WoW! Only $2500.00 for a "1977" Gottlieb Solar City! Only off by a year. 
Ad even shows 1 whole picture and 7 words for the description that we already knew. 
ebay.com link: 1977 Gottlieb Solar City pinball machine
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Now were talking! A project but the price is right!
,99 start bid and no reserve! 
1974 Williams Fun Fest.
ebay.com link: Williams Funfest Pinball Machine 1974
Ken
Sunbury, PA
Quoted from EM-PINMAN:WoW! Only $2500.00 for a "1977" Gottlieb Solar City!
Zero bids too. 
Quoted from EM-PINMAN:A project but the price is right!
Not a bad Bg,the rest of it needs attention but the $$ is just right. 
Its about 45 minutes from me,their getting more local. 
Quoted from EM-PINMAN:WoW! Only $2500.00 for a "1977" Gottlieb Solar City! Only off by a year.
Ad even shows 1 whole picture and 7 words for the description that we already knew.
ebay.com link » 1977 Gottlieb Solar City Pinball Machine
Ken
That machine has been listed over and over for about 2-3 months now.
Quoted from Rat_Tomago:That machine has been listed over and over for about 2-3 months now.
Makes me feel pretty good about mine. 10k by groundhogs day 
Quoted from o-din:Makes me feel pretty good about mine. 10k by groundhogs day
Lol...nope.
That would have been the Mermaid I played tonight 
Quoted from Garrett:That would have been the Mermaid I played tonight
Funny, I thought they were going for more. Guess I was wrong.
Here's a really nice AAB Gottlieb Astro
ebay.com link: Gottlieb Astro Pinball Machine STAR TREK theme pinball machine
Square Head - high end restoration.
ebay.com link: D Gottlieb Company 1963 Square Head Pinball Museum quality Restoration
Seller claims over $4000 in parts in this game
Quoted from hoov:Square Head - high end restoration.
ebay.com link » D Gottlieb Company 1963 Square Head Pinball Museum Quality Restoration
Seller claims over $4000 in parts in this game
love thi quote :Probably should be in A museum only 975 were ever made and this is most likely the only one left on planet earth
very fun game but not 8k fun
Quoted from Pafasa:Notice the rust pitting on the lockdown receiver? I did.
Ditto^^ If he put the word Antique in the description i may have thought about buying it.
Seller Quote "Would make a great gift for the guy that has everything."
Okay I lost all respect for this guy now. He had some nice EM restorations at 3k ish. A neat Solar City and a Atlantis. His web site says he has an El Dorado coming soon. This guy has awesome restorations but not 8k nice. I could understand if this was a Gottlieb mermaid or a Gottlieb Knockout. But WTF?!?!?
Quoted from hoov:Square Head - high end restoration.
ebay.com link » D Gottlieb Company 1963 Square Head Pinball Museum Quality Restoration
Seller claims over $4000 in parts in this game
And get this; "Truly A One of A Kind Only 975 were ever made !" HUH???? Can anyone say "oxymoron"?
The price was just lowered to $450 on this Abra Ca Dabra. I want it but it's just too far from me and my wife said she would kill me if I drove down to get it. 
ebay.com link: ABRA CA DABRA PINBALL MACHINE NICE
Someone should snag it.
Quoted from smellytongues:The price was just lowered to $450 on this Abra Ca Dabra. I want it but it's just too far from me and my wife said she would kill me if I drove down to get it.
ebay.com link » Abra Ca Dabra Pinball Machine Nice
Someone should snag it.
Tell her it's the deal of a lifetime (well maybe)
Quoted from smellytongues:The price was just lowered to $450 on this Abra Ca Dabra. I want it but it's just too far from me and my wife said she would kill me if I drove down to get it.
ebay.com link » Abra Ca Dabra Pinball Machine Nice
Someone should snag it.
Where is it? I can't tell from the auction.
Quoted from Pafasa:Where is it? I can't tell from the auction.
It's in Chattanooga, TN. Also listed on CL there.
Quoted from smellytongues:The price was just lowered to $450 on this Abra Ca Dabra. I want it but it's just too far from me and my wife said she would kill me if I drove down to get it.
ebay.com link » Abra Ca Dabra Pinball Machine Nice
Someone should snag it.
Got to be worth it at that price.
Assuming the rest of it looks as good as what's pictured, then it's definitely worth it. I'd buy it in a second for $450 if I didn't already have one I'm restoring... That's a no-brainer buy if anyone's local.
Boston pinball machine. Looks to be in pretty good shape considering it's age,
but not as old as he claims-
ebay.com link: Williams 1935 BOSTON pinball machine
Quoted from o-din:Boston pinball machine. Looks to be in pretty good shape considering it's age,
but not as old as he claims-
ebay.com link » Williams 1935 Boston Pinball Machine
I suppose 'boston pinball' isn't the easiest thing to search on via Google, if one wanted to figure out how old it is and really didn't know.
Quoted from DirtFlipper:I suppose 'boston pinball' isn't the easiest thing to search on via Google, if one wanted to figure out how old it is and really didn't know.
.......................It was May 1949...............
The machines in the late 30's had coiled springs with plastic caps on top.
