So once upon a time I was a collector of Pinball machines with a pension for grabbing up solid state Bally and Williams pins. I sold off a lot of them to help pay for college but decided that there were two I wouldn't part with: my 1979 Bally Paragon (one of the few games I rolled over--in the presence of Rick Stetta if that's a name people still know) and a SUPER RARE 1985 Bally BMX. Finishing undergrad, I moved to Upstate NY for grad school where I immediately had my machines stolen out of a storage unit I rented for a month. At the time I was just about to clear coat the my Paragon playfield so I removed all the plastics, bumpers, etc. and kept them in bags which I still have. I also still have the backglasses (and a backglass for a Bally Mata Hari). I've been lugging the remnants of my collection around for a couple of years now and I think it's time to let them go to others who might need them to finish their own projects and that maybe another pin might be restored with original parts. It's been a while since I've been in the pinball buying and trading game and was wondering what sort of prices SS Bally backglasses and plastic sets are going for these days? I would post in the Buy/Sell forum but I'm really looking to test the waters and, to be honest, I have a lot of sentimental value associated with the few pieces I have left. I would appreciate any feedback or advice anyone has to offer.
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Parting with Remnants of Collection and Looking for Advice
- Thread starter ignis-fatuus
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If you live in America, I would ask on an American site (or Facebook trading page)
There will be a difference in value between America and the UK
i would suggest https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/list
There will be a difference in value between America and the UK
i would suggest https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/list
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@Matt Vince might be interested in the paragon bits.
I definitely am if they are in the UK?
Yeah, I was going to try to post on Pinside but I guess you need someone to vouch in order to gain access to in certain parts of the forum--that or pay for verification, which I'm really not interested in doing. I figured, with our ever-increasing global economy, it wouldn't hurt to ask around. That and I get over to the UK from time-to-time as my spouse is from Northern Ireland, so who knows.
