Gone to Ebay The addams family Bally £7600

[Mr.OutRun.1986]

Bally Taf pinball machine for sale.

Just been fully led and new rubbers

May consider px cash either way

This machine is 100% fully working with no errors !! regardless of what the witches say pmsl, hide behind your keyboards I'm taking over !

 

[Wombat]

Timer started...

 

[thejefu]

We can probably leave the price alone and go back to the usual tropes, like no images of the back.

 

[Spandangler]

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[steve brum]

Looks like it needs one of these

Cloud for backbox - Pinball Heaven

Cloud for top of backbox on Addams Family. Supplied WITH decals.

www.pinball.co.uk

 

[Fubar]

We can probably leave the price alone and go back to the usual tropes, like no images of the back.

Some close ups of the playfield would be a good start...

 

[Bobbdobalina]

It’s the one from face book for £6500 last week!!
Mr Outrun flips
again!!

Same playfield wear next to fester.

 

[thejefu]

Well then. If it doesn't sell at the previous price, add £1100 and try again. You never know.

 

[Bluejools]

Credit dot is there.....something is not working right - can we learn what that is please?

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Well then. If it doesn't sell at the previous price, add £1100 and try again. You never know.

But it did sell… to Mr outrun. The Facebook listing is in London and mr outrun is in Goole, Yorkshire.

 

[jonathan]

It's dubious as to whether it was worth £6500 tbh. The playfield is fooked

 

[Fantazia2]

Is their planking as well above the mansion, or is that just more scrapes on the playfield.

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

You’d have to be a right plank to buy this in the first place , then try to flip it immediately…. what a lot of faff to try and make a few quid .

Errr …. Glws on here

 

[Bobbdobalina]

I see it as literally taking the p*ss. Especially as there’s people on the look out for a taf and a lot of new members recently. Someone could easily get stung.

 

[Supersprint]

I see it as literally taking the p*ss. Especially as there’s people on the look out for a taf and a lot of new members recently. Someone could easily get stung.

fortunately, generally, people look out for each other here rather than try to make a quick profit.......

 

[AlanJ]

I can see the added value. It’s been wiped with the damp cloth.

 

[thejefu]

But it did sell… to Mr outrun. The Facebook listing is in London and mr outrun is in Goole, Yorkshire.

Touche. Yeah that's pretty rough.

Wouldn't pay more than 6 for that playfield so let's hope he got a good deal on the 6500. Sad too because I tend to deal with players machines. They need love and care and restoring not flipping.

 

[ianw]

Too old for me, I'm out

 

[Jay Walker]

Same playfield wear next to fester.

And the bookcase looks in a bad way in both cases; missing the plastic(s) and nowhere near level. Maybe that's the source of the error dot, which I haven't actually seen. Addams wasn't prone to a false-alarm dot.

 

[Fantazia2]

And the bookcase looks in a bad way in both cases; missing the plastic(s) and nowhere near level. Maybe that's the source of the error dot, which I haven't actually seen. Addams wasn't prone to a false-alarm dot.

Might have been on the original sale photos and not shown here, unless it's been fixed by seller.

 

[Bluejools]

Might have been on the original sale photos and not shown here, unless it's been fixed by seller.

It's on the reflection on picture 8

 

[Mr.OutRun.1986]

It’s the one from face book for £6500 last week!!
Mr Outrun flips
again!!

Same playfield wear next to fester.

Lol some people still looking in shop windows with empty pockets

 

[cooldan]

seems there's no shortage of douchebags about

 

[VeeMonroe]

Lol some people still looking in shop windows with empty pockets

Is it, or is it not the Addams Family from FB last week? That be the question. Whether it be nobler in the mind to suffer a credit dot or the prospect of outrageous fortune

Lots of us look at pinball machines we have no intention, or even interest, in buying. Some of us are just price/market geeks. I mean, I'm reading this thread and I'm not even interested in owning an Addams Family.
I, personally, just turned up for the '£7600 Addams when another Addams is for sale on the site right now for £10k+', and stayed for the 'is this an outrageous attempt to flip?' drama

 

[russdx1]

I like window shopping

 

[cooldan]

The rest is silence

 

[Mr.OutRun.1986]

Is it, or is it not the Addams Family from FB last week? That be the question. Whether it be nobler in the mind to suffer a credit dot or the prospect of outrageous fortune

Lots of us look at pinball machines we have no intention, or even interest, in buying. Some of us are just price/market geeks. I mean, I'm reading this thread and I'm not even interested in owning an Addams Family.
I, personally, just turned up for the '£7600 Addams when another Addams is for sale on the site right now for £10k+', and stayed for the 'is this an outrageous attempt to flip?' drama

I'd say the question is, if you actually owned a taf how much would you be selling it for !

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Lol some people still looking in shop windows with empty pockets

Not window shopping, just admiring your audacity I guess

 

[Mr.OutRun.1986]

Not window shopping, just admiring your audacity I guess

The Courage to Be Disliked ​

 

[VeeMonroe]

I'd say the question is, if you actually owned a taf how much would you be selling it for !

As a price geek, I think £7.6k for an average/decent TAF is spot-on in today's market. A few months ago, I'd have said £8-£9k, but the market is slow right now. There have been Twilight Zones going for <£6k recently. I personally much prefer TZ to TAF, and the newbie/nostalgia premium isn't that high.

If it was a mint restore, or a TAFG, then £10.5k would be reasonable. TAF's a popular title that commands a price premium. The one on for £10.5k, however, is neither of those things.

Some of the people on here think this TAF is ropey. I'm not a TAF expert, but - if they're right - then you'd be expecting £6-6.5k to give room for buying parts and repairs. If the playfield is dodgy, it's a killer because it's £700 for a new playfield and then you've got to either pay someone to swap it (or swap all the parts across yourself, which isn't an easy job).

I've never seen a TAF go for less than £6k, but I can definitely see a complete wreck (broken cab, completely planked playfield with a mess from the magnet, completely broken parts, rusting, filthy, had been stored in a barn) commanding that sort of price. This doesn't seem to be that - so don't go below £6k.

Culturally, however, it's not regarded as good practice to insta-flip for a profit so - even if you'd got the TAF for £4k on Facebook - you wouldn't be expected to immediately flip at £6k without spending some time playing the thing (while bragging about your good fortune).

Personally, I'd recommend repairing anything that needs repairing, such as the bookcase (?) and the credit dot (?). Buy it a £200 topper. Make sure it's in solid, playable condition and, then, ask more for it, depending on the condition of the playfield. Then, you've added genuine value to this TAF and no one on here is going to get emotional about what you paid, because people restore/repair pins all the time.

Alternatively, you could ignore any possible faults, post it on eBay for £7k starting price and hope to sucker a newbie, but - obviously - no one on here is going to want you to darken their (virtual) door again, because pinball is a small community and attempting to scam nostalgic TAF lovers for £1-2k isn't a decent thing to do.