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Title: Ms Pacman and pinball picked up!!
Post by: Lutus on April 08, 2008, 11:42:35 am

Went through my usual routine of looking on the nearby cities craigslist for arcades and pinballs and saw a guy selling a Big Top pinball machine (working, except the score doesn't count) and a non-working Ms Pacman in decent shape.

For both he wanted $150.  Seriously.

Emailed him with my cell number, he called me and all is well within about 10 minutes.

Will pick the machines up on Saturday the 12th.   :applaud: :applaud:

http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=287 (http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=287)

It is my first pinball by the way!  pretty excited.

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: ChadTower on April 08, 2008, 11:44:16 am

Cool.  Don't count it as yours, though, until they are in your truck. 

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: Lutus on April 08, 2008, 11:46:50 am

Ha, true that.  But I payed a minimal amount for downpayment through paypal and he removed the listing from Craigslist.

But I do know what you mean.   :cheers:

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: RetroJames on April 08, 2008, 11:47:59 am

What was his number again?  >:D

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: ediblegod on April 08, 2008, 12:20:02 pm

Cool!
Yeah I LOVE craigs list.
I just picked up a non working SFII cabinet for free last week I found on there.
Took it home and one of the wires where in the wrong spot. Needless to I have a working Street Fighter I got for FREE!!!

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: Thenasty on April 08, 2008, 01:34:03 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on April 08, 2008, 11:44:16 am

Cool.  Don't count it as yours, though, until they are in your truck. 

Yeap, its gonna be mine by Thursdya, i offered him $300.00 for the lot...


































































got ya!......  :laugh2:

Good DEAL, I mean STEAL  :applaud:

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: Lutus on April 08, 2008, 01:55:54 pm

I don't think the drive from New Jersey would make it worth your while!   ;)

Title: Re: Craigslist is my best friend (pinball and ms pacman)
Post by: Lutus on April 13, 2008, 01:41:05 am

I went and picked up the machines today.  Both were in pretty darn good shape.

I will probably make the restorations into project announcement threads but just wanted to share that I did pick up the cab and the pinball machine and will update soon.

I already have the pac-man up and running again (just need to get a new flyback, HOT, and cap kit for the G07).

The pinball is fully functional, needs rubbers, fixed 2 solenoids already, and I am working on fixing the scoreboard (solid state).

There you go, long story long.