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shardian:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 08, 2009, 03:32:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: akoz on June 07, 2009, 06:37:51 pm ---looks can be deceiving. went to look at the machine and it is not in good condition. He turned it on and shot the ball, i started to play but when i used the left flipper a fuse blew. he changed the fuse  and a humming noise happened. then we spent the next 30 mins trying to figure out what went wrong. in the end i am back again on the market for a another pin.

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Never fix anything when you're buying it.  Lower your offer dramatically, and if they don't take it - walk.



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Good advice. I once was looking at a red tent nintendo and a monitor crapped out. I gave the guy advice, but kept my hands out of the machine. He got it back up, we played it a while, and someone else ended up outbidding me. If I would have kept my mouth shut, I could have taken the game then and there and fixed it myself. It's alright though, because I became friends with the guy and he's hooked me up more than a few times since.


I might be going to look at a pacman pinball soon. Guy won't budge on his price even though the flippers and ball kickout are dead. He of course says "It's only a fuse". Game looks pretty nice, so pending the speech working I might come look at it. I told him in advance that I will bring fuses and if that is indeed the problem (possible, but not likely), I could probably meet his asking price.

ChadTower:

Of course, fuses don't usually die without cause... so a new fuse is likely to blow when you turn the game on.

akoz:

--- Quote from: Jeff AMN on June 17, 2009, 01:39:13 pm ---I'm confused at what you're asking. NOS stands for new old stock, meaning it's a part that has never been used in a pinball machine that has been around since the game went into production originally. If you find a NOS playfield for a game, it means that it's never been used. NOS isn't a brand.

Lots of people still have NOS parts and playfields that they'll be willing to sell, but in most cases they're not available from the companies that originally produced them.

Did I totally miss what you were asking?

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No u got it right on. i just had no clue what i was talking about. i am trying to find playing fields but still falling short

Jeff AMN:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 17, 2009, 04:01:05 pm ---
Of course, fuses don't usually die without cause... so a new fuse is likely to blow when you turn the game on.

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Yeah, and then the description on craigslist changes from "probably just a blown fuse" to "probably just a few loose wires that I don't have time to track down".

:D

ChadTower:

Or put in a dead fuse and say "yep, definitely more than just a fuse, I'll give you half".

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