![]() Would love to help you acquire a pinball machine. Visiting the numerous locations throughout the United States whereįind places to play near you. Pinball can allow for moreįamily or friend bonding while enjoying the game together or That can be enjoyed casually, but it is also a lifestyle that canīecome a lifelong passion and hobby. Tournaments where you can win cash prizes. There are pinball leagues throughout the country and national Perfect fit for bars, restaurants, bowling alleys and arcades. Pinball's growing popularity has made it a Everyone has the ability to improve and beĬompetitive at pinball. Your family and guests can play a unique game with a differentĮxperience every time. Pinball is a great addition to your home game room. ![]() The Beatles Pinball, Batman Pinball, Jurassic Park Pinball and Star ![]() Stern Pinball makes numerous licensed titles including Stern Pinball is a global lifestyleīrand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game At that point, if it's an upward trending market (like pinball machines are right now), you're competing with dozens of interested buyers.Pinball, An American Classic. But it's probably like buying houses: good deals have already been snatched up by family, friends, and active local realtors before they hit the open market. Be willing to overpay, or put in months/years of facetime in the local community.Įdit: I don't mean this to be demotivating to anyone who reads it. Be willing to buy something opportunistically (a well priced game that might not have been at the top of your list), put out want ads, be active on pinside (one of my games came to me because I posted in a Sold thread for a Fish Tales that I had missed the boat, but I was still looking). Eventually three popped up at the same time on Pinside, and the price was good enough that I could justify getting it shipped to me.Įven if you are in good with the locals, if you're looking for one specific game, and not willing to overpay a little, you could be waiting for years. I spent over a year trying to find a reasonably priced Wheel of Fortune.a game which tons of people actively hate. When someone responded, I was their only buyer.much better than replying to a For Sale ad, at which point you will be one of dozens of potential buyers. Two of my Craigslist purchases were actually from placing a Wanted ad for a specific machine. Find a Facebook group (though I see you don't have Facebook.honestly I would probably barely use Facebook if it wasn't for pinball).īut on the other hand, if you're just pretending to be a part of the community so you can get a good deal, people might see through you. If the people who are selling machines don't know who you are, their machine is going to get offered to the dozens of people they do know before you ever hear about it. In about four machines of buying machines, I would only classify three or four of them as situations where a machine was advertised for what I would classify as a "good deal", and I happened to be the first one to respond.īecoming a part of the local community helps.and I think you can include Pinside and Facebook as part of that. In my experience, the moment a pinball machine is publicly advertised at a "fair price", there is a line of people out the door waiting to buy it. You said: "I would love to find a machine I would like and pay a fair price". Here is the breakdown of where my machines of come from:Ĭraigslist: 10 Pinside: 8 Local operators (that I knew through the community): 7 Local collector / secret hookup: 5 Dealer (for New in Box games): 4
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