Sounds like a very good deal to me.

Yes, great deal. When I bought mine in June, it was very similar. I did a full shop, put in Ingo Kramer clock, full LEDs, LED door mod in backbox, gumballs, magnet on diverter, needed a U20 replacement and couple of jumpers on the CPU and two replaced switches. It looks and plays great now, I picked it up for $3800 and would do it again over and over. Best game ever in my book!

Great price. Snap it up before it's gone.

I agree. Sounds like a great deal.

no question it is a terrific price. i just sold mine. completely shopped. no credit dot. led'd . new clock stuff. etc $5,600..

Buy it now. You won't regret it. But don't be afraid to try and offer him less! Worked for me!

grab that biatch! put the Ingo clock in it, take care of a few things, and you will have a nice game.
I installed ingo clock
new slot machine scoop
cliffy on the slot
LED's
Backbox Door LED kit from Cointaker
Pinbits Gumball light
Piano
spiral sign
2 new plastics and full plastic protectors
oh...and an external sub

"don't touch the door"

Once you own the game you'll know what he's talking about. It's what the game says right before multi-ball starts.

Dave

You don't have to go mod crazy, but there are a few inexpensive mods that I highly recommend. You'll definitely want to install the reinforced slot machine and clock targets. The diverter magnet is another must. These are what I would call "functional" mods. They will help protect the game and make it play better. Another mod that falls into this category would be a new clock board, but if your old clock is working fine, there is no reason to mess with it right away.

If you don't buy it, I will!

Sounds great! I love owning games that I haven't spent much time on. I like when it is "new" to me. That's why I wouldn't be too excited to have taf. Awesome game, but played way too much in my youth.

That is a nice deal. I paid $4,850 for a similar machine earlier this year (but it was very clean and didn't need to be shopped) but it had a ton of mods which I wanted.

For $4K I also would have bought this one....you did well to get one that nice for $4K. I have seen the same machine go for $4.5K-$5K often. GOOD JOB !!!! You will love the game.

me too

Not sure what mine is worth, but I would be willing to pay $4k for TZ. I have the TV Mod, Robby Robot Mod, the Quarter Mod, Slot Machine Mod, multicolor backglass mod and the Thunder Bird Mod. Also have a rottendog clock board. So there is a lot of things you can do to TZ to customize it. Good luck with purchase.

Best game ever! Great price for what u describe. GL

I'm going to go against the crowd a bit. I think it's a fair deal but that's it. Ever since MM14 things have slowed WAY down. Even now, which is suppose to be the busy season, it's slow.

There is a nice shopped TZ local for $4,500 that's been sitting for 5 days and counting. $500 more but shopped so sounds pretty comparable.

$550,000. That's what you would need to get mine.

Too late... I already bought it from the old kook. Gave him 2 grand. Thanks for the tip.

I agree with you it's a meh deal. Not horrible, but not nearly as smoking as everyone seems to think it is. TZ forever was a $3,300 game, and that's where I see it going back down to a year or two from now.

He started at $3,950, and is now down to $3,600. Before MM14 it would have sold in a day:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/fs-whitewater-modded-white-3950

If anyone knows where I can get a TZ, AF, or IJ for $4500 or under within reasonable distance of me. I have a really nice NGG I would work into a deal also.

There is one in Denver right now. A $4,500 TZ, been up a few days. It would take you all weekend to get it though.

denver.craigslist.org link

Thats probably a bit far for me. I see these good deals in far away places, but never in this area. Prices are high here in AZ.

There is one on Craigslist in AZ for $5100 I believe. Yes high in our state but I want one someday as well.

You bring up an important point. Prices can vary greatly from one geographical region to another. This is why people often have such different opinions in price check threads such as this. When I said earlier in the thread that I thought it was a "great deal", I probably should have qualified that statement. Where I live, a TZ in this condition would sell pretty fast at $4,000.

Buying pinball machines has always been about patience. Even with high production games like TZ, there are still only so many out there for sale. If you want to buy a pinball, odds are good there isn't a reasonable one in your area, so you can wait it out, or overpay and then pay shipping on top of it.

Totally agree. I've found that not necessarily looking for specific titles, but rather having a nice backlog of games I could be very interested in has been best. When you gun for a title, you'll pay. However, if you wait and have a good amount of games that "would be nice to own one day" in mind, you'll eventually find good deals on something in that batch and, in time, have the collection you always desired.

Good deal. Buy it. End of discussion .

Feels good, don't it? Welcome to the club!

$3800 for a nice TZ? I have cash in hand for anyone in the Az/Ca area that has one for close to that price! Great deal HomerTv! This is about where it should sell in nice condition.

I'd say you did okay. You certainly didn't steal it. That nice one for $4,500 has been up almost a month, so at least around here it's worth probably $4K. With the time and money you spent, you should break even if you ever went to sell it. Depends how far down the market goes.

Talk to the guy in Denver. Again, he's at $4,500 but he might be ready to deal.

I'd love a chance at that game, but a 28+ hour round trip pretty much puts me out of the running. I see one far down the list at $5000, but no $4500.

denver.craigslist.org link

TZ was a $3,300 game all day long forever, and I see those days coming back..... At least I hope so.

6 times... a "certain individual" has commented to this thread negatively. troll on a mission.
we get that you want it to be a cheap machine.. sheeez

How did I know you owned a TZ before I looked? I was trying to stop him from overpaying. I even said he got a decent deal. Nothing wrong with me disagreeing that it was a smoking hot deal. Hell, even the OP agrees.

I'll keep saying what I want, feel free to put me on ignore any time.