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So theres me thinking Scottish people would always go 500 miles then would go 500 more on the way back
. Somehow no damage was done to the board.
It is nice to know there are true genuine honest people still on gumtree. Absolute gentleman and pleasure to deal with. He told me he had 20 people lined up behind me and even turned down an offer of twice the asking price to keep his promise of "first in with the money gets the pin".
I picked it up first thing this morning for my brother Jason and delivered it to him, removed the head and helped him carry it up 3 flights of stairs.
Game is in pretty good condition conditon considering it has sat in his garage for 12 years with the batteries left in
It has errors, I suspect that some of the wires and plugs need checking. My bro has been looking for a project for sometime and is very thankful this affordable classic came up. I am sure he will have it up and running in no time.
Nice bonus artwork under the head
Killer Sys 11 game
It is nice to know there are true genuine honest people still on gumtree. Absolute gentleman and pleasure to deal with. He told me he had 20 people lined up behind me and even turned down an offer of twice the asking price to keep his promise of "first in with the money gets the pin".
I picked it up first thing this morning for my brother Jason and delivered it to him, removed the head and helped him carry it up 3 flights of stairs.
Game is in pretty good condition conditon considering it has sat in his garage for 12 years with the batteries left in
It has errors, I suspect that some of the wires and plugs need checking. My bro has been looking for a project for sometime and is very thankful this affordable classic came up. I am sure he will have it up and running in no time.
Nice bonus artwork under the head
But each to their own Honest people are great, that's defo how I'd do it - there's no way I'd accept a higher offer from a second bidder, out of general principle. But I try and just set a price and if you don't want it at that price, then what-ever. Don't get me wrong, I will price a machine at present market value if I'm selling, which has led to some wins, but mainly losses. Think you got a bargain there, did he know it was under-priced? Personally I'd slip him a few notes later if you really liked the guy, then sell it on later for a huge profit - keep that honesty going
It is nice to know there are true genuine honest people still on gumtree. Absolute gentleman and pleasure to deal with. He told me he had 20 people lined up behind me and even turned down an offer of twice the asking price to keep his promise of "first in with the money gets the pin".
I picked it up first thing this morning for my brother Jason and delivered it to him, removed the head and helped him carry it up 3 flights of stairs.
Game is in pretty good condition conditon considering it has sat in his garage for 12 years with the batteries left in
It has errors, I suspect that some of the wires and plugs need checking. My bro has been looking for a project for sometime and is very thankful this affordable classic came up. I am sure he will have it up and running in no time.
Nice bonus artwork under the head
He knew he was selling it for under market value, I thought he was a bit mad too, but he was more interested in selling it to the right person who would genuinely appreciate it. I don't think he was short on cash hence accepting the asking price. I couldn't stop thanking him haha.
The forum will be pleased to know my brother won't be flipping this any time soon. I will be getting first dibs on it anyway
Enjoy it 
Keep looking. Ask around. Try over on the Yahoo ukpinball forum as a few folks on there don't use this funky modern site. Bargains do still exist, right place, right time, and all that.
To demonstrate the power of cookies I viewed this FG on eBay and flicked over to Facebook. Look what appeared in the sidebar:
Now ...good luck finding one for sale...let alone a 'cheap' one. Demand is seriously outstripping supply these days. Didnt win.blimey that's shot up to £871 since I saw it firstTo demonstrate the power of cookies I viewed this FG on eBay and flicked over to Facebook. Look what appeared in the sidebar:
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Not sure nearly 8 million people have liked that particular advert though
As @Nedreud says .....timing, location, luck ...a lot of luck.... is needed to snag something like that Whirlwind. Believe me they don't pop up like that very often. You have to face some hard truths - there are a LOT of pinheads who are scouring ebay and Gumtree every single day. All looking for a bargain or even a reasonably priced pin.
Prices of pinballs have also risen dramatically in the last decade .... the days of picking up decent solid states for under 250 and DMD games for under 500 are long gone, you missed the boat by 10 years. Sorry but thats the truth. In 2007 it took me a month to sell a Pinbot for 250
Best bet to score a project or a cheapy really is word of mouth. Let every single person you meet know you are into pinball. Go to shows or meets, make contact with pinheads. Most of my good scores have been this way. Right now I know of a working Sys 11 in an old guys garage, I got chatting to him at the Slam and ended up doing a small repair on it for him. I'm pretty certain if I went round tomorrow and made an offer I could buy it . Just an example.
A budget of 250 *should* with a bit of good fortune get you an EM on ebay these days. This just finished at £255. I had a cheeky bid myself as it was local
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pin-Ball-Machine-Original-Dealers-Choice-/171959870805?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=mkd9FRJHnITyDicUNjQO2xRAEa4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
you *******, you held out on us with that one. is it a RG? how much is it? etc
