I'd like to know what think of Universe. I really dig the look and layout of this late model Gottlieb woody.

O-din,

I see you have new price stickers on the coin door of your Universe. Does anybody know if Steve Young sells them?

Yea. That's the game I repaired. I won't say "restored" because that wouldn't be fair to guys like Steve Fury that definitely restore games. But, I did a nice job of fixing it.

Anywho, it's my dad's game. He can list it as he likes. Looks like he took it off with a couple minutes to go. I can ask him tomorrow what's the big idea of ending the auction early. No bids I saw though.

I've asked around to see if anyone was interested but no bites. I'd just take it myself but I ain't got the room and baseball just isn't my thing. Besides, I got me that Gottlieb Sunshine sittin' in the garage just waiting for me to touch her.

Looks like he listed the United Singapore that I'd been helping him with. Guess he gave up. I showed him how to clean and adjust switches. How to appreciate a smooth running stepper. And that, overall, pinball repair requires tedium and patience.

My father just does not have that. He can do small engine repair like nobody's business. He taught me how to repair lawn mowers, weed trimmers, snow blowers, etc. so I'll never need to take mine to a repair shop. BUT, he just doesn't have the patience for pinball repair.

Quite honestly that Singapore's a Frankenstein. Some jackass put flippers on both of them. A practice I've heard was common after Mabs introduced the flipper. Nonetheless, it just made a mess of the wiring. Also, someone put an electrical "start" switch on the stinking game instead of just using the coin mech to reset and start a game. Trust me guys...it's a mess.

I told him he'd have to use that spare game (yes, he has two) to try and re-do the wiring but it looks like he ran out of patience.

The Hits and Runs is a nice game and if you're baseball lover and have a retro style game room, it would be perfect. The game was made at a time where it was really hard to keep a ball in play. Nudging and luck had a major factor. Other than the coin door switches being gone, it really wasn't a hacked mess. Just don't understand why no one was interested. What do they want? The game for a hundred bucks?

From a financial point of view I don't really care that much. I received my investment in parts and my "labor" was done out of love. It's just that I'd really like to see the game go to someone who'd take care if her.

Nonetheless, looks like my dad wants to keep the game for now. He's trying to convince my step mother on a way to bring it upstairs. They really do have limited room in their house. Ton's of square footage in the basement and garage area but the house is limited to, like, a thousand square feet.

I noticed that Cochranville is just below Parksburg when you had that extra Abra Cadabra for sale several months ago. I was tempted but, with my limited room, it just wasn't a game I was chompin' at the bits for.

I live just north of Reading. Nice to know I have some hardcore EM guys near me. Although PA has always seemed to be a big pinball enthusiast state.

I keep a saved search on eBay for Gottlieb Sunshine because I'm looking for a BG. I saw the game you linked to come up. I then saw the asking price. Seems a bit high. Dontcha think?

I was actually trying to find an original (yea, I know.Good luck). Unfortunately, just before I bought the game last fall, an original BG in decent shape had sold on eBay for 60-70 bucks. Steve Engle didn't have one either. I'm not in too big of a hurry but, maybe, I'll just email bgresto and Shay to see if they have them. The repros are usually around 250-300? Right?

Edit - I just checked both sites. Yea. Shay has one listed for $295 but bgresto does not. I'll see if anything turns up at Allentown. Otherwise, I'll probably just order one.

That's good because I'd be interested in a QoD. Colors and the general look of a game are important to me and QoD has that in spades. Ha ha ha

Agreed. My cab gots lots of scratches and nicks, but, I'd just clean it and leave it alone.

ebay.com link: Gottlieb Sunshine Woodrail Pinball Machine

Looks like it didn't sell. But, only $151.00 top bid? Is the market for such woodrails shrinking so much?

My father's been dealing with old toys for decades. He's told me that, as the people who had them as children die off, so does the demand. True for pinball as well?

Yes. Wood railing was the mainsteam of (TTBOMK) all pinball from the late 50's and backwards.