Not the bumpers shown in the picture !
http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=359
This shit cracks me up. The one auction picture looks like it was taken by a Polaroid circa 1979.
1965 Gottlieb Kings and Queens.
Quoted from Rat_Tomago:This shit cracks me up. The one auction picture looks like it was taken by a Polaroid circa 1979.
1965 Gottlieb Kings and Queens.
ebay.com link » Gottieb Kings And Queens Pinball
Wow that's pretty bad. I've seen worse though. I don't get why these people think they can ask so much for an item and not take decent photos...and more than one.
Quoted from JKnPA:.......................It was May 1949...............
The machines in the late 30's had coiled springs with plastic caps on top.
Not the bumpers shown in the picture !
http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=359
well, yeah, WE know that, but think of a seller who doesn't know to go to ipdb and just starts with a Google search... 'boston pinball' doesn't exactly narrow it down easily.
Quoted from DirtFlipper:well, yeah, WE know that, but think of a seller who doesn't know to go to ipdb and just starts with a Google search... 'boston pinball' doesn't exactly narrow it down easily.
Or start with a seller that has a beautiful antique pinball machine and knows nothing about it except that it is a nice piece of furniture? Heck, he figured out how to open it up, didn't he.
Here's $3500 I won't be spending-
ebay.com link: GOTTLIEB 1954 HAWAIIAN BEAUTY COMPLETELY REFURBISHED
Quoted from o-din:Here's $3500 I won't be spending-
ebay.com link » Gottlieb 1954 Hawaiian Beauty Completely Refurbished
Your not kidding! 
Quoted from o-din:Here's $3500 I won't be spending-
ebay.com link » Gottlieb 1954 Hawaiian Beauty Completely Refurbished
It looks like the guy said "Hey check it out! I just spent 500-600 on a base game bought 50-75 dollars worth of parts from PBR and a 300 repro backglass from Shay. So Basically I have 1000 dollars plus lets say 500 dollars worth of man hours and I am going to triple my money!"
WTF moment...At least repaint the cab if you are going to charge that much.
Yep, Hawaiian Beauty is indeed one of the desirable woodrail titles, and very hard to find. Even unrestored, they go for $2K+. Unlikely the base game was cheap.
Quoted from Rat_Tomago:At least repaint the cab if you are going to charge that much.
I'm gonna have to disagree on that one, I think that cab looks pretty good to me for this vintage.
Quoted from o-din:Here's $3500 I won't be spending-
ebay.com link » Gottlieb 1954 Hawaiian Beauty Completely Refurbished
I'm not educated enough to know if the price is fair, but I know I'd rather have the Hawaiian Beauty over a new Stern :0) And for a lot less money too!
Quoted from Cruzin1a:but I know I'd rather have the Hawaiian Beauty over a new Stern :0) And for a lot less mon
I'd agree but this one looks like it is still a major project.
Quoted from o-din:I'd agree but this one looks like it is still a major project.
In what way?
Quoted from DirtFlipper:In what way?
I'm sure it works mechanically, and i know that is not hard to achieve, But refinishing the cabinet and playfield seems like a lot of work to me. If I was to pay a price like that, I would want those items addressed beforehand. If the cabinet had better artwork left and the playfield wasn't losing it's finish, it would be a good machine to leave as is.
Where is the playfield losing its finish? I'm not seeing it. (It actually looks like a pretty sharp playfield to me, but the 'grass' can look like wear I suppose.)
Personally, I'd prefer the cab as-is, keeping its originality, rather than a repaint. But I realize that's a matter of opinion (and a long-running debate). 
Quoted from DirtFlipper:I'd prefer the cab as-is, keeping its originality, rather than a repaint.
So would I, but this one is missing a lot of it.
Quoted from o-din:So would I, but this one is missing a lot of it.
How 'bout the playfield? I must be blind.
Quoted from DirtFlipper:How 'bout the playfield? I must be blind.
The paint looks good, but in the bare wood areas it looks like whatever they used to seal it is flaking away. But I am no expert on what they used back then.
Quoted from o-din:The paint looks good, but in the bare wood areas it looks like whatever they used to seal it is flaking away. But I am no expert on what they used back then.
I see it now! (Zoom is a wonderful thing.) Bummer.
Quoted from DirtFlipper:I see it now! (Zoom is a wonderful thing.) Bummer
Yes it is. I saw it yesterday. This thing is only an hour from me, and if the fit and finish on this machine was any better, I might have thrown him an offer. But not what he was asking. But somebody out there can make a real beauty out of it. I'm just not up to the task.
Is his asking price high for the machine? Given the condition, I think so. That said, the guy is looking for an offer. The one thing I have learned selling coin-op for a long time is you can always go down on your price, never up.
Couple unrestored Daisy May games, in much worse shape, sold on ebay last year in the $3K range. HB is in that class, so it might find a buyer. But it's a fairly specialized market (clearly) at that level. The asking price might be high for the condition, but it's not super crazy. Might be a 2000-2500 range game. Listing it this way is a good approach, since there's just not an established market for it. If it sells for the asking price, great. But this way he can get wide visibility, and see what range the offers are. Great way to see what the market will bear, when there aren't good comps available.
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