Hi.

I would love to connect with other pinheads in Minneapolis.

Really, I'd like to make some playing friends, so I don't have to cruise the spots around here alone. I'm not a leaguer, as my skills are just coming up. (To be frank, I can count on one hand the number of replays I've earned.) It would be nice to discuss pinball, share better-play secrets, carpool to distant spots, etc.

I live near Tilt, and it's been ground zero for me lately. Going to conventional pinball spots has taught me that Tilt is basically pinheaven, given its prices and lineup. (Witness: the west wall!) Still, it's not so easy to just introduce yourself to strangers - there or anywhere. So, I'm posting this to connect here first.

What do you say? Got any room in your pinposse? If so, shoot me a message and, if you're game, we can exchange numbers. Then, when I'm heading to Tilt, I'll text you. Ditto: you to me. We can play a game or two together, swap stories, etc. The bar is not my jam, though. Pinball only, for me!

Peace.

J

Paul,
Hi.
Thanks for responding to my post. I see you have a fistful of games. Wow!
Do you get over to Tilt, or don't you bother? I mean, you basically have a pinball bar of your own, I guess.
I don't have any pins. You're right. I was very excited to buy one - and I did - but I sold it when issues arose about getting it safely into my basement, etc. I've since learned that pins can be broken down - backbox from cabinet - and now I'm searching for a pin again. I check the Marketplace here daily, as well as two groups on Facebook. Oh, and Craigslist.
Today I made my first stop ever at Blainbrook Bowl. There are *many* pins up there, for sure! Honestly, it just made me realize how spoiled we are here in Mpls. to have Tilt.
My favorite pins at Tilt are ToM, TCP, MB, and MM. For Sterns, I like TWD and the new Batman.
I like to watch clips of gameplay on YouTube, particularly those of Bowen Kerins or Keith Elwin. They make it look so easy! I rarely - if ever! - earn replays.
How about you?

I would love to.

It sounds like I'm not alone, either.

I don't want to smother you, but yes, I would love to see your collection.

Jason

Wanted: Williams, Bally, or Stern Pin for $3500 or less

(With all due respect, I am NOT seeking Sega, Data East, or Gottlieb pins.)

Four hours or less driving distance from Minneapolis.

"Players' condition" is fine, but I can't really take on "project" pins.

Must be solid-state and no older than, say, '88. Taxi, for instance, is perhaps the oldest pin I would consider.

(I realize this is not the "Market" portion of pinside, but it is a Minnesota-specific club, so I'm taking a risk and posting here.)

Thanks in advance.

This post has me wondering a couple of things.

First, does Mortimer's have pin prices to match those of Tilt? I mean, I know the two bars are under the purview of the same person, but I assumed that Morty's would still have $1 plays, as it's not a pinball-specific bar.

Second, Tilt hasn't got a single "band" pin. No Aerosmith. No Metallica. No KISS. Such pins are apparently good sellers for Stern. So why none in Tilt? My suspicion is that the answer has to do with the fact that band pins crank out their own music during gameplay. Perhaps Tilt doesn't want the competition from its own machines when it comes to tunes, etc. Of course, at full-tilt in Tilt, the din is enough to drown out any individual pin's sounds, whatever they might be. The loudest pin I've ever played beside was Metallica - not from games sounds but from the song that plays over them. Iron Man gets fairly loud, too, with all that ammunition being unspooled during certain multi-balls. The Walking Dead is also noisy, as the designers loaded *many* shock sounds into it, like those of horror movies, to "scare" the player, etc. I'm not saying I like silent pinball - indeed I think TWD is hella tight! I'm just wondering why Tilt decided to pass on band pins. Plenty of people hail Metallica as the best Stern pin, yet Tilt has hustled to get Stern's Batman, Spider-Man, and Star Wars, but no Metallica.

And here I thought UP/DOWN had quarter pins to match Tilt!

D&G? Is that the vending company that supplies these bars? Are you telling me the bars' owner really just lets D&G install whatever pins "earn" and pull whichever don't? And you're right: Tilt *did* have an Aerosmith in the early going. I never saw it running though.

