Just reading back to the original question and how it relates to NIB. I think that question is just as confusing as with any other type of machine.
I've only owned two NIB so far. A Tron and an XMLE. I think I paid almost $5K for the Tron and close to $8K for the Wolverine. Obviously the Tron...
Some people will even price a game based on the next machine they want to buy!
"So, my game is worth XXX because the 'replacement value' on the game I want to buy is XXX."
What's up with that? In any case, this hobby seems to be made up of a multitude of economic geniuses ;)
I wouldn't even...
It's not supposed to be an easy shot.
The clear ramp does cause less rattling around once the ball is in there, but it won't make the mouth/opening any easier to hit.
Once you get used to the timing and how your particular flipper behaves, you should be able to make that shot maybe half of...
Thanks for posting the links!
Some of the "horsey" ganes from Williams are quite collectible... Especially the woodrail ones with backbox animations.
I've been looking for a NAGS but no luck here ;)
As for the auction itself, I got a 1937 Bally Booster from one of these auctions a few years...
I always remove the backbox bulbs from my 6803 games. It was a bad design and they create a really bad reflection that shows up a LOT on the playfield glass and makes a lot of these games almost unplayable. When I bought that machine I was just happy to see there was no bulb and left it alone ;)...
I was lucky enough to be at CES today and got to speak with Gary Stern for a bit and played Batman and Aerosmith. Even managed to GC the premium they had in display.
I can't get into the details because I was just trying to keep up and follow along, but my initial thoughts were pretty...
Oh wow! I had no idea these were no longer available.
I just take it for granted that, once something has been reproduced, there is a ton of stock... but I guess that isn't really the case.
If you're unwilling to buy a new set, there's a seller and well known Pinsider in Florida that's parting out a bunch of individual used HS plastics on eBay. I've dealt with him before and he's pretty reasonable.
I'm sure he'd offer a package price on the ones you need. I didn't see slings, but...
Interesting.
So, did you replace the board with a rottendog to deal with some of these issues... or did you buy the machine with the RD already installed and non-working GI?
If you're the one that put in the board than I guess there's less chance of it being a board problem; not unheard of...
Almost all older ganes were routed at an arcade or other location at one point or another.
It looks pretty decent from what I can see.
I'm no expert on WWFRR so I may be missing some common wear points, but all I notice are the scoop holes.
Check if Cliffys makes protectors for those. They...
Brown connector is not from age... It's from heat. GI connectors get burnt all the time because the game lighting is constantly on.
Re-pin those connectors (and try to use the better trifurcon crimp pins and molex housings).
Also, the header pins on the board should have their solder...
looks like a missing post. It's supposed to be on of those metal spacers with the screw the goes all the way through (not the ones that look like a thimble). You can probably get away with a star post.
So, I picked this up last night.
The cabinet is in great shape! I took some magic eraser and Westley's Bleche White to it and the colours just got way more vibrant. The ME was a dark brown by the time I was done. It was covered in a nice layer of grime from years of being on location. The whites...
Yikes! I haven't posted any new content since June.
Things are always busy in the workshop and I have gotten into the habit of posting projects in their own respective threads. It's easier for people to find the content that way I suppose... especially if it is game-specific.
The summer was...
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