Anyone collect pinball flyers?

[pinballslave]

I've just sorted out my collection and doubles list, so am all primed for some hard core trading!! P.m. me if you want to trade! I'm missing a lot of recent stuff (from the last 2 or 3 years, especially by the likes of Spooky and more boutique folks...) also large gaps in the older stuff... I have about 650 different flyers as doubles, quite a few Spanish games, so plenty to choose from!
Cheers,
Lee.

 

[Wayne J]

@robotgreg

 

[David_Vi]

I saw @NateG119 get extremely excitable when a pile of free flyers came out at Funland a few weeks ago

 

[pinballslave]

Thanks guys!

 

[PinballNews]

Currently in discussion with Lee ( @pinballslave ) and Greg ( @robotgreg ) about swaps.

If anyone has spares they'd like to swap at Pinfest, let me know in advance so I can sort mine out.

 

[new forest pinball]

We do! But not got many doubles…..

 

[M4carp]

We do! But not got many doubles…..

Me too and for all to see

 

[Tilt_Birmingham]

I have a load somewhere i don't really have a use for... happy to donate to good homes and will give them to @PinballNews to distribute

 

[steve brum]

I use to collect them for reference and fun but the Internet made them less useful so l flogged the lot except a few signed ones.
Around 300 pin and video plus 2 folders containing over 200 fruits and novelty

Interestingly it was the video ones worth the most as people hadn't saved them like pinball

I think fathom sold £20 highest for a pin but Sega outrun sold £40

All ebay pinball flyer buyers got a free bride and t2 as l had two boxes of them.

I also had a box of 200 data East playboy foldout which l gave away at a pinball owners show.

 

[FinalFight]

Would love to have an x-files flyer if someone has a spare to sell

 

[pinballslave]

Would love to have an x-files flyer if someone has a spare to sell

I don't have one to sell, but I can give you one... I'll be posting some to Mr Ayub so can slip one in with that shipment... you just have to get it from him

 

[pinballslave]

Me too and for all to see

Very interesting curved wall...

 

[FinalFight]

I don't have one to sell, but I can give you one... I'll be posting some to Mr Ayub so can slip one in with that shipment... you just have to get it from him

Wow thank you so much!

 

[NateG119]

Yep @David_Vi is spot on I love me some pinball flyers

My current doubles available to swap are CV, MM, MB, Iron Maiden Pro, GOTG Pro, Star Wars Premium, Star Wars PIN, Beatles (A4). I'll be at Pinfest if that helps or can post.

 

[M4carp]

Very interesting curved wall

Funny

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

In my collection, I have a Thunderbirds and a signed Superman

 

[PinballNews]

Me too and for all to see

Interesting. Don't think I've seen that High Speed II - The Getaway one before.

Flyer collecting certainly isn't as popular as it once was, and seems to have boiled down a small number of hardcore completist collectors. I just collected ones from numerous shows along the way for my own amusement/reference.

Happy to do swaps at Pinfest if anyone has anything they want to exchange.

 

[Doggard]

I’m after a stern spiderman, if anyone has a spare going

 

[PinballNews]

I’m after a stern spiderman, if anyone has a spare going

If it's the original (not home version) then I have a few and can give you a spare copy.

 

[Doggard]

If it's the original (not home version) then I have a few and can give you a spare copy.

Yes, it’s the original I’m after

 

[pinballslave]

I have a Thunderbirds and a signed Superman

That Thunderbirds promo flyer is pretty rare I believe... want to try and track one of those down! I have about 3 different Thuderbirds flyers, but am missing that promo one.

 

[M4carp]

Interesting. Don't think I've seen that High Speed II - The Getaway one before.

German version

Getaway, The – New York Pinball

nypinball.com

 

[pinballslave]

Don't think I've seen that High Speed II - The Getaway one before.

German distributors made some very interesting versions of certain flyers, sometimes with quite different and I think better artwork that the USA version...

 

[Spandangler]

I’m after a Paragon, Pinbot and a Flash Gordon. I’ll list my trade fodder when I get home

 

[Jay Walker]

I use to collect them for reference and fun but the Internet made them less useful so l flogged the lot except a few signed ones.

In the early 90's, I'd have struggled to put a stripped-down playfield for Swords of Fury back together without the flyer; I hadn't taken it apart, Swords was notoriously scarce for paperwork, and works' own example (which would have been ideal for reference) was on site in London, rather than Somerset. So though the flyer wasn't really meant for that purpose, it was handy.

The flyer having to be finalised for printing before the machine itself goes into production can sometimes show last-minute changes. Firepower, F-14, Earthshaker!, Addams Family and Twilight Zone being examples.

Or if the manufacturer wishes to show the production line, then by default the game being assembled isn't going to be the one the flyer's for. Not a common tactic, anyway, but Williams Lucky Seven and Premier Rock did so.

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Not the pinball, but....