Wow! 'twas UP/DOWN that set the tone with quarter pins! I would never have guessed!

UP/DOWN is less my jam, but I'm grateful it's there. I do stop there - just less often than I stop at Tilt.

I still assume John Galvin is a serious pinhead. Anyone who would have a lineup like he has on the west wall of Tilt has got to be someone who strives to be a dreammaker, not simply an earner. If I ever met the dude, I would be incredibly effusive.

Local retail sources for Novus cleaners/polishers?

Hi.

Can I buy bottles of Novus 1 and 2 off the shelf anywhere in the Twin Cities, or must I buy them online?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Thank you, Alex, Lloyd, and BF for your replies.

I'll be looking at Ace and auto parts stores. Car/motorcycle dealerships are notorious for charging premiums for any/all parts/accessories, so I will probably avoid them as a source.

Amazon is, of course, the cheapest, but I wanted to give my business to a local retailer if possible.

Peace.

Wanted: Stern or Bally/Williams Pin

Hi again.

At the risk of being a pest, I'm posting (again) that I'm hoping to find a nice pin here in the region.

I'm coming off a dispiriting experience buying a pin from a distant seller ($1K loss when the dust had settled), so I'm focused on finding something in the area that I can drive to and actually inspect first-hand, etc.

I would like to find a routed Stern title for c. $4K, such as IM, MET, or TWD. I can go as high as $4.2K for the right pin. Spending more than that on a Stern makes less sense when NIB from Stern, delivered, costs just $1K more.

With all due respect, I am *not* looking for anything but Stern or Bally/Williams, and I'm *not* looking for titles older than '93.

If you have a pin for sale or if you have any contacts who might have one for sale in my price range, any/all leads would be *much* appreciated! And yes, I have looked carefully - today and almost every day - for offerings on Craigslist. If there are titles there now that meet my criteria, they happen to be pins that either (a) I'm not interested in or (b) have what I perceive to be a low resale value and thus are better to avoid, etc.

Thanks for reading my post.

J

*** Pin Transport Help Sought: Stillwater to Minneapolis ***

Hi.

If there is anyone whom I could enlist to help me move a prepped pin from Stillwater to Minneapolis, I would love to hire you.

The pin in question is wrapped and strapped to a dolly, still in the seller's home. My plan was to haul it home in my compact car, but that didn't pan out. The load-out is a bit tricky, but not too bad. The pin is waiting in the seller's bar, near his garden-level double-door back door. Those doors lead onto a patio and then to a seventy-foot, sloping stretch of lawn up to the driveway. The load-in is actually tricky, as it involves a basement stairwell that is narrow and makes a sharp turn midway down. I may borrow a sheet of plastic from Mustang Paul (if he's willing) and use that to slide the pin down the stairs.

The pin's dimensions are 52" x 24.5" x 24.5". I s'pose it weighs 225lb. I can pay your for your time, lifting energy, and gas. Roundtrip from my house in Mpls. to the seller's in Stillwater is 60 miles.

If you have an appropriate car/truck and the time/interest, please shoot me a quote as to what I could pay you for the help.

I should mention that the seller, Tom, has been exceedingly kind/generous in this transaction. I will NOT be leaning on him for any more assistance in the load-out. He has already gone above/beyond in this sale.

As for timing, I can adjust my schedule to fit yours, and I believe the seller is fairly flexible, too. Ideally, *two* strong people would help with this, if possible. I'm a bit banged up right now so doing a lot of heavy lifting is more than I can manage, frankly.

Thanks for reading my post!

Jason

*** Wanted: Stern or B/W Pinball Near Minneapolis ***

Hi, area collectors.

At the risk of being a pest, I'm asking - again - if any local Pinsiders/collectors have any new'ish Stern and/or clean B/W pins for sale.

I recently sold my one/only pin (HUO TWD Pro, $4.4K), thinking I would find a replacement quickly enough. Despite lots of dogged searching and plenty of cold calling, I have not.

Titles that top my list for the moment are TWD, AC/DC, MET, SW (all Premiums), IM, DI, ToM, and ST:TNG.
Even if your potential sale pin isn't on my list, if it's a B/W or Stern title from '93 or newer, I would love to hear about it. (With all due respect, no GOTG for me, please.)

