Hey all, I found a somewhat sketchy ad on FB. I asked the guy to take some extra photos of the cabinet and the backbox. And I asked him to include a thumbs up in one of the photos. Which he did. What do you guys think? It looks like the error code has something to do with the vari-target. The boards look pretty clean, and the batteries don't look corroded from what I can see. So I'm hoping that it's an easy fix. Should I risk a meetup? Figured I'd do it on a weekday, look at it, and if things seem on the up and up, go to a bank and come back with the money. I don't know much about these Whitestar games, or Ripley's, are there any problem areas I should worry about?

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Trouble is, I think he's on a farm, so that makes going back to a bank more of a pain. But if I can get him down to $3000 or maybe even $2900, then I think that'd be a good deal. I'll make sure everyone knows where I'm going, and maybe try to get my dad to come along. He's 66, but strength in numbers is always good.

Am I crazy for even thinking about a meetup?
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Like you said Law, you gotta risk your life at least once for a pin. Right!

Are you serious?!

Bro code man, Bro code.

Ha, apparently.

It's still dirty pool in my book. And to make a post about it before you've even picked it up is worse. I wouldn't normally have posted about such a new pin, but because so much about the ad was sketchy, I did. It's been up for like 2 weeks, so it's not like someone else couldn't have found it. I waited a while to move on it it, because I wasn't sure the guy was even real. His FB profile has no info or picture.

Ah well, all I proved was that the seller was real and had access to the pin, he could still be a psycho killer. Hope he takes a sling blade to 94huskers1!

I'm really not that worried about it Law! It's not like it's a tarped, barn-find Adams Family or anything. It's not a game I had my heart set on, but it's always nice to find a good deal. It helps feed the hobby.

I've been looking at a handful of games in my price range for the last few weeks, so I've hopefully got some other good options either way. Plus, the RBION seller is like a 3 hr drive, whereas husker lives like 45 mins away. I'd drive 45 mins on a chance, but not 3.

No worries! Now I might be the one watching out for a sling blade!

Now that I think about it, is a shed-find Ripley's the poor man's equivalent of a barn-find Adams Family?

I wish it was my first 3+ hour drive! It was 3 hours for my Black Knight, and then 3.5 hours for my Mousin. I can't wait for the day a deal pops up that's less than an hour's drive. Around here, you have to be willing to drive if you want a pin. At least I'm about equa-distant from Omaha/Lincoln Ne, Fargo ND, Minneapolis MN, Des Moines IA, and at a long stretch Kansas City MO. So I'm kinda central to some places that do have a lot of pins come up for sale. Trouble is, there's usually someone local who can pounce quicker than I can. Oh well, the hunt is part of the fun!

While we're here. Anyone know what pin this is?
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Edit: NVM I think I can make out the "Freddy" now. Wonder what else he's got in that shed?

I asked him if he had a paypal account, so that I could possibly put down some money to hold the machine. And here's a direct quote from his reply.

"This online / phone stuff is all new to me... Let me talk to women and see what it is"

You know, when he makes replies like this. I really do start to worry about what I'll be walking into. It's the second time he's mentioned his "Women."

No, that's news to me! As far as paypal goes...I did the "paypal payment to hold the machine until pickup" thing when I bought my Mousin' Around, and didn't have any issues. But everyone's different though; the Mousin seller was a young guy like me, so maybe that's a difference? I sell a lot on ebay, so I often have a lot of money tied up in paypal, so it's just an easy way to do things for me.