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Ebay Auctions 2018

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stumblor said:
Will be interesting to see what the Auction one does
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There's a couple on there:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Origional-Adams-Family-Pinball-Machine-Fully-Working/323538225008
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-Original-Addams-Family-Pinball-Machine-working/173635570887

Both have the obligatory credit dot, and the first one the guy decided he only needed to take two crappy photos to sell it (he's probably right). The first one looks in relatively worse condition with the left G.I string out.
 
One of the TAF is apparently rare. Also says doesnt come with a topper.. Maybe thats why its rare ?

Im sure the second one (currently the more expensive of the 2) has been on there before not so long back.
 
Yeah I've seen the second one in that setting before. My memory might be fading but I thought it had a ColorDMD in then too.

First one - "excellent condition and full working order", "All lamps are working fine"... it looks as if only the right GI below the slingshot actually works. Top condition then. In fact, it looks like the lights are really messed up because the lit inserts are pretty much the same in both photos.

"Limited Edition" description is because the guy just lifted it from the now-sub £12k TAFG elsewhere on eBay.

The owner of the first one does not know or care about the pin, that much is obvious.
 
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The seeker said:
Search arcade machines on eBay and see what u find
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I keep thinking of buying one of those multi-game arcade machines, they seem quite cheap.....I know most are MAME based, but would like a "real" one if possible. Anyone on this forum sells that sort of thing?
 
draeburn said:
I keep thinking of buying one of those multi-game arcade machines, they seem quite cheap.....I know most are MAME based, but would like a "real" one if possible. Anyone on this forum sells that sort of thing?
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You could buy a cabinet and make one. Its pretty straight forward to setup mame :)
Depending of course on what games you want you dont need a high end PC.
 
draeburn said:
I keep thinking of buying one of those multi-game arcade machines, they seem quite cheap.....I know most are MAME based, but would like a "real" one if possible. Anyone on this forum sells that sort of thing?
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Get on ukvac website. I've got a couple from there, some great people who know what there doing (like people on here). Just get a jamma cabinet and put a pandoras box in it.
 
The best thing you can get is a good groovymame setup in a jamma arcade cabinet with 15khz CRT monitor.

I have groovymame setup in a couple of my cabs. You get the correct resolution and refresh rate, so it looks and plays just like the original arcade boards.

This is my set up
 
 
stumblor said:
FT "Prototype"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Pro...=item4d81245cb8:g:cG8AAOSwnfRb6WQu:rk:21:pf:0
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Sorry to burst that seller's bubble but that is NOT a prototype/sample Fish Tales shooter rod. Someone has simply added on a Stern Tournament button.

This is the Proto style button...as seen in the Williams Promo video

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And the Ebay one.....

EDIT - Now confirmed by seller that the button isn't original but the machine is a prototype.

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Whymie said:
Get on ukvac website. I've got a couple from there, some great people who know what there doing (like people on here). Just get a jamma cabinet and put a pandoras box in it.
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Ok, will check it out....thanks! My issue is a) time b) effort c) skill!!
 
Sgt GrizZ said:
Sorry to burst that seller's bubble but that is NOT a prototype/sample Fish Tales shooter rod. Someone has simply added on a Stern Tournament button.

This is the Proto style button...as seen in the Williams Promo video

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And our Ebay chancer ..... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Thanks Grizz for calling me a chancer :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

The game was built Aug 1992, way before production time of Oct 1992.

It has the red insert that prototypes/samples had ( auto -cast).

https://www.aussiearcade.com/archive/index.php/t-86313.html

Tried to find another pic of the button but can't yet find.

You may be right that the original button has been lost and this is a replacement - I wasn't aware of that.

Edit. Button not original which is fine, as genuine mistake. Will update listing.

This is the FT that Chris B said was HUO only but haven't said this as no proof btw.

Anyway it is a prototype.

Care to explain why I am an ebay chancer though?????????? Don't appreciate the terminology at all.
 
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Replay said:
Thanks Grizz for calling me a chancer :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

The game was built Aug 1992, way before production time of Oct 1992.

It has the red insert that prototypes/samples had ( auto -cast).

https://www.aussiearcade.com/archive/index.php/t-86313.html

Tried to find another pic of the button but can't yet find.

You may be right that the original button has been lost and this is a replacement - I wasn't aware of that.

Edit. Button not original which is fine, as genuine mistake. Will update listing.

This is the FT that Chris B said was HUO only but haven't said this as no proof btw.

Anyway it is a prototype.

Care to explain why I am an ebay chancer though?????????? Don't appreciate the terminology at all.
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:popcorn:
 
Replay said:
Thanks Grizz for calling me a chancer :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

The game was built Aug 1992, way before production time of Oct 1992.

It has the red insert that prototypes/samples had ( auto -cast).

https://www.aussiearcade.com/archive/index.php/t-86313.html

Tried to find another pic of the button but can't yet find.