I'm ready to drive a fair distance from Minneapolis - say, three hours each way.

I check the Pinside Classifieds daily, as well as Craigslist, Facebook, and Mr. Pinball, and I try to befriend as many local Pinsiders as I can, hoping to expand my network, etc. I don't play in any leagues, however.

If you reply, please PM me directly.

Thanks for reading my post!

Jason

** Pin Hauling Prospects: MGC Back to Minneapolis: Anyone? **

Can I hire anyone to haul a boxed pin from the show next month in Milwaukee back to Minneapolis?

If you have the means to do this and can take on another job, or if you know of another hauler who might have space/interest, I'd love to hear from you/him/her/they. I could pay you a fair sum, naturally. Maybe you could shoot me a number in your reply. I would have you drop it at my garage in South Minneapolis in return for cash. If you are a veteran Pinsider with a solid reputation as a standup dude, I will happily pay you in advance via PayPal.

Thanks.

** WCS94 sale pin, anyone? **

Hoping to find a clean, working example of WCS94 here in the region.

I'm in Minneapolis but am prepared to drive three hours each way to gather it.

I would consider even more distant sale pins, although shipping fees would most likely sour the deal. Still, I would still like to hear about whatever you might have on offer.

If you do reply, please PM me directly.

Thanks for reading my post.

Wanted:

Mirror blades to fit modern Stern here in the Twin Cities Metro area.

I'm happy to drive, say, 45 minutes in any direction from Minneapolis to get them.

Thanks.

Wanted: HUO MET Premium

Hoping to find this title within, say, three-hours driving distance of Minneapolis.

If you have one you might sell, or if you know of anyone who might be selling, please shoot me a message.

Thanks!

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Any Pinsiders make it to the Back to the Fifties car show at the Fair Grounds?

Got a pic or two to share?

My hunch is there's a fair bit of crossover between cars and pinball. As in, pinheads love cars the way hot rodders love pinball. That sort of thing. And cars are - incredibly! - even *more* expensive than pinballs, so looking at restored cars makes me feel like a frugal hobbyist!

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Awesome! You made it to the show!

Thanks for posting the photos!

Gosh. I just hope they don't lavish all the A-list pins on the new location at the expense of the lineup in Minneapolis. I mean, don't get me wrong: I'm oh-so grateful to have Up-Down right here in our backyard. However, apart from the arrival of IMDN last month, the lineup did not grow by a single pin since last October. For a dog's age the lineup has been TAF, IJ:TPA, MM, KISS, WWE, SW, TWD, GOT, GB, and IM. We had MET for a good long time, but it went out for a repair and never came back.

Honestly, what would make far more sense is for all of the Mpls pins to go to the new MKE location and for all the pins slated for the MKE location to come up here. Why? Well, that would mean a fresh lineup for *all* involved.

The "Green Room"? Where is that?

Ah! The Green Room! Now I'm with you. X-Gamers only!

Is this for real? Will this involve an actual Pirates or a cardboard cutout?

Will there be a christening? A "launch party"?

If so, what sort brown-nosing do you respond to best, for those of us presently lacking invites?

** Wanted: IM Original or Vault Edition **

Hoping to find a HUO example of Iron Man within three-hours driving distance of Minneapolis.

Thanks.

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Also consider the under-the-radar coater Doug Arntson in Corcoran, MN:

http://www.powdercoatman.com/

He is a small shop, which allows him to offer very good rates. He's done pinballs before. Very nice guy!

FYI: he's on a bike tour this month but should be back to work come October.

Congrats on the autographed apron cards. Impressive!

Now I can stand *behind* your new pinball and vaguely imagine I'm standing in front of it! Brilliant!

For you ToM hunters...

minneapolis.craigslist.org link

His number is $1K above market, especially with the monochrome DMD, but this title seems to get hotter by the week. I know FatPanda just sold a re-import a week ago for, what, $6K? I say sit tight for a remake from CGC, but don't tell the seller of this original I told you so!

