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No Fear...should I?

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LLUncoolJ:
Local guy has a No Fear completely shopped (just finished), new legs and glass, rebuilt flippers and coils for $1600. He told me before the shop job that it was going to be $1400, but said it was cleaning up so nice that he decided to go the extra mile on it. I was all in at $1400, but not sure at $1600. Someday I will want to sell this thing and I don't know if I'll get that much back out of it.

What do you think? PBJ...I know that you could buy this machine all day long for $400, this is for the rest of us who can't hypnotize sellers.

Jeff AMN:
It's steep at that price. People that like this game tend to still only pay around $1,200 for it unless it's in near mint condition.

Q*Bert_OP:
I've got one and I like it. It's a mix between T2 and Getaway. The T2 aspect is all of the shots are identical in layout. The getaway part is the jump ramp which is like a player controlled supercharger ramp.

Watch out for a melted jump ramp near the back where the magnets are, broken ramps, and of course, a faded cabinet. Most of the flames should be a dark orange! Look under the legs to see the original color.

That being said, I paid $700 for a completely unfaded game with a mint playfield. It did need new ramps which cost about $300. My base game was complete, but did not work. All of the boards except the sound board had problems.

Xiaou2:

 No Fear was at the Arcade I used to Manage.  At first, I thought it looked
boring... but over time, I got to really enjoy it.

 Decent flow, Love the voices & Guitar music, challenging to make all the mode
shots in one game.

 There are many pins which Id rather own... but, Id still love to add it to my
collection one day.

 I usually see people asking over $1200 ($1600 is not outrageous at all)
or more for a NF in good (not faded and beat to hell) working shape.

 Id say take a look at its current shape.  And then see if you can get anyone
to verify his shop-ability.  Some peoples idea of a shop job is simply to wipe down
the playfield - and thats without taking off the ramps.

 Have him run an error test report in front of you.  If its laden with errors.. then
either have him fix them before the sale.. or reduce the selling price.

 If you decide to have him shop it.. .have him show its current shape, and point
out what needs work.  Do not pay up-front.  If his shop job is good after you
review it... then pay the extra.  Otherwise, simply talk him back down or refuse
to pay until he shops it properly.

LLUncoolJ:
The seller is Chuck @ CP Pinball. He has a pinball arcade here in STL and has 60+ machines set to free play for $10 dmission. I am gona go tonight and play and I'll take a look at the NO Fear. His machines are all clean, he takes pride in them. Flake has bought 2 from him and had good luck. In other words, I trust the guy to deliver a good product. However, I think it will be difficult to sell at that price when it comes time.

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