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People forget that 15 years ago before the internet started bring pinball back to everyone, lots of machines were being given away or destroyed because they didn't have any value or storage space for them. Repairing them was also a big problem with so few people knowing electronics.
 
Moonraker said:
People forget that 15 years ago before the internet started bring pinball back to everyone, lots of machines were being given away or destroyed because they didn't have any value or storage space for them. Repairing them was also a big problem with so few people knowing electronics.
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Wish I was into it 15 years ago. I would have quite easily taken any amount in , I'm looking for some more doer uppers. This one is probably way past that ! Quite hard to find any at the moment , any suggestions ?
 
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Watch and weep. Lot of Gottliebs in there... that BAD GIRLS didn't look any worse than my GOLD BALL :( Todd was probably correct in saying there was no commercial value in the machines but I can't believe they weren't at least suitable for stripping. None of them looked like they couldn't have been restored unlike the soggy TAF we're currently discussing!


And this too:

https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video43819
 
It's a bit like my youth. A rusty project mini was <£50, when you could buy a decent one for £500.
 
Nedreud said:
Watch and weep. Lot of Gottliebs in there... that BAD GIRLS didn't look any worse than my GOLD BALL :( Todd was probably correct in saying there was no commercial value in the machines but I can't believe they weren't at least suitable for stripping. None of them looked like they couldn't have been restored unlike the soggy TAF we're currently discussing!


And this too:

https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video43819
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I remember that, he got a lot of hate for chucking those machines off that roof. Honestly though from a business standpoint it was a good decision. He couldn't sell them and even if he could there was no profit in it for him. Alright he could have parted them out but he does this on 99% of the rest of the games he has. He threw a few off the roof for a bit of publicity and it worked. They say any publicity is good publicity right?
 
I think Todd is fab too. The TNT vid tuts on YouTube are very good. Learnt all I know about VECTOR and GOLD BALL from Todd ;)

He sure did get a lot of stick. Like you said, good publicity. Just a shame is all. It's just the feeling that I could have done something with 'em.
 
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Seriously who is bidding on that pile of turd?
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I bid 150 in it as I thought it was worth a dabble to try and rebuild it as I have plenty of spares and a reasonable knowledge. To me, anything much over that is insanity, the DMD is knackered, the boards likely similar and the work involved is extremely time consuming.

I've raised something vaguely similar from the dead, but it was nowhere near this level. If someone ends up with it for £500, I imagine they'll be out of their depth and into a LOT of cash.
 
mufcmufc said:
I bid 150 in it as I thought it was worth a dabble to try and rebuild it as I have plenty of spares and a reasonable knowledge. To me, anything much over that is insanity, the DMD is knackered, the boards likely similar and the work involved is extremely time consuming.

I've raised something vaguely similar from the dead, but it was nowhere near this level. If someone ends up with it for £500, I imagine they'll be out of their depth and into a LOT of cash.
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My mind thought £150 tops unseen but maybe more if you could get to see it first.
 
Heh, he can think it's worth what he likes, but I suspect he'll not sell it at that. Not when you can buy a peachy MM or AFM for around half the price.

Absolute lunacy.

In other news i'm going to advertise my R&B for.......

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Backbox has been repainted black, which looks a bit odd, but seems ok. This is definitely going to be my next pin just as soon as I work out how I'm going to get 4 pins in a 3 pin shack...

Bally Mr and Mrs Pacman pinball machine
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171474179235

Current bid £51, 6d 01h to run, located in Wickford, Essex

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I nearly bought a MMPM twice. Once when I was searching for my first pin and passed on one for around £600 and got the Paragon project instead (which I'm so glad I did - it's taught me so much more). And I missed one at Christmas. A member on here PM'd me but I was so busy over the holidays I missed the messages and had already committed to buying Vector (as a coincidence I ended up buying Gold Ball from the same guy).

It is a very cool and, I think, under-rated game. I think it's shunned because it was such an obvious attempt by pinball to cash in on the success of video games in an attempt to sustain their ailing business. I played a nice one at the Schwerin Flippermuseum in Germany. Really nice. The "Pac Grid" game in the middle is a great little non-pinball skill game but it doesn't interfere with the core pinball play. You still need to be good at a few shots to even get on the maze!

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Jut thought I'd mention that I picked up what seemed like a bargain on eBay. 50 x 8A Fast Blow 32mm (1-1/4") fuses for £3.89 including delivery! I chose free 2nd Class and they arrived this morning two days later, and although not Bussman brand (no surprise) they look fine. Thinking about how I can test them to see if they blow at the correct current?

Anyway, not the first thing I've ordered from http://www.LITTLEDIODE.com/ via eBay. Their website is rubbish but lots of good bits on eBay. Seem to be a legit registered (I checked at Companies House, company reg no. 05887659) company based in New Malden, Surrey.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=6.35x32mm+Fast+Blow+Glass+Fuses
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=6.35x32mm+Slow+Blow+Glass+Fuses
 
Archyta5 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TERMINATOR-3-PINBALL-MACHINE-/261609448923?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item3ce92365db T3 just popped up starting at 99p. Not sure what is going on with the 2 flipper buttons smack bang on top of each other though.
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does look a bit odd i agree, you can see the UK skill posts they control but i have to assume someone cleverly moved the buttons a few inches for some reason, like small hands or missing fingers. have you asked the seller if there is a back story?
 
The T3 owner is hoping to get £1800 what she said she paid for it. dr pinball and I have done some work on it inc fitting a new dmd and ball shooter coil and associated transistor.
She will also be selling a no fear in near future. Both pins are from an american diner thats now closed down.
 
Mooseman said:
The T3 owner is hoping to get £1800 what she said she paid for it. dr pinball and I have done some work on it inc fitting a new dmd and ball shooter coil and associated transistor.
She will also be selling a no fear in near future. Both pins are from an american diner thats now closed down.
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Hope is right, I have yet to see a T3 go for more than 1500 I think. I paid £1200 for mine which is in very good condition. Shame about the business going down, if she can get what she paid for the T3 she can at least recover the cash from that but I would be very surprised if it reached that, I think it is a fantastic game and people don't give it enough of a look, it has a lot more going for it than people think but they do struggle to go anywhere near the 1800 mark.
 
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