** Pin Transport Sought: Expo Back to Minneapolis **

I'm negotiating to buy a pinball from a seller in GA who can bring the game to Expo this year.

I'm not planning to go to Expo myself, so I'm asking if there is someone from Minnie who *is* going and who has room in his vehicle whom I could hire to haul it home to me here in Minneapolis.

The pin is a modern Stern and I would be happy to pay you a fair sum for your effort.

Thanks.

Wow, Lloyd!

You're an angel!

Thanks so much for offering to help!

The pin deal is still under negotiation, but having the transport angle set is a HUGE help.

I will take it up with you in person when I see you next.

BIG thank you!

For Sale in Minneapolis:

2018 Metallica PROmium - HUO/200-plays/Color DMD/Total Lightshow

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/73822

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I see you have a nice smooth, broad driveway, ideal for loading/unloading pinballs! Have you been to I/O up on Willy Street? What do you think?

Goodness! You've even sold games to them!

Check it out...

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Or how about this one...

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It looks like they're chock full of redemption machines. Good place to loose big.

Apologies. Grabbed the images from what I thought was I/O's Facebook page.

The place looks great!

OT: Bicycle Transport Sought - Minneapolis to Milwaukee

Any chance someone with a car large enough to toss an ordinary men's bike inside is planning a trip between Milwaukee and Minneapolis in the weeks ahead? I can pay for your gas ($50) if you can make room for the bike. I will bring the bike to you in Minneapolis and the recipient will come to you in Milwaukee to gather it (assuming your route will take you close to both Minneapolis and Milwaukee). I will also promise sweets/provisions for your trip, perhaps including a deli sandwich or two.

Thanks.

And apologies to pinballers for my off-topic post.

Sorry, Coach, that you were let go. You should interview at Cinci' instead. I hear they need a new head coach. That way you could go to Pincinnati each year! In the meantime, you have one hell of a start on your game room! Awesome pins! Player one: you're up!

Thanks, RVH. Very helpful. I just tussled with an ice-dam-formed icicle hanging from my roof that is about the size of a narwhal tusk. I thought I could cleave it off with a swing of a shovel while hanging out a second-floor window. Nope. Not even close! I lopped off about three feet of it and the rest isn't going anywhere. I worry about the poor gutters, as all those nested icicles have got to weigh a ton.

Price reduced:

Machine - For Sale

2018 Metallica PROmium (MN) - HUO/200-plays/Color Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “(Relisting after local sale fell through) For Sale: Stern Metallica PRO $7K invested March, 2018, build date HUO, c. 200 plays, minty No issues Mods/Upgrades ($1400): 1. Co...”

2019-03-02

Minneapolis, MN

Jason_Jehosaphat

5,400 (OBO)

Archived after: 12 days

Viewed: 555 times

Status: Not sold

Curious about what a bogus/scam response to a Craigslist ad might look like? Behold!

"i work as a secondhand dealer located in STEVEN POINT and i am buying this item for my son around your area, He as a pinball handle..i will be having movers come pick up the item after payment is confirmed by you so plan is to send you the check first thing tomorrow in a usps priority express mail and it can be delivered to you as soon as possible"

The classic setup, complete with butchered punctuation/grammar and misspelled words. And these often actually work!

Wanted: Stern TWD Premium Pinball

Hoping to find a HUO example of this title within four hours (by car) of Minneapolis.

If you have one you would like to sell, or if you know of one for sale, please PM me.

Thanks.

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minneapolis.craigslist.org link

Perhaps a Wonka buyer?

WANTED:

Button-guard side rails for Stern, new or used. Black preferred.

I'm happy to drive to you to pick up, but can certainly pay to have them shipped if you're too far from Minneapolis.

Thanks.

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Wanted in Twin Cities Area: Sheet of Standard Playfield Glass

43 x 21 x 3/16"

Please recommend a glass shop here than can cut a sheet of tempered glass for a pinball.

Or, if you happen to have a spare sheet for sale and you're not too far from Minneapolis, I will gladly buy yours. I set mine down carelessly and - poof! - she was no more. Now I have a heap of beads and they're crackling. That's right, I wrote "crackling." They're making noise, releasing energy for some reason. Weird.

