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Sold Fully shopped and re-decalled Fishtales

GrizZ said:
Well I suppose in an ideal world it would have been posted in the 'Whats it worth' thread, and then in the 'For Sale' section. I did think this when first posted, thought about moving it, didnt :rolleyes:
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Yes but now Dave has edited his post which means my post no longer makes any sense!! Where will it end??! It's chaos. Chaos I tell thee. Nothing makes sense anymore.
 
GrizZ said:
Well I suppose in an ideal world it would have been posted in the 'Whats it worth' thread, and then in the 'For Sale' section. I did think this when first posted, thought about moving it, didnt :rolleyes:
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So its all your fault.
 
GrizZ said:
Well I suppose in an ideal world it would have been posted in the 'Whats it worth' thread, and then in the 'For Sale' section. I did think this when first posted, thought about moving it, didnt :rolleyes:
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yeah guess it my fault boys for just editing the post but at least its stirred some interest!!!! Method in my madness!!

Cheers Kev
Pudsey pinball said:
I too have seen and played kevs fish tales ,a lot of work has gone in to it and plays like a dream.
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Cheers Pudsey you a gent :-)
 
When something sells that quick, there's proof the price was too low. :p

But as long as you're both happy then who cares. Congrats!
 
PeteB said:
When something sells that quick, there's proof the price was too low. :p

But as long as you're both happy then who cares. Congrats!
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Woah there horsey. I wouldn't go that far. £1750 is strong money for a FT. Like I say, if you want a minty one for your collection, you'll pay a premium. FT is a £1k game otherwise. You'll never recoup your labour costs. I've got about £3k into a sodding Taxi!!! Is it worth it?? Hell no, £1500 tops I reckon.
Not jumping on this thread or you mate, just don't like talking up prices. Let's keep the hobby affordable. :thumbs:
 
Agree that FT is normally around about a 1k game, but wouldn't expect conditon to be that great for that.

You have to weigh up how much it would cost to get someone else to do the work for you doing it up, you'd be looking at £460+ just to get the decals done (what I was quoted for fitting including the decals).

Some people don't have the time or skills to do the work themselves, so buying one with the work already done is worth paying for.
 
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Back in 2007 I bought a very nice Fish Tales with zero wear on the playfield, the only downside was a faded cab. Paid £300 ish which was a a fair price for a average Fish Tales as there were plenty around and ranged from £400 to £500. So I thought I would make it a nice one all round by 're decaling it and having a peachy fresh good as new Fish Tales. At the time Fish Tales was not one of the desired titles thus it was cheap and unloved by some, not all but people wanted the better titles that were out there. Anyway cut a long story short, after spending time striping it down and cleaning everything, replacing all broken plastics and redecaling it, it looked a thing of beauty. Then came the time to sell it, in 2008 it sold for £650, because that is what Fish Tales were worth, even peachy fresh and with new decals.
Yes times have changed but a machine will only sell for what someone is prepared to pay. Yes it was a bargin or was it ? In 2008 it was about right.
 
Gaz Shiells said:
I've got about £3k into a sodding Taxi!!! Is it worth it?? Hell no, £1500 tops I reckon.
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Bloody hell! If I'd spent £3k on a Taxi you'd have to pry it from my cold dead hands!

That's one pin which is really undervalued, a great shame when there's crappy pins out there going for silly money (like Addams Family). However, if I saw an absolutely stunning Taxi going for £3k I wouldn't take a bitch fit over it. All comes down to how much you value the work other people have done. I loves me a nice beat up £500 game now and then, but I can also look at a high end restore and say "yeah, that's definitely worth a few grand".

As for affordability, well, what I love about this hobby is the diversity of games and prices. If you want a Fish Tales for sub £1k you can get one, or if you want a museum piece for a few grand more you can get that too. :thumbs:
 
replicas said:
Back in 2007 I bought a very nice Fish Tales with zero wear on the playfield, the only downside was a faded cab. Paid £300 ish which was a a fair price for a average Fish Tales as there were plenty around and ranged from £400 to £500. So I thought I would make it a nice one all round by 're decaling it and having a peachy fresh good as new Fish Tales. At the time Fish Tales was not one of the desired titles thus it was cheap and unloved by some, not all but people wanted the better titles that were out there. Anyway cut a long story short, after spending time striping it down and cleaning everything, replacing all broken plastics and redecaling it, it looked a thing of beauty. Then came the time to sell it, in 2008 it sold for £650, because that is what Fish Tales were worth, even peachy fresh and with new decals.
Yes times have changed but a machine will only sell for what someone is prepared to pay. Yes it was a bargin or was it ? In 2008 it was about right.
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Nice one Daz at least you doubled your money in 12 months!!!!

Cheers Kev
 
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