Arcade Collecting > Pinball
Is a Xenon project pinball worth $300?
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 24, 2008, 06:44:30 pm ---
IMO, $300 if you want a Xenon, $200 if you want any pin.
BTW, a large project like that isn't what you want for a first pin. Get one that either works or is close to it - you don't want to spend 6 months figuring out how to repair your first one.
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Let's put it this way, I jumped at the first cheap pin I found at a little under $300. I now have $500 in it total, and it still has plenty of work/ issues to go. To top that off, now that I have experience with pins, I know this is not a pin I want.
I don't get your logic though. You are considering buying a $300 dead pin that will most likely need at least one replacement board, and repairs on the others. The playfield is shot, and you don't have a problem throwing down $500 on a repro playfield. That puts you at almost $1000 once you have this thing in great shape.
Then you find $850 for a good shape firepower to be expensive. Trust me on this: get a pin in good condition, and learn the ropes on a working machine. It is alot less overwhelming and you won't waste time/money fixing a pin you don't really want. Buying 100% working means you can easily offload it and get your money back - sometimes more if you clean it up and find the right seller.
ChadTower:
To be fair, that $850 Firepower isn't a game with a CPR repro in it. That makes all the difference once you've seen one in person.
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 24, 2008, 07:06:48 pm ---
To be fair, that $850 Firepower isn't a game with a CPR repro in it. That makes all the difference once you've seen one in person.
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It's a Firepower 2, and you're right. But I am going to try to take a look at it. shardian is right - why would I be OK with spending $800++ on a machine that is bound to have problems (Xenon), and I won't even know if I will like it.
Anyone play Firepower 2 much?
ChadTower:
I have - can't say tons of time on it but I did like what I played. You just can't go wrong with any Sys7.
Neverending Project:
I just talked to the Firepower 2 guy, and someone came by tonight and bought it. So I am officially back on the hunt.
Thanks for all your input.
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