I would specifically ask for a close up shot in front of the Filing Cabinet. Due to the magnets, that's a bad wear spot. The factory fix was a piece of blue steel to glue down. Pulling it up often takes off even more paint. And, possibly a shot of the entire File Cabinet itself since it gets beat pretty badly.

Price probably depends on how much you can put a working DMD in it. If you have to buy a brand new one, or LED sub. It might push the price a bit higher than it should be. But I think they usually trade in the 800 to 1200 range anyway. Just make sure it is ONLY the DMD and not more.

Not much love from most but one of the better ones from that era Sega IMO. I like it for the flow. Wife won't let me sell it?

X files is a $1500 pin working, most nice ones go for right at $2k.

It's pretty tough to find any DMD game for $800 these days. If the playfield looks good and the boards look normal with no hacks or battery leakage, I don't think you could go wrong even if you find out you hate the game and want to trade/sell.

X-Files is very underrated, and a lot of fun to play. It's also a really cool game to mod and add LED's to. The DMD can be replaced. Think about a blue one. The clear plastic protector in front of the file cabinet is usually broken, but you can find them. The file cabinet is the tough piece to find, and I haven't seen any out. there for sale. The fluorescent tube will be an easy fix.

he sent me pics not worth $500 to me I've owned it and hard to get rid of gl

Psssssssttt......

http://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/545-5778-00.html

$260 plus shipping from au is insane.

plus shipping probably puts that thing over $300, I saw one on ebay a few weeks ago for $75. They are out there...

You can fix your old cabinet with EP-200 epoxy putty, paint it, then spray some clear rubber coating over it to keep it protected... that's on my project list because my cabinet is tore up from the floor up. Of course I am thinking of selling my X-files in a few months after I finish cleaning it up.

When I bought my x-files, the blue steel was screwed down into the playfield! Not only that, but it also had a sizable divot and the metal was worn through. Whoever put the steel on there did not fill in the playfield where it was worn down. Fortunately, my local distributor (Lieberman in MN) was able to still source the proper patch for me. I pulled the old one out, used some wood filler to level, and it's been working great ever since.

Love my X-files!

$700 I would have already picked it up instead of posting on here

Hard to go wrong at $700. Go get that bad boy.

Just looks dirty, everything else is a cheap fix (except DMD unless of course its only a chip)... That's a good deal for $700. Then again the cabinet could be falling apart. But just from the pics you posted I would jump on it.
If you need the LED's for the file cabinet optos let me know. I found a great deal on them and bought like a zillion...

Yep, hard to go wrong for $700. Have a friend that has DMD games? You could test the DMD in his game.
DMD cable could even be slightly unplugged. Even other reasons, such as the high voltage it out going to the DMD.

Good move.

I only bought one SEGA pinball NIB South Park. Show us photos and tell how the drama of fixing it up turns out.

Good deal. Kids are happy so there is a big plus.
Time to find a friend with a DMD game so you can test out your DMD in his machine and vice versa.

Nice pickup! I was about to call the guy last week to go pick it up on the weekend but my wife did not want my first machine to be something that needed a lot of work to get going.

I'd run the test if you can find it- I needed to reseat the connectors on RS so double check all the connectors, the ribbon cable first.

Remember POWER OFF to reset connectors...

Replace DMD