Arcade Collecting > Pinball
More Craigslist fun...
Nephasth:
--- Quote from: stu33 on June 01, 2012, 10:13:32 am ---Also, I honestly don't know a thing about pinball, other than playing them, that's why I'm looking for one that doesn't need a complete resto...a 'dip my toes in the water' machine.
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I've got a Star Explorer you can dip your toes into... ;D
stu33:
--- Quote from: smalltownguy on June 01, 2012, 10:29:01 am ---
--- Quote from: stu33 on June 01, 2012, 10:13:32 am ---Also, I honestly don't know a thing about pinball
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Got that right. $250 bones for a pin is good money. You should have just gone over there, bought it, and STFU.
For future reference, the pin side of things will cost you exponentially more money than vids. For god's sake, stay away from anything pre-1985. Too many issues.
Set aside at least a half a grand for anything that works, and plan on spending 1K for anything that doesn't have issues.
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It's not the price, it's just the dishonesty that makes me not want to bother with this guy. He's actually got 3 or 4 pins on craigslist right now, all with pictures and the like. Just not this one.
smalltownguy:
Maybe I missed something here, but I don't see where the CL seller was dishonest? All I see is that he said it's in nice shape and complete.
Who cares if the backbox is disconnected. Go get it!
stu33:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 01, 2012, 10:49:14 am ---$250 for a local Klondike in decent shape was a no brainer purchase if you were interested in it. How much do you expect this stuff to cost? $20?
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Geez...it's not the price that was the problem...it was the fact that he misrepresented the machine, imo. :cheers:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 01, 2012, 10:49:14 am ---
With an EM, so long as it's complete it's fixable. Once you get them going they're extremely reliable and nothing keeps them running like an occasional game. I lost my key to one of my EMs almost 4 years ago. Haven't been inside it once since then. Figured I'd drill out the lock whenever it farted on me. Nope - runs like a champ.
Have another EM I've owned nearly 10 years. Never a problem with it.
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I've heard this several times, mostly the reason I've been looking for EM machines.
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Maybe I missed something here, but I don't see where the CL seller was dishonest? All I see is that he said it's in nice shape and complete.
Who cares if the backbox is disconnected. Go get it!
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He said in the ad that all it needed was a contact cleaning to be 100%, then in email said that he wasn't sure what it needed or if it works.
smalltownguy:
You: eager buyer who reads this:
--- Code: ---Nice shape complete needs contact cleaning to work 100%
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And thinks this:
--- Code: ---"Hey, it works!"
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Him: Casual seller who writes this:
--- Code: ---Nice shape complete needs contact cleaning to work 100%
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And means this:
--- Code: ---Nice shape complete needs contact cleaning to work 100%
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The table doesn't work. Unless you're not sharing more information with us, I don't see where he's been dishonest. His description says it needs contact cleaning to work. That means it doesn't work. The fact that he expressed doubt in his reply to you as to any other underlying issues with the pin doesn't change the fact that the pin doesn't work. It still doesn't work.
At the very least all his email does is clarify to you that he's not sure why it doesn't work.
I don't believe his ad claims a working machine. I read it as a project machine. And it's priced accordingly. If it were working, it'd be priced much higher.
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