Bought this on eBay a few days ago. Days went by after I paid and heard nothing from the seller despite repeated requests for information. Finally started getting 1-5 word texts spread 1-2 hours apart (if you've had this happen you know how aggravating it is). We set a pickup time. I drove 3 hours and was there on the dot. He hadn't gotten out of bed yet. Ice was on the stairs leading out of the house. The silver lining is the kid and his family were nice and helpful and I didn't kill myself going down the stairs.

Why drive 3 hours for a Blue Chip? Grand Rapids MI to Chicago is a routine trip for me so I don't think in terms of hours. It's just "a drive." Also, it's the first EM I ever worked on years back, love the colors and surprisingly fun gameplay for a machine with no drop targets.

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I found this on Letgo last night and was cheap and close enough to just run and grab it. It's been in a large garage for years, rubbers were toasted, there's some pretty good planking but the paint is still holding tight. The backglass is in amazing condition. I was surprised considering the environment it sat in.

If you're not on Letgo I suggest you get on there. Craigslist still has a bigger market but anyone with a phone (which is everyone) is using these newer apps now. The ease of use is comical.

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Brought this home. Thing is near mint with 122 plays. The old man said it hurt his hands to play so he turned it off a year ago and hasn't played since.

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