Arcade Collecting > Pinball
Is a Xenon project pinball worth $300?
ChadTower:
You have to take it off the legs and take the head off to move it anyway. It's not a lot of work but can be a bit tricky for someone who has never done it before. Easier with two people but not hard to do alone if you think it through. I have a couple of 2x4s that are just longer than most pin legs - I prop the machine up on those two in the back, take the legs off, lower it down (kicking out the 2x4s in the process), and then repeat on the other end.
The score displays are old and long obsolete and are just like any other part in that situation. Not hugely spendy but can add up if you're buying 5 of them.
shardian:
Unless Xenon has a huge sentimentality to you, I would advise you to pass.
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: shardian on March 24, 2008, 04:58:21 pm ---Unless Xenon has a huge sentimentality to you, I would advise you to pass.
--- End quote ---
She's not. I am just itching to get my first pin, and thought a project machine would be a good intro. And I thought it was pretty timely that this one needs a new playfield, and Xenon happens to be the very next playfield that Classic Playfields will be producing.
Maybe I'll see if he will do $200 if I pick it up. I just find that the pinballs around here seem to be either wildly overpriced, or they go really quick. I also saw a Firepower II in great condition for $850, but that seems overpriced to me.
Meh. I have read that the gameplay on Xenon is only mediocre... hmm.
D_Zoot:
Trashed playfield, board corrosion, displays, legs... plus all the usual stuff.
That's getting pretty close to a part-out machine already (for the record, I *hate* parting any pin, no matter how trashed!). Be interesting to see what kind of shape the cab paint was in and also see the backglass from the backside.
Could be a fun project however, and it's a great game. Still I'd say $200 should be the max price.
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ChadTower:
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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