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Project TZ pricing advice

By Jenk540i

5 years ago

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#1 5 years ago

ORJ

Jenk540i

Pinside+ Frequent

Arden, NC

9y 70,300 1,235 12 12

Asked by a friend to help him price this project TZ. Will be working.

See photos. In addition translite there but really scratched. Underside ok, subway intact.

Tell me what you would sell for if it was yours. Fair price?

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#2 5 years ago

SDC

ScottinSGFNY

Pinside member

South Glens Falls, NY

11y 69,300 1,188

5.5

#3 5 years ago

ORJ

Jenk540i

Pinside+ Frequent

Arden, NC

9y 70,300 1,235 12 12

Posted quickly this AM at work - but I will check back later today to answer any questions - thanks.

I have never done a project this extensive so appreciate the thoughts of those who do this regularly.

#4 5 years ago

LEB

pinbum

Frozen

Unknown

11y 62k 2,179

A fair price would be $3,500, that machine is a mess.

#5 5 years ago

MZR

damadczar

Mad Czar Games

11y 73,550 575 10 15

Yeah, I agree with somewhere around $4k, either a little more or less depending on how badly it's roached out and condition once someone sees it in person.

It's gonna need a complete teardown, either a new playfield or a proper restoration, either of which isn't cheap -- and in the latter case time consuming.
Cabinet is gonna need to be complete stripped, repaired, painted, decal'd. It's nasty as is.
Likely need various new parts above and below.... that'll add up.

Gonna be a lot of work, which takes time.
I'd be into that, b/c I like a challenge and TZ is on my short list.

#6 5 years ago

BEN

edward472

Pinside member

5y 69,300 1,529

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#7 5 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

6y 97,400 7,407 67 2

Its really hard to set a price without seeing it in person, but I would say somewhere in the $3-5K range depending on how significant the issues are. I really nice TZ can be worth $7-$9K depending on mods (i.e. color dmd), and condition.

#8 5 years ago

ORJ

Jenk540i

Pinside+ Frequent

Arden, NC

9y 70,300 1,235 12 12

Appreciate all of the comments and advice

#9 5 years ago

COS

cosmokramer

Pinside member

11y 120K 8,451

Man that looks like a project I would love to do...

#10 5 years ago

JGB

bballfan

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Wichita Falls, TX

14y 122K 1,499 10

How does the underside look on the playfield and cab?

#11 5 years ago

DK

Pinball Naples

12y 155K 4,861 129 1

$3,500

#12 5 years ago

DAD

uncivil_engineer

Pinside member

9y 91,550 2,012

Quoted from cosmokramer:
Man that looks like a project I would love to do...

Me too... Those kinds of projects are rare as hens teeth on the west coast.

#13 5 years ago

DNO

Pinside member

Highlands Ranch, CO

11y 73,800 1,974 45

I would call it rough condition players game, but not really a project if you don't want to restore it.
Tear down the pf, the inserts suck, but don't affect play much. Clean the cabinet up, vacuum out, no real need for decals.
It will be a polished turd, but playable.
4K as is will probly be the price

#14 5 years ago

JAW

jawjaw

Pinside member

Humble, TX

9y 85,550 5,534 5

Would be gone in a second if $3500. Someone would buy it just to flip at that price. If complete and mostly working I would say $4500. Clean it up and you might be able to get $5000. It's a TZ, c'mon.

#15 5 years ago

ORJ

Jenk540i

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Arden, NC

9y 70,300 1,235 12 12

Thanks again from me and the owner for everyone's comments - I have passed along the numbers to him

#16 5 years ago

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calprog

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Anaheim, CA

11y 86,550 1,472 44 36

$3,500. Just a note: Robert Winter in LA does amazing cabinet restore and decals for a reasonable price. I had mine restored last year and it looks amazing. At that time I took the playfield apart and cleaned. You could also replace the playfield as they are available. I will attach some pics of the final outcome. Game looks brand new!!

#17 5 years ago

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calprog

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Anaheim, CA

11y 86,550 1,472 44 36

See pictures. Before and after!!

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#18 5 years ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

6y 97,400 7,407 67 2

Does the game power up? If by some miracle all the electronics and mechs still work, and all u need to do is clean it up, replace rubbers, coils, etc then the game would easily be worth $5k....the challenge with this game is that parts are not cheap and there are a lot of them so $ adds up quick......

#19 5 years ago

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pinlink

Pinside member

Unknown

8y 72,150 2,205

I've got money on the clock being broken!

#20 5 years ago

ORJ

Jenk540i

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Arden, NC

9y 70,300 1,235 12 12

Quoted from pinlink:
I've got money on the clock being broken!

Actually had a new aftermarket board and it worked (not Ingo's board though)

End of day follow up:

My friend just texted me that with the info everybody gave he worked out a very satisfactory sell (for him and his prospective buyer) so all is well.

I did not ask the selling price. Thanks again to all who weighed in.

#21 5 years ago

PVC

patrickvc

Pinside member

Phoenix, AZ

15y 71,350 2,156 22

i agree at 3500 5k i think is too much. the playfield is shot or at least will need serious work, not to mention the cabinet looks like a mess. Take into account everything thing else needed to make it look like a 6-6500 TZ that you could buy for 1500 more and no work needed?

#22 5 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Crazy Levi's Pinball

New York, NY

10y 148K 33,524

That game looks like a hot mess to me but I think $4k is probably fair. More than I'd pay but probably fair and getable in this environment.

Nothing would surprise me these days but is someone really gonna pay more than that for that thing?

Can't wait to find out!

#23 5 years ago

JON

Jhislop3

Pinside+ Frequent

Orlando, FL

5y 45,800 41 7 11 1

OP
Quoted from Jenk540i:
Actually had a new aftermarket board and it worked (not Ingo's board though)
End of day follow up:
My friend just texted me that with the info everybody gave he worked out a very satisfactory sell (for him and his prospective buyer) so all is well.
I did not ask the selling price. Thanks again to all who weighed in.

Would be a great ending to this thread to find the price paid for the condition the TZ was in.

#24 5 years ago

JAW

jawjaw

Pinside member

Humble, TX

9y 85,550 5,534 5

Quoted from PtownPin:
Does the game power up? If by some miracle all the electronics and mechs still work, and all u need to do is clean it up, replace rubbers, coils, etc then the game would easily be worth $5k....the challenge with this game is that parts are not cheap and there are a lot of them so $ adds up quick......

Luckily a lot of parts are available for TZ but you are right. It adds up fast. Broken clock is not big deal but that's around $150. Biggest thing to me would be if boards are in good order and no battery damage on mpu.

3 weeks later

#25 5 years ago

MJN

Mneubey

BOS LLC

Lilburn, GA

9y 68,550 376 8

Just in case anyone is interested, I started a restoration thread for this here ... https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twilight-zone-restoration-1

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