I see Brin Glass Co, SummitGlass, and Hopkins Glass in the Yellow Pages. Anyone buy sheets from any of these shops?

Stern Pinball Box: Free For the Taking!

I have a nice, intact, complete Stern pinball box, with pallet, for anyone who would like it.

Pickup in Minneapolis, near Uptown.

Includes all original packing materials.

Use it to ship your pinball out of state.

PM me if you're interested.

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IMDN Premium For Sale in Minneapolis:

minneapolis.craigslist.org link

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Just curious: who has played the OKT at this location? Your thoughts?

For you Rudy hunters...

minneapolis.craigslist.org link

FREE: Basic, Beginner Soldering Station

(Now reserved for Barkz of Blaine)

Simple Weller base with power dial and holster and a no-frills soldering iron. Works fine. I just upgraded. I may be able to leave it for you to pick up at SS in Hopkins at your convenience if LTG agrees.
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** Canceled **

Pinball Moving Help Sought in Minneapolis:

No transport needed; just muscle!

Hoping to hire a local pinballer with a strong back to help me and my neighbor move a JJP standard-body pinball. The pin presently sits in a finished basement in White Bear. LTG has already graciously offered to help with his van and strap-equipped dolly, but asking him to help with the heavy lifting isn't cool. I am not particularly built myself, but I expect to do my share. I know JJP's are heavy, so I'm trying to arrange a third mover. Move will entail the load out in White Bear and then a load in onto the first floor of my home in Minneapolis. I can pay you and give you lunch. I will also pick you up and drop you off. Two hours of work/transit expected. Ideally, this would go down on Sunday morning, June 30th, as that is when Lloyd has the most time to help. I would pick you up and we would rendezvous with Lloyd and then head to the seller's in White Bear to arrive at c. 10:00.

Please text me if you have the time/energy to help out: 612, too-ate-siks, 5571

Thanks!
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Congrats to whoever grabbed the ST:TNG on CL Minneapolis today.

One of these days I will set up my smart phone to give me alerts for pin listings on CL and then I, too, will have a shot at deals posted there. As it is, every time I see something worthwhile and send the seller a message, the game is already long gone. "Thanks for your interest but the machine is sold." Sound familiar?

The Next Gen' looked darned good and was just $4.2K. So, congratulations are in order!

Stern Jurassic Park Pinball Sightings?

Just wondering if anyone in the WI/MN region has seen/played a JP2 on location or in someone's home.

Distros say the PRO's began shipping today. I realize a pin can't be delivered in a single day, but I read about a few examples that were on location in PA last week, so I figured I would ask.

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FYI:

Machine - For Sale

TWD Premium in MN - HUO, Low Plays Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “For Sale: Stern “The Walking Dead” Premium Pinball Home use only c. 500 lifetime plays No PF wear apart from light/normal dimpling No shooter lane wear No Well Walker hip...”

2020-01-18

Minneapolis, MN

Jason_Jehosaphat

5,925 (OBO)

Archived after: 216 days

Viewed: 1151 times

Status: Not sold

I realize this isn't the TWD owners' thread, so this will be OT, but the very features that distinguish the Premium from the PRO make it more challenging. For example...

1. The BG bash toy is dangerous. She is tucked in a cubby and soft hits can dribble out and go SDTM. Firm, direct hits can rebound SDTM. There are no such risks with shots to the PRO's left ramp during BG mode.
2. The Well Walker magnet is dangerous. It flings the ball SDTM occasionally, but flinging it in any direction adds challenges to general ball control, especially if the nearby slings get involved.
3. The Crossbow shot is more dangerous than a traditional flipper shot. It takes your hand off the flipper when you fire, making you more vulnerable to a late-flip fumble drain if you brick the shot.
4. Rejects from the left ramp are more numerous and more dangerous as it's steeper/taller than that of the PRO.

