wow

If you end up selling that for 5k I will do a back flip. That things probably gonna need 5K just for the restoration if not more.

I would buy it if you were on my coast and the price was $3500 The wear doesn't bother me, but a premium pricetag for a blemished and routed game is insane.

I suddenly feel better about the value of mine.

I think this statement sums it up pretty well.

One in better routed condition went recently at the Winston-salem auction for <4000.

That insert wear sure looks bad.

(nodding)

However, I'd be willing to be that someone would be willing to get the machine in that condition for at or near the asking price just to have one. If that happens it will just continue the feeding frenzy.

Good luck to the OP on selling your pin.

There are several AFM playfields for sale on ebay right now in the $1000-$1400 range, sure looks like this one could use one. When you are done, I will be coming to look at if you are only looking for $5000.

5k base game
700 playfield
250 decals
1000 in misc parts(prob high side)

That would be under 7k in the game and frankly the game could probably sell for 8k+ after restore.
Not sure the price is that unreasonable in this market, shocking at first but maybe that is the state of the hobby.

Wow indeed, that game looks like it has been at the bottom of Godzilla's toilet for the last fifteen years.

no way. audits had to be reset for it to look like that. I'd believe 270,000 before i'd believe 27.000 with the way it looks.

I see the word "claims".

That you Should...
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pzy ,, I Passed on a AFM for $ 3750.00 last Sat , Look Sooo Much Better too.. Good Luck !!

ebay.com link: Attack Mars Pinball Machine Nice Condition Works 100 Bally

i wonder what this one will bring??

That AFM in your photos B R looks awesome. Is that skyline original?

That AFM is rough. The good thing is all the parts are easily attainable , would make for a fun restoration ..

Jim

I'd give you 3200 shipped

That skyline is available from Treasure Cove.

thats one beated up AFM!

You forgot to add the tremendous amount of time and labor that it would take to do all of that.

I can't believe that you are implying that $5k for this isn't bad.

Sometimes I really think this hobby is beyond insane.

It would take $8000 to get this game and put it into $8000 shape. If this sells for that price, then mine is at $10K.

and i wonder why nib pins seem cheaper every day.
5k for trashed game or 6.5k for pristine nib machine.
pretty easy answer for me at least.

+1 ya, wow.

As a bench mark for you , I bought mine in the last few months in the same part of the country for 4500. Mine is a nice player with a better cabinet and playfield. The play field required 3 new stickers for insert windows, a small amount of touch up paint, and a cliffy. Yours needs alot more work. I wish you the best.

I do love the op's description. I read it and skipped over the pictures. I thought 5k was high given the description, but not insane. then I read the comments and went back.

To the op, you are the master of understatement. That game has been neglected. It has issues and from the looks of the pf, the operator didn't do crap to keep it running. I wouldn't be surprised to find some fun hacks lurking in it. As for the price, well I think the rest of the posts have already said what the price is.

Haha, you guys are brutal. You're right, but brutal.

I'm not going to get into what my opinion of the value of the game is. It is someone's FS post so I try to respect that.

My breakdown of cost is more about showing that in the end you probably wouldn't be losing any money with the game but unless one really delves into the game there is no way of knowing.
Even if you add 1000 for labor you're still ahead.

I agree pricing in this hobby is insane but when that carries across the board it makes single sales like this less insane than what we think. I'm just glad I got my base games when I did. I cannot imagine picking up even a base game in this market. If anything it makes me want to sell all my games to cash in while the shark frenzy is still churning.

Now THAT was funny.

Yes. Finally some sense. I agree and hate the fact that some acpects of this hobby are insane.
MM being one. Yes killer game but untouchable for under 8k while the exact same machine, different theme (same cab, boards, pf type stuff, designer), The Shadow goes for 2k mint. Insane!!

To me Shadow is up there with AFM, MM, MB.

Hyperpin Version for me thanks!

TS and MM are virtually the same game? That's a new one.

AFM and MM? Sure.
SM and AFM? Okay.
TS and MM? Hrmmm.

They both use 1 1/16" pinballs.

Yeah, I don't think he meant same game, I think he meant same "fun factor". Can't speak for Slate.

My opinion, definitely NOT the same game. Diverters, 3 flippers, upper Sanctum playfield, etc..., great game, fun game, but not the same game.

Back to the topic-

Whatever the game sells for, I can easily seeing it being restored.

Lots of parts available + a game that lots of people want = Restorers with shops full of AFM machines. Look at HEP's recent photo. There is a reason Mirco is making so many runs of these playfields.

I would rather light my money on fire that spend it on that piece of shit.

Why don't you tell us how you really feel.

I did

This is why I stick with low dollar pins. I just don't have the insane dollars many guys in this hobby have. AFM is my Holy Grail game, but at these prices this game will never see the inside of my home. I remember about a year ago a friend tried to get me to buy his fully restored MB for $5500. Seems like a steal now. I kick myself every day for not taking that deal.

I'm Sorry ,, I Laughed on these 3 post's... This Hobby IS Insane ,, and We All are too !!

I would bet he gets his asking price. People are insane for this title for some reason......and they are getting harder and harder to find all the time.

Have to agree with you there.

well I look at it this way.....the stroke of luck shot would be easy to hit on that one man....Damn 5k...really?!!! Maybe you just just hang on to that prized peice

Prized piece? POS maybe.

That's not a restoration project - it is a complete rebuild from the ground up. It will be a keeper for whomever buys it - cuz they will never be able to recoup the investment of parts and time.

Pass.........

Someone buy that thing and let me fix it ! I don't think it is all the bad.. I mean by the time I tear one all the way down and fix the cabinet and replace the PF ,it really does not matter what it looked like before I started.

It looks like it has a decent speaker panel and apron ,the rest of the stuff is easily attainable .

If someone buys that and sends it to me I will do it for a hell of a deal . Just for fun .. It has to be that exact machine though.

Jim

If the price was right, I would have been all over this... I like a challenge. I don't think there is anything wrong with this game that a full restore couldn't fix... but it definitely needs a FULL resto!

Slightly off topic, but can someone direct me to this source of new AFM playfields for $700?

Alot of bucks for a beat up AFM.

Prices are high and I will no longer pay current prices for beat up pins.

Funnily enough it has pushed me into buying less, but either a fully restored A pin ( I have zip skills to do myself ) or consider JJP NIB, especially Hobbit or unlicensed.

At the moment I can buy ( possibly ) a fully restored MB with new playfield etc for less than AC/DC Premium.........