Arcade Collecting > Pinball
1974 Williams Triple Action
Le Chuck:
I paid 6 times that for my first pin and it was only a few years younger than what you're looking at. $300 is a fine price to get into pins. If you like the game and it works (or will work with a minor amount of hassle) then jump in man.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: TopJimmyCooks on February 20, 2013, 02:55:38 pm ---IF you want it and like the game, $300 for a working EM is not that bad. There are cheaper ones out there and you will not make any money when you sell it, however it seems like a reasonable market price. you can also try to wait them out. Call back in a couple of weeks and see if they're ready to take $200 "cash in hand". These EM's are not hot sellers on CL these days.
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+1
Your average EM has low demand and low price. If it sells, no biggie, just wait for the next one.
You didn't mention the backglass. The low end EM's value is almost entirely the backglass.
SlammedNiss:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 21, 2013, 07:58:53 am ---+1
Your average EM has low demand and low price. If it sells, no biggie, just wait for the next one.
You didn't mention the backglass. The low end EM's value is almost entirely the backglass.
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The back glass was in good condition from what I remember. Well, put it this way, there wasn't anything that stood out that I thought looked bad.
ChadTower:
May as well learn this backglass lesson from a forum and not a purchase.
To evaluate a backglass properly you have to pull it from the game. A lot of games will look good from the front with no backlight. Then when you pull it out of the head the slightest air pressure sends 1" chunks of paint floating down to the floor. Or you put some bulbs in the head and discover there are more gaps in the paint than in Obamacare.
SlammedNiss:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 22, 2013, 10:11:09 am ---
May as well learn this backglass lesson from a forum and not a purchase.
To evaluate a backglass properly you have to pull it from the game. A lot of games will look good from the front with no backlight. Then when you pull it out of the head the slightest air pressure sends 1" chunks of paint floating down to the floor. Or you put some bulbs in the head and discover there are more gaps in the paint than in Obamacare.
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I appreciate the info. Will be awhile before I make a decision on whether or not I'll pick this up or not. We got about 12" of snow this week, asnd I have no safe way of picking it up right now. Luckily, I was the only person who has shown any interest AFAIK, so time I suppose is on my side.
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