The "Bombs" do give players an advantage, so perhaps that feature does make the Premium "easier." In terms of what kinds of skills are required to stay up on the game, however, the Premium PF is just plain more challenging and more fraught with risk. And therein lies the answer to Fat Panda's question as to why this game hasn't sold. People know it's a butt-kicker. They know it drives people to toss their games into a river, etc. It takes a skilled player to "handle" this game. I'm getting better, but I'm still far from handling it. Maybe someone else here is truly up to it. If you are, come and take a look! Take advantage of a dead-of-winter bargain!

Anyone interested in a trade?

I'm most interested in MET Monsters or DP Premium, but I'm game to listen to any/all trade offers. Wha'cha got?

Machine - For Sale

TWD Premium in MN - HUO, Low Plays Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “For Sale: Stern “The Walking Dead” Premium Pinball Home use only c. 600 lifetime plays No PF wear apart from light/normal dimpling No shooter lane wear No Well Walker hip...”

2020-02-20

Minneapolis, MN

Jason_Jehosaphat

5,725 (OBO)

Archived after: 43 days

Viewed: 1163 times

Status: Not sold

How is everyone holding up?
I continue to think a lot about pinball, although I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that when there are far more pressing things to fill my head with right now.
I still have a game to sell or trade, but the prospects of either are dwindling. I'm grateful to have a game at all at this point.
I'm resigning myself to the fact that I'm going to have COVID-19 eventually, and I don't "do" sick well. I get ruined by the common cold and all but destroyed by the flu. Frankly, I'd like to have it now, to just get it over with.
I s'pose being sick/miserable is small potatoes compared to the suffering that will be ushered in by the ensuing recession. A lot of people are going to be out of work.
Oof. Sorry to be grim.

I've had this same thought. Clearly, this hobby can only "work" for me with a LOT of support from other people - from LTG, for example. I do have one game now and it seems likely I will have it for the foreseeable future. Will I be able to keep it running? Will I be able to rely on parts sources like PPL or Marco? Replacement parts are largely made in China, and China seems to be slowly heading toward a resumption of its manufacturing economy - assuming they still have customers to export to! Still, I can't import them myself, so I expect to rely on PPL and Marco, as well as on local techs. Will my machine eventually become a non-functioning piece of furniture?

Still hoping to find a trading partner. Low-plays, no wear. Comes from a virus-free home in Minneapolis. Even comes with portentous playfield graphics: "Got bit, fever hit, life went to shit, might as well quit." Trade if you dare!

Machine - For Sale

TWD Premium in MN - HUO, Low Plays Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “For Sale: Stern “The Walking Dead” Premium Pinball Home use only c. 600 lifetime plays No PF wear apart from light/normal dimpling No shooter lane wear No Well Walker hip...”

2020-02-20

Minneapolis, MN

Jason_Jehosaphat

5,725 (OBO)

Archived after: 43 days

Viewed: 1163 times

Status: Not sold

The carpet in your gameroom, MLmotorsport, looks like fun. Is your avatar photo your carpet, too? UV-reactive colors and UV lighting!

But are they? Are these games, priced at last month's prices, actually moving? I don't see them selling, no. For every twenty I see posted, I see just one/two "Sale Pending" stamps appear on the listing. No one has got the memo, it seems. Today's market is the Coronamarket. It's flooded, and demand is contracted. Add the two together and how you can you possibly sustain yesterday's prices? Good that the sellers around here are paying no heed to basic economics.

That's terrible news.
I'm so sorry!

Congrats on the quick sale. You've got the magic touch I guess.

Ah! That explains it! I'm offering my game at a bargain price, not a fair price. Must raise my price!

Shucks.
USPS is usually the cheapest option.
At least they're shipping at all!

If you're game to attack it yourself, I know you could get LOTS of help in the tech forums here. What's the problem? I'm curious.

Blackout pinball, anyone?

I'm interested in a SS project pin and a collector friend suggested I look for a Blackout.
Any chance any of you in the region either have one for sale or know of one for sale? I do see the one for sale in Virginia, MN, right now, but that's just too far to go to look at a Blackout.
I have one pinball (newer Stern), but I would like to try my hand at reviving an affordable SS game just for fun.
Thanks!

Skateball pinball, anyone?

