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RARE!! Professional pinball, what's it worth?

By Mitch

5 years ago


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    #1 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    Looking for a value on a conversion game called
    Professional.
    It's a converted BOPP with a painted cab, custom backglass, decals over the plastics and playfeild.

    Currently untested.

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    #2 5 years ago
     
    EDG

    Richthofen

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    11y 75,800 2,696

    OMG best pinball backglass ever. Even better than Pinball Champ 84

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    #3 5 years ago
     
    LUC

    luch

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    CA Newmarket, ON

    11y 109K 3,568 74

    as is or fixed up ?

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    #4 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

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    Quoted from luch:

    as is or fixed up ?

    Probably as is, would deliver to allentown if interest.

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    #5 5 years ago
     
    LXL

    Isochronic_Frost

    Saratoga Silverball

    7y 221K 9,403 108 1 1

    Wtf this is a real game? With the name I thought it was gonna be a Craigslist ad parody!!

    Backglass is amazing, but wtf is that weird wannabe-Seawitch layout going on??

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    #6 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

    Wtf this is a real game? With the name I thought it was gonna be a Craigslist ad parody!!
    Backglass is amazing, but wtf is that weird wannabe-Seawitch layout going on??

    Thats a normal Bobby orr power play layout I'm pretty sure. It is a converted BOPP

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    #7 5 years ago
     
    JPM

    jmountjoy111

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    US Williamsburg, KY

    10y 109K 3,431 84

    Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

    but wtf is that weird wannabe-Seawitch layout

    It’s a re-theme of Bobby Orr’s power-play

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    #8 5 years ago
     
    LUC

    luch

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    BOPP go for about 1.5 - 2k US , so this i would ask around 1K US

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    #9 5 years ago
     
    LXL

    Isochronic_Frost

    Saratoga Silverball

    7y 221K 9,403 108 1 1

    OP
    Quoted from Mitch:

    Thats a normal Bobby orr power play layout I'm pretty sure. It is a converted BOPP
    [quoted image]

    Oops, I feel like a total fool! I’ve never played Power Play before.

    That’s very neat, ForceFlow robin can we get these conversions added to the game database or is there a rule against adding conversion kits? All 5 conversion kits are listed on IPDB

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    #10 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    More pics of the backglass. Hard to photograph as there is alot of mirroring.

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    #11 5 years ago
     
    POP

    SuperPinball

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    CA Richmond Hill, ON

    9y 96,050 1,686 25 17

    Sadly , the game would be worth more if left as a BOPP. I may be interested if the price is right with leeway to convert back.

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    #12 5 years ago
     
    EDG

    Richthofen

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    11y 75,800 2,696

    I love the conversion. I’d give you $1000 all day in New England.

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    #13 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    Quoted from SuperPinball:

    Sadly , the game would be worth more if left as a BOPP. I may be interested if the price is right with leeway to convert back.

    I have a populated bopp playfeild that I could include with the game. It's in good shape.

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    #14 5 years ago
     
    GFO

    Timerider

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    US Trevor, WI

    11y 79,550 875 31

    Quoted from luch:

    BOPP go for about 1.5 - 2k US , so this i would ask around 1K US

    LOL... But it's not a BOPP. It's a crap retheme... Maybe $200 if it works, to leave room to convert back into a BOPP.
    (And personally wouldn't give more than $800 these days for a working players BOPP)

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    #15 5 years ago
     
    LUC

    luch

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    CA Newmarket, ON

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    guy above you just offered 1,000 , so now we know what someone will pay

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    #16 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    CA Wellesley, ON

    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    Quoted from Timerider:

    personally wouldn't give more than $800 these days for a working players BOPP

    So to you a BOPP is worth less then a em?

    Dont think your opinion matters then, unless you have some games you want to sell me at prices from 15 years ago.

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    #17 5 years ago
     
    LUC

    luch

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    there was a story , If i remember from the ad when it was for sale , about these games being rethemed for some tournament and then given away as prizes .

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    #18 5 years ago
     
    LUC

    luch

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    CA Newmarket, ON

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    #19 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=549

    Here is a link to all the conversion kits they made. It was a company out of Toronto.

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    #20 5 years ago
     
    POP

    SuperPinball

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    CA Richmond Hill, ON

    9y 96,050 1,686 25 17

    OP
    Quoted from Mitch:

    I have a populated bopp playfeild that I could include with the game. It's in good shape.

    send me a pm with some numbers and lets see if it stays in Canada

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    #21 5 years ago
     
    LRR

    whizz

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    US Lucasville, OH

    6y 40,800 123 29

    A working one was on Craigslist in Kentucky about 6 months ago for $1500.

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    #22 5 years ago
     
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    mbaumle

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    Man. Tough crowd. I’d rather take this retheme over a power play any day. But I’m not a sports fan, and I think that backglass is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

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    #23 5 years ago
     
    JPM

    jmountjoy111

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    10y 109K 3,431 84

    Quoted from mbaumle:

    Man. Tough crowd. I’d rather take this retheme over a power play any day. But I’m not a sports fan, and I think that backglass is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

    I’d rather have the retheme too. Just saying

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    #24 5 years ago
     
    JPD

    Dayhuff

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    US Battle Creek, MI

    11y 126K 6,353 79 11

    Sadly its worth more in parts then an entire game, at least in this area.

    John

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    #25 5 years ago
     
    EDG

    Richthofen

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    11y 75,800 2,696

    Quoted from Dayhuff:

    Sadly its worth more in parts then an entire game, at least in this area.
    John

    I’m surprised to hear this. I love classic Bally games, BOPP is a great one. But I could care less about the theme. It’s an interesting piece of history and hell for $1000 I’d gladly own one. OP, if you are coming to pintastic I’ll give you $1000 if the game works 100% and you shop it out. I’m dead serious.

