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Value of machines with HARDTOP installed?

By too-many-pins

4 years ago


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    “Value of machines with HARDTOP installed?”

    • Machine with a hardtop is worth about the same as a machine with a nice used playfield 54 votes
      21%
    • Machine with a hardtop is worth less than a nice used playfield. 58 votes
      22%
    • Machine with a hardtop is worth $200 more than a machine with a nice used playfield (basically just the cost of the hardtop) 37 votes
      14%
    • Machine with a hardtop is worth $500 more than a machine with a nice used playfield (cost + labor to install)) 35 votes
      13%
    • I wouldn't want a machine with a hardtop 51 votes
      20%
    • I love hardtops and wish all my machines had them 12 votes
      5%
    • You ask too many stupid questions 13 votes
      5%

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    #79 4 years ago
     
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    CraigC

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    Modern clearcoat is essentially plastic. I've had games cleared by just about everyone and the ball is insane until the surface dulls a bit.

    I have played Playfield protectors/hard tops on lots of classic games. Yeah they play fast until they dull up a bit too. I don't really see a lot of difference.

    Now if I had 2 games in front of me for the same price, same visual condition, one that had a trashed field replaced with a hard top and one that has a tiny bit of insert wear... All things the same, I'm taking the insert wear.

    Questionable clear or clear over bad touch up? I'm going hard top.

    I would rate hard top as half the distance between trashed and mint/fully restored. This gap is further apart on some games than others so I don't think it can be looked at as a flat value.

    Sorry for adding to this nonsense

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