Is it more than a day’s drive from Dallas?

My wife put it in perspective: for one more hour's drive, we could be in Crested Butte.

Kentucky is not en route from Dallas to Colorado. Alas!

I’d be glad to give a deserving bingo a good home, but not for a road trip that far.

I don’t know. I have one early SS, Mystic, and I’ve gotten my EM Heat Wave lit and playing. That's about all I know.

bingopodcast could probably shed some light.

My big concern would be whether the coin chutes work / could be restored. You don’t need a coin chute on a traditional home pinball, but the whole point of bingo is putting in coins to get more balls.

dallas.craigslist.org link

1950 Lucky Inning. The ad says posted a month ago, but I think maybe longer. It’s an hour from me. Wonder about obtaining parts.

Seller said he'd call me if today's appointment no-shows.

I passed. Saw a video. Love the mechanically animated backglass, but it just doesn’t look like a fun game.

Well, who else would you torture but a friend? Oh, wait.. wrong website...

Can’t see what it sold for . Anyone know? What condition was it in?

I paid $1,200 for Mystic in not great condition last Nov. Probably too much, but I wanted it.

The only difference is honesty.

Daditude link isn’t working. What group is it in?

I meant, what Facebook group was it listed in. Found it.

Too bad. Thought it was local to me, being someone local posted the link. Shoulda realized.

The listing is in a Facebook EM only group. The splash screen for the group is a picture of a solid state game.

You'd need room for five other machines for people to play while they are waiting their turn.

I’ve been wondering the same thing! You folks are finding project machines for $300 and think even that is high. The projects I’ve come across are higher, although I did negotiate a very good deal on a set of three Hi-Hands.

Just bought a Flipper Fair project for $500. It came with new rubbers and a new schematic from Marcos. The playfield is in very good condition- no dings, some art worn off but visible in the usual wear areas. BG has two spots about the size of a quarter, but not super offensive. Seller had started working on it, but needed the room in his space. He also had a Mayfair in very nice condition. Besides needing the usual switch cleaning and adjusting, the only drawback is the painted cabinet. But it works with the art.

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dallas.craigslist.org link

I got the yellow one!

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We've been doing a lot of research on old buildings (watching B movies on Svengoolie) and the mad scientist labs are always in the basement. So, be careful!

The ad says it needs a MB. Altek doesn't have them. Who is making Williams early SS boards?

Woof! I’m sticking with EMs!

Not for me, thanks. I can replace a bad resistor, but that’s the top of my game.

Already marked sold.

I really only mean to fix up games so I can play them. But then another one comes along. And then my wife suggests we make an extra room we have at work into a break room.
The score so far is three that work and three projects.

Sometimes you get lucky. I scored a very nice condition Happy Clown a few weeks ago for $400. I showed up early while the other pinheads only called to say they’d pay a lowball price if the pin doesn’t sell. And the $400 was only $50 more than the low ballers had offered. But, I was there, friendly and helpful.

The zip code for the auction is near Houston. Denton is a four hour drive.

Longest I’ve driven for an acquisition is 3 and a half hrs each way for Mystic and four hours each way for a puppy.

Someone pls let me know how much Flipper Fair goes for.

Oh, my. Must not have been as pretty as mine!

Music on an EM?

I’m trying to contact the seller

Didn’t get it. Daditude did you snag it?

She was never much into pinball, anyway. The custom job helped for about a week. Then she got over it. But, they'd play it on Valentines Day.

1979 Bally Paragon in Arlington Texas.

Ad is on offer up. $400
Cabinet is nice. One side dirtier and faded than the other, but nice.
Art is coming off the glass in a few places, but could be glued back down.
Electronics look pretty good. A bundle of wires had been cut and repaired with black tape. One fuse probably burned. One loose wire to the transformer cage.

Doesn’t boot up. Displays look clean, but they didn’t light so no telling.

Playfield has a wear divot center of both slingshots, and a small one upper right pf. Plastics are all there and nice. Pop caps only a little toasty.

