I had a broken slot scoop that was slow, but at least consistent in exactly where the ball hit on the right flipper. I recently bought an original and unbroken scoop, and now it seems the eject is a lot less consistent. It tends to hit the right flipper in different places, other times hits the right slingshot. I've tried aligning it best I can with the kicker underneath, and raising the top overhand seems to have improved it, but is still somewhat inconsistent.

I'm wondering if this is normal, or if there are suggestions on fixing it better. Thanks.

With the steady decline of arcades and pinball, production numbers really aren't a good indicator of game quality. I enjoy Twilight Zone, but a lot of people don't. There are still some retro arcades with these pinball machines in play. Maybe you could find one and give them a shot? I would never recommend buying a pinball machine you've never played. Hopefully, you wouldn't buy a car you've never driven either.

Never understood why they call it the anti-flow game. My machine's pretty well dialed in, the only time I catch the ball is out of the slot machine for a split second.

Gumball can work fine if the geneva switch is broken... so check the switch, may just need to be resoldered or have a broken wire.

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I used the above for a prototype clock decal. Good quality decal, much better than the crap they sell elsewhere.

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That machine is noticeably filthy. The playfield has lines of grime on it. The flipper rubbers don't match, and the red ones are clearly worn. The cabinet is pretty trashy. It's very clearly been neglected, I'd beware.