cost: $350
Location: Dover, MA
Contact/Link: boston.craigslist.org link

Condition: Surf champ pinball machine by gottlieb. Circa 1976. Good condition. Some flaking on the back glass. Powers up resets but ball doesn't launch. Should be an easy fix for a buyer who knows these machines. Photographed on floor but has the standard metal legs.

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Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Royal Flush / EM 4 Player
Month/Year: April 1976
Production: 12,250
Cost: $450
Location: Dover, MA
Contact/Link: Very nice condition gottlieb royal flush pinball machine. Powers up but doesn't start. Should be an easy fix if you know these machines. Many new play field parts.

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Hoping to score one of these someday....wish it was within a 400 mile radius of me.

It is a fun machine. I have a verbal agreement to purchase a beautiful Surf Champ with mint backglass perfect gameplay or I may have taken a shot at this one. Both of his machines have the same problem, which I find interesting.

Read that as "First good project game here" and said "Wait a second...", hah!

Straight Flush is such a beautiful game, unfortunately never played one yet though. I love the staircase artwork on the playfield, almost makes it feel like a ramp. I think this title is next in my planned Williams 70's-only "big-number-reel-only" (+ personally-desired 1969 Post Time/Paddock & 1969 Seven Up/Set Up) single player collection. Man, when I get a row filled up with these things like I have my wedgehead collection it is going to look sweet, except nobody has done this one before as far as I've seen. These won my heart almost just as much as the wedgeheads. The ones I'm after all have a very similar look and will be a great beautiful collection to me, the earliest machine I want was conveniently also the first Williams single player with 3" flippers, but I didn't want to note that as that's not the reason I like them so much, it's in the look and then the play. Finding a name for what to call these is almost harder than collecting them!

It's interesting how different (but also great) they can play from the Gottlieb machines as well. Doodle Bug/Love Bug is another great one.

Photo credit of Straight Flush, to IPDB & the uploader there. If it were closer I would snag it.

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*almost emails them*
"You've bought three machines in the past two weeks, for more money than you spent on your last car, zacaj"
*sighs*
*closes email window*

These card hand based gottliebs all seem really cool in theory but I've never gotten the chance to play one to find out if it's actually anything more than knocking the whole bank down...

I also took a liking to Expo and have watched your video more than once, actually!

Jive Time also has the spinner in the backbox. Only thing with that game is I wish they didn't use so much (bright) RED!

Royal Flush is worth trying out. Drop targets don't reset but still a good game.

Jacks Open has a progressive poker hand feature and resetting drop targets after you complete each hand.

Just picked one up today.......

Seems like that'd be the one I want then...

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Silverball Mania / SS
Year: June 1978
Production: 10,350
Cost: Buy It Now: $499 obo
Location: McClure, Ohio
Link/Contact: ebay.com link: Bally Silverball Mania project pinball machine

OP: The cabinet is nice
The backglass has flaking
The playfield has major wear
but I Will include a brand new playfield overlay for it
The boards do not look good and there are wires cut on it
The underside of the playfield has a pop bumper undone parts are in the bottom for it

Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Wild Card / EM 1 Player
Month/Year: October 1977
Production: 901

Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: A-Go-Go/ EM 4 Players
Month/Year: May 25 1966
Production: 5,100

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Kings of Steel / SS
Year: March 1984
Production: 2,900

Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Atlantis / EM 1 Player
Month/Year: January 1975
Production: 2,225

Cost: $2K for all 4 machines
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Contact/Link: oklahomacity.craigslist.org link

OP: They all will need some work done to them. We are just looking for the right buyer. We are asking $2000 cash only. Call or text me with a cash offer.

Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Game/Type: Count-Down / SS 4 Player
Month/Year: May 1979
Production: 9,899
Cost: $500
Location: Decatur (Dallas), TX
Link/Contact: dallas.craigslist.org link

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Star Trek / SS
Month/Year: January 1978
Production: 16,842
Cost: $350
Location: Columbia, MO
Link/Contact: columbiamo.craigslist.org link

OP: It's complete but it needs a lot of work. Comes with an extra playfield.

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Pioneer must have sold

....still the (2)High Hands for $450 total
inlandempire.craigslist.org link

Space Mission $325
inlandempire.craigslist.org link

This looks like it might be a really beautiful 1947 "Bonanza" for $200

westernmass.craigslist.org link

Looks like that's a Star Action. The less common, add-a-ball version of the Triple Action.

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Eight Ball Deluxe LE / SS 4 Player
Month/Year: October 1982
Production: 2,388
Cost: Starting Bid: $700 Auction Ends Wednesday next week
Location: San Jose, California

OP: non-working condition. The cabinet in pretty rough condition and would definitely need to be restored. Boards do not work also but was told that it can be reparable.