You may be right that the original button has been lost and this is a replacement - I wasn't aware of that.

Edit. Button not original which is fine, as genuine mistake. Will update listing.

This is the FT that Chris B said was HUO only but haven't said this as no proof btw.

Anyway it is a prototype.

Care to explain why I am an ebay chancer though?????????? Don't appreciate the terminology at all.
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:) I did wonder if it was someone on here.

No offense meant - I just see so many dubious claims on Ebay I just threw in the word 'chancer' . I will edit my post shortly. :thumbs:

Ok - well with the other info that is interesting if it is a proto. Good luck with sale.
 
Sgt GrizZ said:
:) I did wonder if it was someone on here.

No offense meant - I just see so many dubious claims on Ebay I just threw in the word 'chancer' . I will edit my post shortly. :thumbs:

Ok - well with the other info that is interesting if it is a proto. Good luck with sale.
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It was a genuine mistake - I now know what it should look like and will try and find a lighted button!
Truth is I never really wanted to sell it anyway but was trying to get space.
I know I will miss it so will probably end listing later anyway.
Thanks for the retraction as I ain't no chancer;)
 
Found this post from 2007.

So, where do I get a lighted button???!!!


After acquiring my Fish Tales at PATZ this year, I wanted to restore
my game to include the original illuminated button found on some
prototype and sample games. I did a search on rgp and there didn't
seem to be much information on the topic.
Over the past few days, I managed to talk or hear from several people
about their accounts and recollections on how the original pushbutton
looked, how it was oriented, and what size and color it was. I got
varying responses:
Tony Dziedzic: Based upon other accounts, button mounted rotated 45
degrees, illuminated red in color. He has on his website a detailed
procedure on how to retrofit a pushbutton for this configuration.
Mark Penacho: Button was square, not rotated 45 degrees, probably
whitish/yellowish in color. He stated that there were many different
configurations and button styles that went out on test. He hadn't
seen any that looked like diamonds, but it could have been possible.
He was also unsure as to why it got changed, and guessed that it could
have been due to reliability issues.
Mark Ritchie: He was hazy on the details, other than the fact that the
illuminated button was cut purely for cost, rather than reliability.
Cameron Silver: Recalls seeing it in Australia, rotated 45 degrees,
but yellow in color
Jason Werdrick: Recalls seeing several early sample machines around
Chicago. All of them were square and not rotated 45 degrees. He is
not sure about the color, but recalls that they were either white to
yellowish of the ones he's seen, and maybe even red.
So from what I can conclude, there were many different style buttons,
colors, and configurations, probably to test and see which worked well
or how well they held up.
I was able to acquire the original style handle from a sample game,
which had circular holes instead of square for the handle. The
original switch was long gone, but the metal plate that held the
switch was still there. Upon measuring this square cutout, it is
exactly 0.875 inches on each side. This is the exact hole size for a
HAPP Poker / VLT white pushbutton #57-2000-41. This a regularly
stocked item at HAPP. The plastic bezel for this pushbutton is also
the same size as the handle square cutout of where the switch goes.
This pushbutton has a microswitch that is the same that is on the
current Fish Tales production handle. It is also powered by a 6.8v
lamp. I added two molex pins in the existing harness and wired the
lamp with a diode. I also wired the switch the same way the existing
switch was wired. The molex female receptacle has 4 wires hooked up
but only two are used for production. Every production Fish Tales
seems to have the 4 wires in the plug, so all that needs to be done is
to add 2 pins to the existing caster harness to connect the other two
wires for the lamp.
It is important to note that this switch can be installed in any
production style handle with the square holes, as long as there is a
correct metal plate (01-10508, according to the manual, unless this
part was revised to accomodate the newer smaller style switch) to hold
it in place. The only difference in the handle itself between
original handles and production handles are the shape of the holes
that attach the handle to the cabinet. This metal plate was on some
prototype and sample games and is not on later games. Production
games have a large "washer" with a small hole in the center that is
the same size as the current production switch.
Below are links to pictures and a movie which show the results. I
think it's better than the production switch, and the illumination is
still supported by the software, as lamp 87 "NOT USED". The way I put
together my mod is how it is pictured in the manual. LED bulbs were
also available from HAPP as an option for the switch, but I chose to
stay with standard bulbs to keep the look the same as to how it
originally looked when it first came out. The button only seems to
flash when a ball is in the shooter lane ready to be launched, and
only for a few seconds before and after Video Mode (but not during).
This mod may or may not be "correct", as there seemed to be many
different configurations, but I like this result.
 
Update.

The Fish lives on:D
I was playing it and it reminded me that there is no other game like FT on planet earth:clap:

Fishy maybe happy but wife certainly won't be as it's going in the lounge........

I think the topper is going to drive her even more mad than the rest of my games do:p;)
 
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