Quoted from ZNET:The Race Way, Slugger, Official Baseball, Bank-A-Ball, Buckaroo, King of Diamonds and The Pennant were formerly in my collection. The Race Way is a fantastic original example, in great condition. Beautiful playfield, backglass and cabinet. No disappointments to the lucky buyer of that one! The Official Baseball has meticulously hand-painted playfield mannequins (by a professional artist) with correct uniforms and numbers to mimic the 1960 New York Yankees team, depicted on the backglass. Backglass and cabinet are excellent. Legs are correct. Stunning example of that title. Bank-A-Ball is also a particularly nice example of that title. I reinforced the animation panel to avert damage to the animated pool balls from gravity. The Buckaroo has a fantastic playfield and very nice backglass; but, the cabinet is only about average in condition. Slugger is a super fun game and fairly scarce. Indeed, I replaced that title in my collection with another Slugger last year. King of Diamonds has a repainted cabinet and had mylar between the slingshot when I had the game. Nice playfield and backglass overall. The spidering splatter is thicker than the original, though, which is why I sold the game. The 1933 Bally Pennant is a very nice example of a fun prewar game. The legs are correct and the playfield is excellent. When I owned these games several years ago, all functioned nicely.
If anyone is interested in viewing photos of the games formerly in my collection, and now for sale (link at post 15955 by Pecos above, Atlanta auction posted on Craigslist), feel free to send me a private message. Here's the list of those games:
*1963 Midway Race Way (exceptional all-original example of this title, see above)
*1963 Midway Slugger (fairly scarce, under-the-radar, super fun pitch & bat)
*1960 Williams Official Baseball (professional artist hand-painted, highly detailed playfield mannequins, very nice original example)
*1965 Gottlieb Bank-A-Ball (very nice example)
*1965 Gottlieb Buckaroo (very nice playfield, good original backglass, average cabinet)
*1967 Gottlieb King of Diamonds (repainted cabinet)
*1933 Bally The Pennant (very nice, original example)
I sold these games several years ago to a collector who has a microcar and pinball museum in Atlanta. However, from the limited photos, the condition of the games appear to be quite similar to when they were purchased from me. Here are a few photos of some of the games, when they were in my line-up:
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Colleyville, TX
Ryan got lucky finding that Hay-Ride, and I have Star-Jet of course. I want a Sheba as well, one day it'd be nice to own a few of them, but so little of any of them seem to still exist and the only reason Star-Jet is so rare and desirable but still has a few good examples around is due to the desirability - it's a shame the other games didn't get the same fate/luck it seems.
