Eh? Prices are never mentioned on their videos and they do more than stick leds in them.
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Eh? Prices are never mentioned on their videos and they do more than stick leds in them.
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Isaac
On their site it gives prices but their machines are pretty overpriced for what they are?
They are traders. They are in business to make money. They can't sell them for the same prices collectors sell to each other for. Their prices are retail prices aimed at the general public. Same with most traders. Look at Liberty Games prices for example.
They do not market themselves as high end restorers. That is not what they do.
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Isaac
Thanks for that information didn't really look at it that way until now
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Isaac
Yeah my bad I know they do more than that that was a bit of an exaggeration
More often than not, that's all they do. Sure, you'll see a couple of games getting wiped down or Steve will be going at it with a paint brush on one of the cabinets. But that's pretty much it.
They're all about presentation and trying to make the games look appealing. They do claim to restore games, I've heard Todd saying that before. But that aside, the least people would expect is for them to actually repair a game properly so it works right and is reliable (and safe) for home use, but they don't even do that most of the time.
Anyhoo, this is wayyyyyy off topic. Bottom line is I'm just glad no one here is buying and importing games from TNT haha.
If people do want to buy retail or pay someone to restore a game, then from what I've seen and heard you can't go wrong with the likes of Pinball Heaven, Manny, Liberty Games, Home Leisure Direct, etc.
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Isaac
I've seen them change the battery do you need to do thatMore often than not, that's all they do. Sure, you'll see a couple of games getting wiped down or Steve will be going at it with a paint brush on one of the cabinets. But that's pretty much it.
They're all about presentation and trying to make the games look appealing. They do claim to restore games, I've heard Todd saying that before. But that aside, the least people would expect is for them to actually repair a game properly so it works right and is reliable (and safe) for home use, but they don't even do that most of the time.
Anyhoo, this is wayyyyyy off topic. Bottom line is I'm just glad no one here is buying and importing games from TNT haha.
If people do want to buy retail or pay someone to restore a game, then from what I've seen and heard you can't go wrong with the likes of Pinball Heaven, Manny, Liberty Games, Home Leisure Direct, etc.
Oh yeah I forgot about that. So they hack up boards by installing either a lithium battery no one can find easily, OR, rip up all the traces on perfectly good boards and drill holes through them to install a coin battery which as proved by someone on this forum, does not work properly.
Here's the thread in relation to the above:
http://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/coin-cell-holders-remote.13635/#post-80078
Best reply in that entire thread:
http://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/coin-cell-holders-remote.13635/#post-80078
Best reply in that entire thread:
Yeah nice work mate. Ping old Todd Tuckey an email and tell him he's full of ****
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Jumbosinbad360
I guess i'd better not show you my TNT t-shirt then Pete!
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Isaac
Nice thanks for that had a good read through that thread and it was pretty interesting
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And in the retail world there are expenses like this 21k salary.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/electronic...c-engineer-to-fix-pinball-machines/1113311617
http://www.gumtree.com/p/electronic...c-engineer-to-fix-pinball-machines/1113311617
