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Scam??

By pessini

7 months ago

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#1 7 months ago

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Been looking online for a Williams Funhouse pinball machine. Expensive if restored ($11k and up). Came across this place in St. Paul, MN that is selling a refurbished one for $1300. Been emailing with someone from Pinball Avenue Tel: (320) 216 0206 E: [email protected] | W: http://www.pinballavenue.com/ Physical Address: 655 Fairview Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104. The address is a warehouse area that I know has a gym and other shops. The salesman said they are moving and everything is on sale and sent pictures of the machine. Thoughts? Anyone heard of this company? Did a quick check and could not find them under business licenses in Minnesota or on the MN BBB.

#2 7 months ago

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jkashani

Pinside member

Morris Plains, NJ

6y 107K 2,453 7 1

If its too good to be true, it is....

#3 7 months ago

CHD

Cheddar

GoldenStatePin

Lodi, CA

9y 109K 4,409 17 10

The $1900 Monster Bash is a dead giveaway that it's a scam.

#4 7 months ago

EJS

Pinball Outpost

9y 142K 2,500 40

Ghostbusters for $2,200?

Give me a break.

Look at their phone number area code 320. Here in the cities it'd be 651,763, or 952.

The only pinball retailer still in existence that I know of in the Twin Cities is Vintage Gameroom. I don't know if Summit is still around.

#5 7 months ago

DAD

fiberdude120

Pinside member

8y 75,650 3,308 5

OP
Quoted from pessini:
Been looking online for a Williams Funhouse pinball machine. Expensive if restored ($11k and up). Came across this place in St. Paul, MN that is selling a refurbished one for $1300. Been emailing with someone from Pinball Avenue Tel: (320) 216 0206 E: [email protected] | W: http://www.pinballavenue.com/ Physical Address: 655 Fairview Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104. The address is a warehouse area that I know has a gym and other shops. The salesman said they are moving and everything is on sale and sent pictures of the machine. Thoughts? Anyone heard of this company? Did a quick check and could not find them under business licenses in Minnesota or on the MN BBB.

Thanks for all this info I just bought it. No I didn't it is to good to be true so be very careful.

#6 7 months ago

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ForceFlow

Pinside Moderator

7y 212K 23,474 243 15

Scam.

The website domain isn't even two weeks old.

It's yet another one of those drive-by pinball scam sites.

#7 7 months ago

ZIT

Zitt

Pinball-Mods.com

Austin, TX

8y 94,300 6,138 11 8

If the internet sluthes can find evidence... report that website to the ISPs hosting them.

#8 7 months ago

JON

bigehrl

Jackbar

New York, NY

9y 72,150 2,850 55

they are moving and everything is on sale.

#9 7 months ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside member

Sana'a

9y 156K 36,484 18

Photos stolen from Pinsider Trading in California

https://www.pinballavenue.com/product-page/monster-bash-pinball-machine

ebay.com link: Monster Bash Pinball Machine Williams Coin Op LEDs ColorDMD Free Ship Original

#10 7 months ago

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JethroP

Pinside member

3y 81,800 1,737 9 14

I inherited a 2020 Corvette. Clear title. I need some quick cash. Wire me $2000 and it's yours.

#11 7 months ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside member

Sana'a

9y 156K 36,484 18

Quoted from JethroP:
I inherited a 2020 Corvette.

Nice inheritance.

I'm selling my husbands 2020 Corvette, after I caught him cheating on me.

Western Union me $5000 and I'll ship it to your door free

#12 7 months ago

EJS

Pinball Outpost

9y 142K 2,500 40

Quoted from JethroP:
I inherited a 2020 Corvette. Clear title. I need some quick cash. Wire me $2000 and it's yours.

PM sent!

#13 7 months ago

MIS

Lhyrgoif

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3y 61,800 1,112 34

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#14 7 months ago

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JethroP

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3y 81,800 1,737 9 14

Quoted from vid1900:
Nice inheritance.
I'm selling my husbands 2020 Corvette, after I caught him cheating on me.
Western Union me $5000 and I'll ship it to your door free

I got such a huge response from my previous inheritance that I've decided to inherit several more and sell for the same price. First come first served. Only 5 left.

