I like the idea of keeping the card bank from resetting at the beginning of a game - keeps the player engaged for potentially more games; the free ball isn’t easy to snag, especially with the rebound post next to the outline set in conservative position.

I got one for 1500 locally via craigslist a few years back - decent shape but not great- with repro backglass, rescreened original playfield, repro side rails, that puts my cost for a real nice restored game at about 2475$...my guess is that for this title, a fully restored example could fetch $3500.. As for.9k? I doubt it but ya never know after viewing those Tulsa auction prices.

I've shopped, restored and played many Dealer's Choice/Lucky Ace games over the years and have never seen a really nice playfield... which means either the playfield topcoat sucked or the games got a lot of use... the last Dealers Choice I shopped had over 90K plays on it and it was beat to a pulp. That being said, I do agree that with all the pin competition, it typically played second fiddle to better machines of the time.

Yep, I've seen several and just restored one and delivered to a customer last week... and now this one.

Keep in mind that many games coming from FLA are subject to termite damage that requires proper fumigation to get rid of them; depending on your location this could be a bit pricy; I had a game done in Washington DC area for a bit under 300$... very few exterminator companies offer this service if you don't live in warmer-clime states

I'd do that price for this game with your description of the game you picked up. Very rarely do you see this game in good shape.

doofus central.