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WTB: "junk" pinball cabinets and back boxes

By Tokkentakker

10 years ago

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Latest reply 10 years ago by triadwatch
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#1 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

The plan is to build a home bar using sections of old pinball cabinets. Doesn't matter if the cabinets are water damaged, separating, cracked, faded, etc. As long as there is enough paint still left so that machine could be recognized. Prefer early SS stenciled cabinets. Would need at least 8-9 cabinets to make it happen. The more the better as I have other project ideas too. Hopefully I can pickup several at one location to save on gas. Don't really know what money to offer. Can anyone on here help me out?

#2 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Forgot to mention. Don't worry. I would never hack up a nice cabinet.

#3 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Bump

#4 10 years ago

robertmee

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Raleigh, NC

12y 82,800 6,430 15 9

Contact one of the high volume guys like Todd at TNT Amusements...Save a few from his roof

#5 10 years ago

RJP

Patofnaud

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Tilton, NH

11y 67,150 3,621 7

If you come north sometime, I think I have more than a couple pin and vid cab sides in my barn.

#6 10 years ago

RJW

s1500

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St Paul, MN

12y 68,650 1,482 2 9

Ya know, playfields beyond repair(ie worn, etc) would make great wall hangings, lights or no lights. So that would make pins 100% recyclable, with your post.

#7 10 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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12y 103K 4,039 8

Got a Sinbad backbox, yours for the taking

1 week later

#8 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Thanks guys for the offers. I wish I lived closer. TNT might be possible. I really can't wait to start on this project. Just bought the kegerator last weekend for it too. Also just found out that a cool micro brewery is literally located a few hundred yards from my house. Lived here one year now and never knew it was there. Talk about fresh beer for the home bar. If there were any quantity of cabinets around NC I would jump on em.

#9 10 years ago

CGE

too-many-pins

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Carlisle, PA

11y 97,800 4,485

I wish you were closer to Central PA. I have 5 to 10 cabinets I'll be giving away or trashing shortly plus a couple nicer cabinets I'll be selling for $50 to $100 depending on what I leave on them.

Anyone in central PA area that wants cabinets for any type of project I normally take everything off them right down to the wood they put them out for trash but I would be more than happy to give them away.

If you want side rails, coin door, playfield glass, lock bar, etc. cabinets would be priced accordingly but the empty wooden boxes are basically free if anyone can use some.

#10 10 years ago

TSS

Tsskinne

Tommy's Pins

11y 138K 6,878 14

Don't happen to have any gottlieb system 1 cabinet heads do you?

Quoted from too-many-pins:
I wish you were closer to Central PA. I have 5 to 10 cabinets I'll be giving away or trashing shortly plus a couple nicer cabinets I'll be selling for $50 to $100 depending on what I leave on them.
Anyone in central PA area that wants cabinets for any type of project I normally take everything off them right down to the wood they put them out for trash but I would be more than happy to give them away.
If you want side rails, coin door, playfield glass, lock bar, etc. cabinets would be priced accordingly but the empty wooden boxes are basically free if anyone can use some.

#11 10 years ago

DUG

wiredoug

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Melbourne

11y 79,050 2,741 18

any 82ish bally cabs in there @too-many-pins? i chase a hinge set for one

#12 10 years ago

M D

maddog14

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12y 74,650 3,298 11

Quoted from Tsskinne:
Don't happen to have any gottlieb system 1 cabinet heads do you?

I have a nice Torch system 1 head it can be for sale

#13 10 years ago

TSS

Tsskinne

Tommy's Pins

11y 138K 6,878 14

Quoted from maddog14:
I have a nice Torch system 1 head it can be for sale

How much $? I have a hulk cabinet and playfield that I am trying to build into a full game.

#14 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Thanks for offers. Not sure what kind of money. Would love to buy in some kind of volume but not outside of Carolinas or maybe VA.

3 months later

#15 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Still not having any luck with multiple cabinets at one location within driving distance.

#16 10 years ago

DJB

djb_rh

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Chapel Hill, NC

11y 44,400 442 14

You should talk to Lloyd at Coin Op Warehouse. He's in upstate VA, but buys all over the southeast and may know someone near you that has stuff, or he may have some stuff sitting he wants to move.

--Donnie

#17 10 years ago

DJB

djb_rh

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Chapel Hill, NC

11y 44,400 442 14

Also see if anyone like Phoenixarcade has any seconds or partial cabinet artwork sets that you could use to "fake" it.

--Donnie

#18 10 years ago

GWC

thepinballworks

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Here is what I use old playfields for. On my ceiling in the gameroom. Good luck in your search for cabinets.image.jpgimage-636.jpg

#19 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Those playfields look fantastic up there. Never thought about using new artwork seconds. I'll look into that.

#20 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

I'll call Lloyd too.

#21 10 years ago

BED

smokey_789

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Greenville, OH

11y 50,150 1,642 11

IdeaIMG_0787.JPG

#22 10 years ago

KJB

dudah

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Algonquin, IL

11y 101K 2,986 10

there's a bar in chicago called "simone's" that has a lot of old pinball machines incorporated into the interior design. the dude that opened it has a salvage business and designs all his bars/restaurants with repurposed materials. they did backlit inserts on the wall and it looks awesome. here is the yelp page that has some images: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/simones-bar-chicago?select=43Bh6I0VJ3CpSCI5ppMpsg#MGt7xMrRGzG-Rk9U07f6jw

#23 10 years ago

TOM

freddy

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11y 131K 5,656

It might be worth stenciling your own pcs. of plywood to the games you like who would know the money you save on shipping and or gas would help pay for supplies.

3 months later

#24 10 years ago

JRS

Tokkentakker

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Greenville, NC

10y 62,900 958 46

Still looking if anyone close by has any.

#25 10 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

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14y 127K 11,060 246

Have you tried www.pinballbash.com? They are a SE USA regional forum and a nice bunch of peeps.

#26 10 years ago

UNC

triadwatch

Inactive member

High Point, NC

12y 36,150 434 8

Quoted from SealClubber:
Have you tried http://www.pinballbash.com? They are a SE USA regional forum and a nice bunch of peeps.

The bash is a good place

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