#15 7 months ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Pinside member

4y 144K 3,811 52 1

OP
Quoted from pessini:
Been looking online for a Williams Funhouse pinball machine. Expensive if restored ($11k and up). Came across this place in St. Paul, MN that is selling a refurbished one for $1300. Been emailing with someone from Pinball Avenue Tel: (320) 216 0206 E: [email protected] | W: http://www.pinballavenue.com/ Physical Address: 655 Fairview Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104. The address is a warehouse area that I know has a gym and other shops. The salesman said they are moving and everything is on sale and sent pictures of the machine. Thoughts? Anyone heard of this company? Did a quick check and could not find them under business licenses in Minnesota or on the MN BBB.

First off, a restored funhouse is NOT 11k absolute ripoff. Should be like 8 or 9 tops. You can buy a decent example for 5 grand.

Secondly, if you have to ask, yes, it’s a scam.

#16 7 months ago

VOR

Jesterfunhouse

Pinside member

Charles Town, WV

8y 91,650 2,615 3 8

All Gottlieb for sale ads are scams...

Post last edited 7 months ago: “I have two scams for sale in Market place!”

#17 7 months ago

MEO

beergut666

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

3y 86,300 945 3 51

That's about a quarter mile from one of my work accounts. I'll pop over this afternoon and offer to help them move some pins around.

#18 7 months ago

???

phil-lee

Pinside member

5y 76,300 3,152

Quoted from JethroP:
I inherited a 2020 Corvette. Clear title. I need some quick cash. Wire me $2000 and it's yours.

Was someone shot in it? You have been trying to dump this murder car for Months. Scam.

#19 7 months ago

CLE

CLEllison

Pinside member

Portland, OR

2y 52,800 1,064 4 6

You can right click any picture in Chrome and select "Search Google for image". It will assuredly find something relatively close but usually the first one or two photos it finds are the ones that were stolen. Use this in your arsenal.

#20 7 months ago

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pessini

Pinside member

Washington, DC

<1y 9,400 2

Jesus! I get it. No need to continue to beat the horse. It's dead. Heaven forbid someone new to this has a question.

#21 7 months ago

DGH

DudeRegular

Pinside member

4y 61,050 1,123 50

OP
Quoted from pessini:
Jesus! I get it. No need to continue to beat the horse. It's dead. Heaven forbid someone new to this has a question.

You received generally helpful responses bud. Be glad you aren't out any dough!

#22 7 months ago

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pinlink

Pinside member

Unknown

5y 67,650 1,962

OP
Quoted from pessini:
Jesus! I get it. No need to continue to beat the horse. It's dead. Heaven forbid someone new to this has a question.

I'm pretty sure everyone was trying to help you. Just had a little fun with it.

Anyways.. I thought this was going to be a thread about Deeproot pre-orders.

#23 7 months ago

MRM

mrm_4

Pinside member

3y 96,300 3,232 9 1 2

Never mind deleted

#24 7 months ago

DAV

zombywoof

Pinside member

7y 63,550 762

Quoted from phil-lee:
You have been trying to dump this murder car for Months. Scam.

I first came across a variant of the murder car scam back in ‘79. An older cousin was telling me about a new Trans Am that somebody had shot himself in for sale cheap. I bet the story is even decades older than that.

#25 7 months ago

JFP

PappaDubz

Pinside member

Phoenix, AZ

1y 36,800 188 2

Quoted from zombywoof:
I first came across a variant of the murder car scam back in ‘79. An older cousin was telling me about a new Trans Am that somebody had shot himself in for sale cheap. I bet the story is even decades older than that.

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#26 7 months ago

RVR

Modlite_Rain

Pinside member

3y 25,400 18

No response from beergut666 on swinging by the location to check it out...

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