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SOLD Gottlieb Black Hole for sale - Mississauga

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DRANO

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Hey Everyone,
I have recently acquired two Gottlieb Black Holes and have to let one go.

The game is fully working and is in pretty decent condition. It is stock, no major modifications have been done to it yet (at least that I can see) aside from a new capacitor in the main cab.
It has the usual bumps and bruises on the lower cabinet and a few small rookie paint touch-ups that can be removed or redone. Overall it is in nice shape.
The playfield has a bit of crazing and edging around some inserts, but pretty decent as well. My plan was to clearcoat and touch-up to fill in the fine cracks, but it is solid as-is with a good cleaning and waxing.

Backglass is immaculate and displays are all bright and working. Boards are clean and hack-free. No battery leakage that I can see.
Coin door and rails are in great shape. The game has had the motor replaced but it is currently disconnected because the bracket holding it needs adjustment. Currently the spinning wheel touches the glass, so this needs to be modified and pushed back before it can be plugged in again.

In terms of damage, a couple of plastics have cracks, but all are present. One pop bumper body had been replaced with an incorrect red one. I have the correct blue body and will replace it (or simply include it) if the buyer wishes.

Not sure if I've missed anything but please feel free to contact me with any questions.
A little elbow grease will turn this BH into a fantastic example!

I have $1500 into it so that is the asking price.
Game is located near Dixie/Dundas. it is currently folded up but I can set it up for any propsective buyers.

Thanks!
Adriano
 

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DRANO

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mwong168

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Re: BH for sale - Mississauga

DRANO said:
I have recently acquired two Gottlieb Black Holes and have to let one go.

Buying multiples of the same game again eh? :lol: Good luck on the sale and looks like a very nice and clean example.
 

DRANO

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Re: BH for sale - Mississauga

mwong168 said:
DRANO said:
I have recently acquired two Gottlieb Black Holes and have to let one go.

Buying multiples of the same game again eh? :lol: Good luck on the sale and looks like a very nice and clean example.

When opportunity knocks.... ;)
 

WARLOCK

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Re: Gottlieb Black Hole for sale - Mississauga

This is a very nice machine. Adriano is selling this because he now has 2 of them. I picked up one of them for him, and I had a hand in the aquisition of the second one. ( I enabled a little bit as Wong was taking a night off. )

It is always amazing when you ask for something and two show up. Drano and I have the same philosophy on this.
You take both copies, because you did ask for them. Then you pass the 2nd one on to someone else at your cost.

This will be a good purchase for someone. I am still full. Boo!
All the best to the buyer and the seller.
 

DRANO

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Re: Gottlieb Black Hole for sale - Mississauga

Thanks Scott.
It's a great player pin as-is, or an awesome candidate for a full restoration.

I hope it goes to a good home. A couple of interested parties so far coming to look at it.
 

DRANO

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Re: Gottlieb Black Hole for sale - Mississauga

I've had a couple of people comment on the crackled appearance of the playfields.
Just wanted to let everyone know that there is no planking or physical damage to the wood. What you're seeing is fine cracks that sometimes occur to the topcoat/varnish due to expansion and contraction and age. It is really exaggerated by wax buildup inside the cracks and the camera flash. 90% of this will be filled in with a good clearcoat.

I just wanted to throw it out there, but I will happily offer a free clearcoat to the buyer of this game if they completely strip and clean off the playfield and do whatever touch-ups they wish first. The game could use a shop job anyway, so this would not be a very hard thing to do while you're already in the process of tearing down the top-side. The parts under the playfield that do not protrude can be left in place if you don't want to do a full strip.
 

mwong168

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DRANO said:
Black Hole is sold!
Thanks to all who inquired.

Congrats to the new owner who I won't mention unless he wants to speak up but I need to ask him where he keeps finding space to put new games without selling anything like say a Demolition Man for example :p
 
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