Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Indian Jones, antique?

Antique, as defined by wikipedia, is anything at least 100 years old.  Since the first pinball (not including bagatelle) is 1932, that would mean nobody can make the claim of an antique pinball until at least the year 2032.  This ad is calling a 1993 williams indiana jones pinball an antique.. I just find this hilarious!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Williams Fire!.... on fire?

Granted the price is about right ($100 for parts), WTF happened to this poor pin?  I mean this seriously looks like it was in a fire, and then hosed down... which is quite ironic considering the title.
"can be used for parts or restored", I think probably the first part of the statement is the truth.  The only way for this to be restored is if someone has a NOS playfield, and pretty much every plastic and vacuum formed part on it.

See for yourself:

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Circus pinball, HUO

This ad kills me.  He's selling a circus pinball (retailed for about $600 new back in 1980).  He's trying to sell it for as much or more now, 32 years later.  Fine, nothing wrong with that I suppose, medieval madnesses are selling for $15k, they sold for maybe $3k-4k new, let's give him the benefit of the doubt.  He goes on to say "been in a home since new, never in a commercial establishment"??? It's a HOME PINBALL! How would it ever be in a commercial establishment?  There is no fucking coin mechanism!  That's like saying "Huffy bicycle for sale, never been used for bike messaging or an olympic triathalon".. yea, because no professional would ever use a huffy bicycle.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

1969 MIBS, needs nothing! NOTHING HE SAYS!

$450 for a one player EM seems high.  Yes it has balls in the backglass, who cares?  wedgeheads seem to be a dime a dozen, and this thing needs some SERIOUS TLC (not nothing).  I also hate when people write ads and double speak, like saying three times it's working 100% (does that means it's actually working 300%?)

That cabinet needs some serious sanding/painting, and that front coin door looks like someone sneezed rust all over it (I'm amazed the side rails look so good compared to everything else).




Thursday, November 15, 2012

12 pin route - description shortened..

You remember this ad?
http://bestofcraigpinball.blogspot.com/2012/07/niles-buy-my-whole-route-as-giant.html

now it just says... pinball.  No phone number, not listing what he has, just an email address.

I think he's realizing that every pinball collector in chicago thinks he's insane, and are constantly flagging his ads, so he thinks that by just saying one word that people won't know it's him.  Problem is, he hasn't updated any of his photos

robocop - decent price?

However, it has the horrible description that makes everyone cringe "needs a new fuse".  Yea, fuses are protection devices, they don't just burn out like bulbs do.  That means you have a short, or someone played it beyond it's limits (like flipped the flippers constantly and overheated the coil).  Who knows, maybe it's a steal, but I wouldn't be willing to drive to Hobart, Indiana to find out.  Also I don't think this title is so great from what I've read.  $700 for working (needing cleanup) maybe.  Sad that he actually purchased it for $1200 5 years ago, I think someone ripped him off