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    #26 5 years ago
     
    RVD

    rvdv

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    11y 101K 2,006

    There were 5 different kits of this
    Too bad it’s not the evil knievel one so
    It had spinners at least

    Back glass is best part
    I got one on my wall

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    #27 5 years ago
     
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    Whridlsoncestood

    The Sanctum

    US Meriden, CT

    12y 98,800 4,119 21 14 1

    Quoted from Richthofen:

    I’m surprised to hear this. I love classic Bally games, BOPP is a great one. But I could care less about the theme. It’s an interesting piece of history and hell for $1000 I’d gladly own one. OP, if you are coming to pintastic I’ll give you $1000 if the game works 100% and you shop it out. I’m dead serious.

    Ed if you really want this I can bring it back from Allentown.

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    #28 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    Quoted from Whridlsoncestood:

    Ed if you really want this I can bring it back from Allentown.

    For sure. Make a offer as is. Dont really want to spend time setting it up.
    Have over 30 other projects.

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    #29 5 years ago
     
    EDG

    Richthofen

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    11y 75,800 2,696

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    Quoted from Mitch:

    For sure. Make a offer as is. Dont really want to spend time setting it up.
    Have over 30 other projects.

    $500 as is. I might have to dump $300+ in alltek boards into it if it’s untested

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    #30 5 years ago
     
    PEZ

    pacmanretro

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    12y 95,800 3,406

    I see people saying retheme....

    I'm not sure that I would call a produced conversion kit and a retheme the same thing.

    Retheme is more of a home brew to me.

    Conversions have been produced/done by companies practically since pinball has been around (good and bad).

    <Cough cough> first williams machines

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    #31 5 years ago
     
    GAP

    GAP

    Great American Pinball

    US West Chicago, IL

    13y 124K 3,945 25 14 49

    Very Cool! Leave it as is

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    #32 5 years ago
     
    JPM

    jmountjoy111

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    Quoted from pacmanretro:

    I see people saying retheme....
    I'm not sure that I would call a produced conversion kit and a retheme the same thing.
    Retheme is more of a home brew to me.
    Conversions have been produced/done by companies practically since pinball has been around (good and bad).
    &lt;Cough cough&gt; first williams machines

    That’s a good point. I did say re-theme of Bobby Orr’s power-play earlier but it is most certainly a conversion kit and not everything. I would definitely leave it as is. I’ve seen a lot of Bobby Orr but you don’t see this one often.

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    #33 5 years ago
     
    PEZ

    pacmanretro

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    Quoted from jmountjoy111:

    That’s a good point. I did say re-theme of Bobby Orr’s power-play earlier but it is most certainly a conversion kit and not everything. I would definitely leave it as is. I’ve seen a lot of Bobby Orr but you don’t see this one often.

    Wasn't picking on you specifically

    It was more an insignificant thought in my head.

    I agree, I think it would be cool to keep it together and just fix it up mechanically. Not a lot of conversions seem to stick around. If it's a fun player as BOPP, then it should still be a fun player like this!

    Besides! When I look at the backglass I can affirm that the Pro Pinball Player is ME!!

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    #34 5 years ago
     
    DAN

    gunstarhero

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    15y 104K 3,440

    Conversion kits are weird and cool and a real part of the history of arcades and (to a somewhat lesser extent) pinball. It would be a shame to turn this back into a Bobby Orr unless those games were really rare, which they’re not.

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    #35 5 years ago
     
    USA

    SilverballSleuth

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    6y 58,800 1,205

    Quoted from Richthofen:

    I’m surprised to hear this. I love classic Bally games, BOPP is a great one. But I could care less about the theme. It’s an interesting piece of history and hell for $1000 I’d gladly own one. OP, if you are coming to pintastic I’ll give you $1000 if the game works 100% and you shop it out. I’m dead serious.

    I’ll give ya $1010. Sorry Ed.

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    #36 5 years ago
     
    OTO

    OTTOgd

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    CA Brampton, ON

    11y 85,150 1,206 45

    What's it worth??? .... thousands!!!

    Well, only if you have the backglass I found. The girls in my glass think the Pro Pinball Player is super attractive!

    Good luck, Mitch!

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    #37 5 years ago
     
    LEV

    CrazyLevi

    Crazy Levi's Pinball

    US New York, NY

    10y 148K 33,545

    The playfield ugly but love the backglass. Would be an amazing tournament game.

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    #38 5 years ago
     
    PMM

    albummydavis

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    11y 57,800 667 12 10

    Quoted from OTTOgd:

    What's it worth??? .... thousands!!!
    Well, only if you have the backglass I found. The girls in my glass think the Pro Pinball Player is super attractive!
    Good luck, Mitch!
    [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

    I want that space duel backglass. Anyone know if it was ever made?

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    #39 5 years ago
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    MJA

    Mitch

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    10y 131K 5,030 18 38

    Never seen a space dual. I'm assuming the company went under before it was made.

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    #40 5 years ago
     
    DAN

    gunstarhero

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    OP
    Quoted from Mitch:

    Never seen a space dual. I'm assuming the company went under before it was made.

    Atari also had an arcade game called Space Duel that was on its way out at this time so maybe that was a factor as well.

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    #41 5 years ago
     
    HRG

    poppapin

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    Love the "L" brackets holding together the cabinet. Priceless!! or should I say Professional!!

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