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What is your biggest purchase mistake?

By Davidus56

8 years ago


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    #24 8 years ago
     
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    Bought an NOS playfield for CSI and had it cleared by Chad Keller, which added about $900 to the cost of the game. But when I sold it I had to eat most of that cost, not to mention my swap labor. It was a good lesson for me...don't improve or mod a pin beyond its top-end price.

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    #61 8 years ago
     
    JMS

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    Quoted from Whysnow:

    I buy non-working games when I already have too many other games...
    I am not sure if that is a mistake? I just have a hard time passing up a $300 solidstate with all the parts intact. I figure I am at least saving it from part out and hope to be retired someday and need projects.

    I've done this so much, I'm selling projects to buy new projects. I'm selling a Stern Magic on Monday that I bought in January, and have never laid hands on after putting it in storage.

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    #80 8 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Irishbastard:

    FG... Bought a modded out version, mostly for theme.... Sooooo slow, hated it with a passion... Sold a few months later... Definitely my worst pin purchase ever..

    Wow, every FG I've played is stupid fast.

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