I'm interested in a SS project pin and a collector friend suggested I look for a Skateball or Blackout.
Any chance any of you in the region either have one for sale or know of one for sale?
I have one pinball (newer Stern), but I would like to try my hand at reviving a SS game just for fun.
Thanks!

Lots of chopper action here, five blocks from Up-Down.
No idea if rioting/looting has come this far west.
My neighbors just texted to say they're spooked.
It's getting wild...

Fork, yeah!
Let's get this party started!

Gosh, I'm surprised to hear of a return for Up-Down already.
That whole intersection has been a ghost town.
Let's see some life!

Stopped at SS Billiards today in Hopkins, MN, to wish LTG a happy restart. Place looked great. Lloyd has been busy! Lots of gleaming, freshly shopped games and new lighting over the pool tables. It looks like a million bucks in there! Also a brand-new ice cream shoppe just next door serving some actually good/creamy ice cream and pastries. That strip mall is polishing up nicely - the new pride of Hopkins, maybe.

minneapolis.craigslist.org link

Not in WI, but not too far away, either.

(Post deleted in light of new information.)

Thanks for the encouragement, but no deals on the table as yet.

Any pins for sale/trade out there?
I'm still looking for a project.
(Note: a "project" for me means a flipper rebuild, minor board repair, a new ramp or fistful of plastics, and some LED's. That sort of thing. It doesn't mean to me what it means to someone like John Ross.)

Wow. FatPanda has quite a wide-ranging collection! That Royal Guard is...well, old.
GLWTS.

Anyone here know Pinsider bonscot69 of Green Bay, WI?

He has an ad up in the Classifieds but hasn't been seen on Pinside since July 10th.
I responded to his ad, but not surprisingly I didn't hear back.
If you know him, maybe you could mention another Pinsider was trying to reach him.
Thanks.

I'm reserving the date for the occasion. Can't wait! Hopefully I can still fit into my tuxedo by then.

Wanted: HUO Stern Deadpool Premium Pinball

Hoping to find a nice example here in Minnesota or perhaps a bordering state. Don't want to drive more than a few hours, honestly, but I would consider a longer haul for the right deal. Bone stock is great. Cash in hand and ready to buy.
Thanks for reading my post.

Wanted: GOTG PRO pinball near Minneapolis

Hoping to find a nice, HUO example within three hours of Minneapolis. Might drive farther for the right deal. Bone stock is great. Will also consider a routed game if the price is right.
Thanks.

TWD Premium For Trade:

Low plays, HUO, well maintained, etc.
Plays great. No issues.
Most interested in DP, IMDN, JP2, or EHOH Premiums. I would add cash as appropriate, naturally.

For Sale/Trade:

Beautiful, low-plays, HUO TWD Premium.

PM me if interested.

Thanks.

Congrats, LTG!
Thanks for being perhaps *the* stalwart in the pinball community of MN.

"YOU are the last man standing!"

Machine - For Sale

TWD Premium in MN - HUO, Low-Plays, Mods Archived

HUO - Undocumented (Home Used Only) - “For Sale: Stern “The Walking Dead” Premium Pinball Home use only Low plays No playfield wear apart from light/normal dimpling No shooter lane wear Mods: * Shaker * Upgra...”

2020-09-07

Minneapolis, MN

Jason_Jehosaphat

5,700 (OBO)

Archived after: 19 days

Viewed: 566 times

Status: Not sold

Simply to shield my eyes from what, to me, is an excessively bright light.
Easily removed, of course.

Wanted: 1990 Williams "Whirlwind" Pinball

Happy to consider any/all examples within, say, four hours of Minneapolis.

Thanks.

Wanted: Wonka Standard Edition

Happy to drive a few hours from Minneapolis for the right deal. HUO or routed.

Thanks.

Also Wanted: Star Wars Premium

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Wanted: American Pinball 2020 "Hot Wheels" Pinball

Happy to drive up to three hours from Minneapolis for the right deal. HUO or routed.

Thanks.

