Price Check: Twilight Zone &amp; Theatre of Magic + Many other A Pins - Pictures

Hey everyone.

I found a local gentleman who is looking to move down south and sell his pinball collection. Very nice guy. I brought my friend to inspect some of the machines since I'm new to the hobby and dont have a good eye yet. He said all the machines were amazingly clean and near mint. Theatre has some wear on the chest but he has another brand new chest he will include. The only thing needed is a good shop job and cleaning. For the most part most of the machines were original. Most of the machines were on route for a few months before he purchased them, and have been in his basement ever since.

I'm mainly interested in Twilight Zone & Theatre of Magic. Can you please give your input on what I should pay individually and for both? Sorry for the picture quality! I tried!

For those of you wondering he has: Star Trek LE, Cactus Canyon, Wizard of Oz Emerald City LE, Medieval Madness, Theatre of Magic, Twilight Zone, Fun House, Monster Bash, Cirquis Voltaire, Addams Family, Tales of the Arabian Night and some others.

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#2 9 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Gonna be pricey....that TZ will be over 6K. He must have offered a price to you? He has a WOZ so he knows current pricing it's likely to assume.

#3 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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TZ looks pretty good, but without knowing condition of boards or under the pf/inside cab, if it looks as good as the pf , I'd say $6000-$6800

No fade on decals is a plus. Looks original. Any credit dot? Did you play it?

#4 9 years ago

GEC

Gexchange

Denver, CO

12y 94,650 4,570

A Good deal for you would be about 10k total for both? I haven't really watched the pricing on the A listers recently,

#5 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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Quoted from Gexchange:
A Good deal for you would be about 10k total for both? I haven't really watched the pricing on the A listers recently,

I would say 11k for both would be a fair deal. But yeah, 10k for both would be great!

#6 9 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from underlord:
TZ looks pretty good, but without knowing condition of boards or under the pf/inside cab, if it looks as good as the pf , I'd say $6000-$6800

Yeah I've even seen people asking $8200 for a game in this condition

#7 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

Inactive member

No prices were discussed. He said talk it over with my friend who i brought with me. However my friend doesn't deal with this price range and only buys machines needing work off route. He said it will cost me premo dinero... ha.

Yes I played it and it plays very well. Top right flipper of TZ if weak. All original pcbs, including clock. Let me ask my buddy on credit dot.

#8 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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Quoted from TheLaw:
Yeah I've even seen people asking $8200 for a game in this condition

Ha! I see what you did there!

#9 9 years ago

DUG

dug

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12y 101K 2,238

My guess is $6000 for TZ and $6500 for TOM
With the other games in his collection he knows current pricing and will likely want more.

#10 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

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You guys making inside jokes on the HOU TZ for sale? LOLOL!

#11 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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OP
Quoted from Doostur:
You guys making inside jokes on the HOU TZ for sale? LOLOL!

Awww, uhm, maybe...

#12 9 years ago

DEW

Damonator

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10y 121K 3,150 35 8

That's one heck of a collection - I'd love to have a shot at the MB/TOTAN!

#13 9 years ago

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ABT12

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Kenosha, WI

11y 28,900 84 11

Doostur, could you please provide us with a general location? Many thanx.

#14 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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Quoted from ABT12:
Doostur, could you please provide us with a general location? Many thanx.

Don't do it Doostur!

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#15 9 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from ABT12:
Doostur, could you please provide us with a general location? Many thanx.

Doostur the clock has already started ticking....hope you got a ton of cash hidden under the bed. Better get this deal done!

#16 9 years ago

KMP

Kkuoppamaki

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10y 81,800 2,048

That's a great collection and he's selling it all?!?

#17 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

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Quoted from TheLaw:
Doostur the clock has already started ticking....hope you got a ton of cash hidden under the bed. Better get this deal done!

The gentleman selling is not on the forums nor is he advertising anything he has for sale. He knows some of my good friends and has promised to give me first dibs. Im not worried about anyone else coming along. I am only interested in his TZ and TOM. When the deal is done I'll give out the details to anyone interested in anything else. PM what you're interested in and I'll shoot you a reply within a few days.

#18 9 years ago

DIE

underlord

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OP
Quoted from Doostur:
The gentleman selling is not on the forums nor is he advertising anything he has for sale. He knows some of my good friends and has promised to give me first dibs. Im not worried about anyone else coming along. I am only interested in his TZ and TOM. When the deal is done I'll give out the details to anyone interested in anything else. PM what you're interested in and I'll shoot you a reply within a few days.

