There were 15 Mousin' Arounds listed for sale on Pinside in 2019. Some closer to you. Some farther away.

There were 12 that were listed for sale on pinside in 2018.

I'm guessing you will get another chance to buy one.

Does the math work out for shipping? Your time, your gas, the wear and tear on your car, and one, maybe two nights in a motel needs to be less than STI to make driving the distance worth it.

Call STI and get the ship quote. Then make your decision.

But if you are confident that the one you are studying on is all that he says/you think it is, if it is in great condition, if you think the weather will cooperate, then take the trip.

All of my pins have been long trips.

Big Game was the shortest at 400 miles RT

Seawitch was 2200 miles RT

Nine Ball was 1200 miles RT

Game Plan Captain Hook was 1500 miles RT

Catacomb was 3000 miles RT.

Munsters was 2000 miles RT (STI quoted me $450.00 to ship). $450.00 made the trip worth it even with gas, motel, and crappy highway food.

There were two trips to Cleveland for 2000 miles RT for each trip.

I have had 2 shipped in.

I have no regrets making these chases.

1st) I wanted a Catacomb.

2nd) At that point in time one that was for sale in California was $3000.00 and the seller would not come off that price.

3rd) A couple of months later 2 came up for sale. One in Oregon. One in Boca Raton Florida.

I would have preferred the one in Oregon but the seller was getting wishy-washy. Florida worked out.

4th) The seller did not want to ship and wanted cash on glass. What do you do?

5th) It’s a hobby, best described as throwing money to the wind. It’s pinball. There is no way I will try to cost-justify it.

It helped that I have friends in Atlanta and was able socialize and spend the night in both directions.

Since that time two years ago only 4 Catacombs have sold on Pinside and one sold on EBay (for a pile of money).

In the past two years I have met more pin people and have played a lot of different pins. It has been a learning experience.

I have no regrets. I am very happy with the pins I have chosen for my limited space. Not interested in selling or trading.

Of course, I wish they had all been closer but that is not the way it works.

The only deal I still chafe over is one pin I had shipped out of New York. Two weeks later a nicer unit came up for sale in Omaha for a little less money. That would have been a day trip and saved the $400.00 ship fee.

EDIT: Misspoken.

What happened to the stiff competition? Were you there, loaded up and gone before the competition arrived?

I had a couple of chases where I would text the seller about every hour to say, " I am in XYZ Kansas now. Stopped to gas up. I'm 3 hours away.
I stopped at McDonalds in Tulsa for a burger. I'm 2 hours away. "

That kind of stuff to let them know that I will be there.

If it is a hot pin, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Google Earth shows that you have Interstate Highway all the way. With a night drive, that is very good. Drink lots of coffee. If the caffeine does not keep you awake, the need to pee will keep you alert

Yeah. If the pics are not lying, you have made a nice score.

At the end of the ramps are trap doors to slow the ball down a little before it rolls in front of the flipper. The doors are held in with screws. Remove those trap doors and the difference in your reflex speed that is needed is tremendous. I played a MA at TPF last year. Played it twice and walked. Then I played the one Hans is talking about. I was ready to dig deep and take that one home.

If you like them fast, take the doors off. You can always put them back on.