No, Vitty, I didn't score a EHOH. Indeed, all I seem to do is post wanted ad after wanted ad. This region is dry. No pins for sale. I did get responses offering a $4.2K "24" and a $7K Wonka SE with PF issues, but I politely passed on both. Otherwise, it's been your basic wall of silence. Apparently demand is high right now. I wouldn't know that from my own personal experience, as there was no demand for my sale game (TWD) for ten straight months. Now, when I'm finally on the hunt for another game, nothing is available. It's been a frustrating year, fo' sho'.

Feeling sad tonight over the loss of Pinsider Who-Dey.
Yeah, kind of OT, but I'm guessing many in this thread knew him from his busy posting routine.
Very nice guy! Really devoted to this forum. Always up here and always quick to reply to a PM.
Died *much* too young. I will miss him a lot! Go, Bengals!

I realize there's a bit of backlash against Wanted ads right now, but...

Wanted near Minneapolis:

MET Premium
TWD PRO
EHOH
DP Premium
IMDN
LOTR
Wonka SE
Hot Wheels

Got to play Lloyd's GnR at SS today.
Nice to really hear the game for the first time. Less ambient volume there to compete with the game's audio. Stunning playflield. Smooth as glass! Game shoots great. Lots of fun.
Thank goodness Lloyd finally has his game so he can do his tech support.
All we need(ed) was just a little patience...

AP's Hot Wheels on location near Minneapolis?

Any spottings?

PinMap says nearest one is in Watertown, WI, some four hours from here.

I would love to try the game.

Pandemic Regional Market Stinks!

If you've called your disto lately, you probably know that manufactures are shipping new games at a glacial pace. The few that land at distributors are sold - at MSRP - in days, if not hours. This makes negotiating for a "street" price rather difficult. Sellers of HUO games are aware or this scarcity and are seizing on the moment to offer their games at top-tier prices. Prices today are basically pre-Corona, plus fifteen percent or so. I saw a JP Premium go past at just $6K, which is unheard of. Or I saw a TWD Premium go past at just $5.6K. These are the *only* true deals I've seen. Every other sale pin is priced solidly in the stratosphere. A year ago, that strategy would have ensured that your game did *not* sell, but with distro stocks depleted, and the prospect of a long, homebound, COVID-gripped winter, those overpriced games are actually selling. I spoke to one distro who told me he'd sold SIXTY games in the past week. What???
If all this sounds like complaining, it most assuredly is. I all but gave my last HUO pin away and I was hoping to replace it with something priced fairly. Nothing doing! It's MSRP for the dregs - STh, BK, Beatles - or pay the Pandemic Markup to sellers of HUO games. Fork that!

Congrats on the pickup. I'm open to any worthwhile/fun title - excluding EMs - priced fairly. I do frequently post Wanted ads for the games that interest me most, but that doesn't mean I have zero interest in the rest of the large catalog of fun games. Just less. Your pinhunting benefits from a larger network, I'm assuming. Things come your way now and then, a fringe benefit of being in the hobby for so long. Nothing comes my way. I have to dig and dig.

I stand corrected: your latest pickup did *not* just "come your way." Got it. An eleven-hour round trip is a hard-earned pinball deal! I doubt I could muster that. Interesting that you cold-called an operator. I've never thought to do that. As you say though: must think outside the box!

Nearest Location for GNRSE, Anyone?

Just wondering where the nearest Guns n Roses Standard Edition is routed here in MN. I see references in this thread to Standards going on locations in WI, but nothing in MN. Am I mistaken? Pinball Map isn't very helpful as it lists Tilt Pinball Bar as a site of a Standard Edition, when Tilt has an LE, etc. Is there a better pinball-locator website I should try instead?

I do recall some reports in this very thread about SE's landing on location in places in WI - one in Watertown, I believe. That location is five hours from me. I was hoping there might be one routed in, say, Hudson, WI.
I'm lucky to have the LE close by at Tilt, sure, but my hope was to try the SE as it's the only version I could possibly afford if I were to buy this title.

Contact Doug Arntson in Corcoran.
612, ate-three-for, 9002
He goes by "Powdercoat Man."

I visited TCPin today and saw his two beautiful sale pins: TS:PP and NGG.