You would think that selling a $500+ item would be worth uploading at least one photo for potential buyers. I upload 4-5 photos for a $1.99 item on Ebay for pete's sake.

Or attempting to take non-blurry pictures...you want $2K for a machine that you can't even bother to take decent photos

Sometimes that's "creative photography" done on purpose to hide flaws, scratches, dings, wear, etc....

And sometimes it's old age.

Manufacturer: Williams
Game/Type: Travel Time / EM
Year: January 1973
Production: 3,450
Cost: Buy It Now: $475
Location: Pasadena, California
Link/Contact: ebay.com link: Williams Travel Time PINBALL MACHINE

OP: All the parts are there, it looks nice but does not work. I Always Strive for Accuracy when Describing an Item, However from Time to Time Something May be Missed, Please Examine the Photos Closely & Purchase Based on Your Own Judgement as to Condition & Value.

Looks like Pinsider Colsond3 doesn't have time for this Hurricane Sandy pin he picked up early this year.

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Mystic / SS AS-2518-35 4 Player
Month/Year: August 1979
Production: 3,950
Cost: $325
Location: Langhorne, PA
Contact/Link: philadelphia.craigslist.org link

Jive Time got here today after waiting 2~ months and working my ass off to save up for the shipping bill. I had to move stuff around to get it inside my garage (temporary) so I had them leave it outside the garage door. On the way out wheeling back a shitty $100 "why did I buy this it's a piece of shit" arcade machine into my driveway to reorganize and make some room, due to the awful base it fell off the cart, fell sideways, took a quarter sized chunk of paint off of the near perfect side of Jive Time, then hit me (bleeding pretty bad but nothing major, just skin), then fell face first onto my driveway in all of it's 300 pound particleboard cabinet fury.

Large black scuff marks and lost paint on Jive Time, a little less and less as it went down. I'm absolutely crushed. After that and my pinball high going to a very low pissed off low, never has this hobby brought me so close to frustrated tears. Figured since I was updating the story here I'd put it here, had to vent somewhere.

I guess I'll try my best to touch it up, but I don't think it'll ever be the same unless there's some wonder method. I wish I had a time machine so I could have reacted differently. I'd prefer that arcade machine falling to the ground and bursting to pieces instead if it saved the paint. What an awful awful feeling.

Don't beat yourself up over it. It didn't knock your Jive Time over when it fell so the outcome could have been considerably worse. You learned a lesson. You won't do it again. And you didn't lose the game as a result.

Yes and also be grateful the backglass didn't break!

Very true. Thanks for the kind words, they helped. Even being quite careful I feel like I do this way too much, luckily nothing large scale, but these little mess ups are brutal. I guess sometimes they're just unavoidable, especially in a hobby where they're such a big deal, and a very physically demanding hobby at that. Let's lighten this up a bit, I'll post pictures shortly of its arrival.

Thanks for listing this, Pecos! Just think... you are one of the SOLE reasons behind a pinball machine crossing the entire width of the United States. Weird, huh?

Anyways, here it is! Unfortunately no photos of it's good side, I guess it was in a corner or something because the left side (the side that unfortunately took the hit) is like almost spotless beautiful while the right side has more wear. I love it, and I'm gonna love it. Time will heal my frustration I'm sure.

Works good! Needs a proper pop bumper cap and adjustment on one of the reels as stated in the original ad, but it works. Popped the jones plugs in, pulled the cord out and just put it through the back door spot temporarily, grabbed an extension cord, and played it right outside. No shame!

It's come a long way from the mountains of Southern California! License tag on the apron says Wisconsin. This machine has seen and been a lot of places! Now it's in its forever home.

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A real beauty for sure! It could have been a lot worse; for you and the machine.

Have only seen this game once and played it down in Texas (Houston) probably 15 yrs or so ago. As I recall it was very frustrating to say the least. I couldn't keep the ball alive long enough to really score anything. Very open playfield to say the least. Don't forget to post pics after you've torn your hair trying to beat it!

Has the add-a-ball score cards, a covered credit window, and a Wisconsin license tag... yup, add-a-ball state! Then to California, then to New Jersey. Pretty cool.

Sorry for clogging up the thread guys! As you were...

Anyways, turns out a little break and then going back to it and enjoying pinball on it is the best medicine for feeling upset. Plays great, needs a few little tweaks, but then we'll be golden... or should I say jivin'. (Yes, I still need to take the "shipping securing" tape off of the backglass!)

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Glad it was only just a little paint and skin and nothing worse happened to either of you--that Jive Time looks like a great pin! Congrats!!

Manufacturer: Bally
Game/Type: Captain Fantastic / EM 4 Player
Month/Year: 1977
Production: Unknown
Cost: $1200 or Best Offer
Location: Holyoke, CT
Contact/Link: westernmass.craigslist.org link

Captain fantastic Elton John pinball machine need work does not work all the time.

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