So I just picked up my first em and I'm trying to figure out what it's worth. The pin in question is a Gottlieb Slick Chick. I know this is a pretty popular EM and the nicer ones can go for a bit of money. I'm going to do my best to replace things it needs and get it working, but it's my first em and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

The good:
Looks to be 100% complete. All of the solenoids could easily be manually actuated and none of the sleeves were burnt. Scoring motor turns easily. Playfield looks to be in pretty good condition. Just dirty and may need a few small touchups.

The bad:
Backglass is there but does have some wear and touchups.

Cabinet paint is missing in some spots and certain panels don't look original. Needs glued back together.

Has a power cord hack and some custom switches for power. Consequently I couldn't get it to play when I bought it. The nice old lady claimed it worked earlier this week for a few games and that it worked last summer. I know there was power because I got zapped while fiddling inside.

Some of the slick chick pop caps are custom painted and look bad. They don't seem to be secured and fall off.

The legs and side rails are rusty

Owner said the scoring motor was sticking for him and he had to manually actuate it. Again, it spins freely so maybe just needs cleaned.

Playfield glass is plate and will have to be replaced.

Balls were super pitted. You should see how mushroomed the shooter rod is.

Doesn't have locks

Missing a spring or something for the coil of one of the chimes

The end cap on the lock down bar has come detached

What do you guys think? Was it a good pickup? I'm curious what people value it at as it sits, after the glaring issues are remedied, and then after a full restore with new legs, backglass, and redone cabinet.

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Thanks for you your response. That's very helpful. It's going to be a learning experience for sure. Yeah, I'm still debating on how much new stuff to buy. I do agree that the new caps probably wouldn't match well with the old caps if I only replaced some of them.

I think I'm going to glue, nail, and fill the cabinet to get that in tip top shape before painting. While that's in process I'm going to tackle the playfield shop. After that I'll have to figure out whether to replace the backglass, legs, caps, coin door, etc.

After the shop and cabinet work I think I'll play it for a while before listing it to see if anyone really wants one. I'm more of a dmd guy as I didn't grow up with these older machines