Many inserts sunk, but look ok.

Only reason I didn’t get it was because fixing the pf is beyond me and the defects are deep enough to affect a slow moving ball. Probably should have grabbed it anyway.

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Daditude I’m asking the seller if I can txt you his #

Update: PM sent

Is that normal wear by the slingshots or does it indicate the mechanism is misaligned or something?

Someone got it. I’m kinda sorry I didn’t get it. But woodworking is not in my skill set.

We’ll, now that you mentioned it… his ad was for $400, on Monday night. I responded within 8 minutes of posting. An hour later, he said there’d be a showing on Wed. I complained and offered $500. That got me my visit yesterday.

I wasn’t burned, unless you count having to offer $100 more than his ad price to get him to honor the ad and not turn it into an auction. But $400 was low and so was $500 for a Paragon so I wasn’t complaining. It sucked, but at least I got to see it first.

Whoever got it could at least let me come play once it’s fixed up! They wouldn’t have it if I’d have taken it home.

Funny thing about Paragon… I played it back when it had come out and promised myself I’d get one if I ever had room and the money. Then I played one a few summers ago at Balls of Steel and couldn’t do a thing with it. I cannot remember if I promised it to myself because I liked it or so I could finally get good on it.

Already sold.

And raise the slope a little. You already know it’s too eazy.

Lucky Ace - no bg

I’ve left a message on the Capt Fantastic.

They haven’t returned my call.

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 they’d have called me back, I’d have made a decent offer. Maybe it was already sold by the time I called.

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.

If there were enough orders to justify production of 7,000, doesn’t that mean it was a popular game?

PM sent.

(Just kidding.)

If it was close and playable, I’d get it and keep it as is. Fun re-theme. Good game.

Unless you get a machine from hell like my Flipper Fair. It’s always one thing or another.

A one player machine with a playfield that intrigues you and a theme you like. Check here and on ipdb for the machine's rating comments, but keep in mind that you may really like a machine that others don’t. Everyone's tastes are different and some folks post negative reviews before taking the time to really learn a game. One of my favorite machines is one that only gets medium ratings.

My 1964 Williams has been very reliable once I got everything working. Was going to suggest Williams.

Always

Too bad Triple Strike is so far. Would like to have one.

No, the northeast is generally what gets reported here.

I recently picked up a Gulfstream project in Terrel tx (40 min drive) for $175. Mostly working, too. Good bg, playfield not quite presentable, but nothing that will affect gameplay once I get the inserts leveled.

As long as the bottom doesn’t fall out, I’m good!

I hit my neighbor’s cat once, so I went over and offered to replace him for her.

She said,”That’s ok with me, but how good are you at catching mice?”

EM projects remain very affordable, when they come up.

Williams swinging targets? Sounds like Heat Wave to me. Blow your top!

Gone

Daditude
That's ok. I’m on Restriction until I’ve finished my five projects and done routine maintenance on all the rest. Unless a grail comes up, of course…

Could you post a couple more pictures?

Berwyn !!

The ad says $250. Almost free.

$250 to have Ann Margret staring maniacally across my gameroom ?

Is there a service that'll put different art on a new glass? Like an album cover?

I asked if there is a backglass to Wizard. No reply. Maybe it’s sold.

Now Wizard is up with more picks. A guy holding the head on for the pic. No bg pictured. Pf looks roached, but it may clean up. Some broken plastics. Price is now Make Offer.

"Make Offer” probably means it is now an auction.

No one close needs another major headache of a project.

I got to play it a lot at TPF 2022 and came away with the same feeling. Was glad I could stop wishing for it.

A widebody sleeper, going by the reports. I'll pass.

How does one know it is a sample game?

Not interested in the game, just wondering.

Thanks.

Don’t really know what it sold for.

No guarantees, for sure.

If you strike a bargain that is a contract. A verbal deal has equal weight in law as a written one.

The question is how much were you damaged by the breach and whether it is worth chasing. What is your harm- a tank of gas and two hours of your time driving?