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#19 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

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You guys crack me up... lol. Loving the hobby so far.

#20 9 years ago

REM

Slugmeister

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Gig Harbor, WA

11y 102K 1,850

Since you're not worried...East,West,North or South.Throw the dogs a bone

#21 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

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Quoted from Slugmeister:
Since you're not worried...East,West,North or South.Throw the dogs a bone

#22 9 years ago

SHP

labnip

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i may not be seeing it correctly from the photo direction, but i think you're missing a post between the right side of the trunk and the middle ramp.
it blocks the ball from getting stuck back there.
easy to add one, but worth checking into it.

hope that helps. ps. i'll buy the Cactus Canyon.

#23 9 years ago

SHP

labnip

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...and 100% yes...

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#24 9 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from labnip:
i may not being seeing it correctly from the photo direction, but i think you're missing a post between the right side of the trunk and the middle ramp.

Good eye...seems to be a T nut on top of the PF? Seems a little opposite but I'm not familair with the game that well

#25 9 years ago

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labnip

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Quoted from TheLaw:
Good eye...seems to be a T nut on top of the PF? Seems a little opposite but I'm not familair with the game that well

oh wow... i just clicked on the photo, to see it larger.
that looks whack.
with that in the surface of the playfield like that, maybe there's a hole right there? still fixable though.
you might get miffed when the ball gets trapped in there.

#26 9 years ago

DTF

Doostur

Inactive member

I looked at another playfield from google. This one appears to be the same or am I missing something.

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#27 9 years ago

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labnip

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ahh... could be a mod then.
seen folks with this and a post in there to block the ball from getting stuck.

i saw comments that it was a factory fix/change, so looks like not all of them have the post there?
hmmm... how 'bout that.

came across this service bulletin, which is a different approach --> http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2845/Bally_1995_Theatre_of_Magic_Service_Bulletin_82.pdf

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#28 9 years ago

JCD

WaddleJrJr

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Avon, OH

9y 91,900 2,738 22 20

I'd put a rough estimate at maybe $6k a piece or $11.5k if you buy them as a package.

#29 9 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/theatre-of-magic-add-extra-post-to-avoid-breaking-post-near-trunk

Quoted from labnip:
i saw comments that it was a factory fix/change, so looks like not all of them have the post there?

OP
Quoted from Doostur:
I looked at another playfield from google. This one appears to be the same or am I missing something.

No I think it's OK. Usually a T nut goes on the bottom of the PF, but the picture shows the top which is fine. There should be a post there, and you can see it snapped in half as the threaded side is still in the T nut.
Shouldn't be a big deal to get it out and replace.

#30 9 years ago

KER

Kerry_Richard

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Danville, CA

12y 83,900 3,024

I own both games in similar condition. I would agree, "if" you can snag both TZ & TOM for 10 g's.. that would be a great deal for you.

Good luck!

#31 9 years ago

WIL

pinwillie

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Santa Rosa, CA

12y 74,050 1,215 4

I am restoring a theater now and this is what I've learned on the T nut by the trunk

#32 9 years ago

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labnip

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Quoted from pinwillie:
I am restoring a theater now and this is what I've learned on the T nut by the trunk
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/theatre-of-magic-add-extra-post-to-avoid-breaking-post-near-trunk

what are you going to do with yours?

#33 9 years ago

MIK

Miguel351

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11y 81,400 4,571 3

What you need to do is get those of us that want some of his other stuff(Put me down for his FH! ) all together and come back at him with one offer for everything. Chances are that number will be so tempting that he'll have no choice but to do it.

#34 9 years ago

RAD

rad

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Boulder, CO

14y 81,550 1,401 21

Quoted from pinwillie:
I am restoring a theater now and this is what I've learned on the T nut by the trunk
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/theatre-of-magic-add-extra-post-to-avoid-breaking-post-near-trunk

thanks for posting the link. When I had my TOM I had thought it was missing a post there too. After reading what JPOP had written - so glad I didn't add a post.

#35 9 years ago

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TheLaw

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Quoted from pinwillie:
I am restoring a theater now and this is what I've learned on the T nut by the trunk
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/theatre-of-magic-add-extra-post-to-avoid-breaking-post-near-trunk

Thanks for the update....well done.

#36 9 years ago

WIL

pinwillie

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Santa Rosa, CA

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Quoted from labnip:
what are you going to do with yours?

I cleared over it and will leave it

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#37 9 years ago

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labnip

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