Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (
More info?)
I was very happy to get the Swords of Fury. I had been looking for one
for 5 years or more, and could not believe it was there. Out of all
the games there (including TAF and TZ) it was the one that I wanted
most regardless of cost. Cosmetic condition and function are good, but
the displays do not work. From the look of it, they can be repaired.
IF not, PINLED here I come. Also, the clip to lock the cabinet head up
was missing and it had different length Gottlieb lags ? on front and
back. So, with the head down, I think a lot of potential bidders
thought it was DOA. I am glad that the other guy bidding (I suspect it
was the owner) stopped, because I would have kept going for a long
time. It was nice to see the 80's games there. There were several
80's collectors there, but most stayed out of each other's way and kept
prices down.
My buddy got the Grand Lizard, which was as clean as I have ever seen
for a GL. If he was not bidding on it, it would have been mine, but I
have no intention of bidding against a friend. He returned the
courtesy on the Swords, which he would liked to have owned. He opened
it up, redid a few connections and reseated a few chips and bingo,
working 100%. He is an operator, and he was amazed, because he says
the breaks never go his way.
A good day for fans of the 80's. Two pretty clean EMs, including the
Jet Spin, which was in exceptional cosmetic shape. The 90's gams were
a little thin compared to the normal count, and they were not in the
greatest shape. The bright spot of the day was the there were about
1/2 to 1/3 of the usual number of videos, so the auction went quickly.
IT was real nice to talk to Spencer and see the other guys. The less
crowded auction floor was very much to my taste, but probably not what
the auctioneer wanted.
Ron
miracleman wrote:
> Very low number of vids, less than normal of pins. They moved up these
> two auctions a month (next oct 1st), and are doing their xmas time
> auction in Atlanta instead of Orlando. Mention was also made of the
> passing of Rob's wifes' mother, and a card was there to sign, which
> many did.
>
> The pins were finished by 2pm.
>
> The egg sandwich was good.
>
> my opinions on the conditions...
>
> Williams - No Good Gofers - $1400 beat, l flipper dead, but booted and
> played
> Bally - The Addams Family - 1775 worked, magnet wear
> Stern - Monopoly - 2000 worked, good buy if you like the game
> Bally - The Twilight Zone - 1750 worked almost all the way
> Zaccaria - Devil Rider (with xtra parts)- 300 decent shape, worked, but
> upper pf flippers dead
> Bally - The Addams Family - 2000 worked, magnet wear
> Gottlieb - Stargate - 450 DOA, dirty, but boards all there
> Williams - Rollergames - 600 dirty but worked, possible display prob
> Chicago Gaming - Vacation America(sign on mach. Said "new") -
> 1150 game worked fine, but lack of a dmd kills this game
> Gottlieb - Freddy Nightmare on Elm Street - 475 DOA, dirty
> Williams - Swords of Fury - 450 Great shape, buy of the day, congrats
> Ron Donahue!
> Sega - Appolo 13 - 1000 worked fine, father bought for young kid
> (future rgp member?)
> Bally - Evel Knevel - 400 worn, played ok, had ONE display replaced
> with a PINLED
> Bally - Judge Dredd - 700 display garbled, trough prob, kept ejecting
> balls
> Gottlieb - Freddy Nightmare on Elm Street - 950 worked all the way,
> good shape
> Gottlieb - Waterworld - 975 worked fine as far as I could tell, looked
> decent
> Bally - Rapid Fire - 225 worked at 8am, booted but would not fire balls
> later
> Bally - Lost World - 250 I think game came up but pf was not working
> Gottlieb -Cue Ball Wizard - 500 missing rear legs and balls (perched on
> trash can!), dirty, booted up fine
> Chicago Coin - Hollywood - 400 nice shape, had reset prob
> Gottlieb - Super Mario - 350 played ok early in day
> Williams - Flash - 650 nice shape, played fine
> Stern - Hot Hand - 165 DOA, dirty, I think some poker fans bought it
> (good luck!)
> Williams - Jokerez - 650 nice shape, booted and played
> Williams - Grand Lizard - 375 looked good, 'adjust failure' on display,
> never fully booted
> Sega - Golden Eye 007 - 1225 bent gun handle, nice shape otherwise
> Williams - Firepower - 150 DOA, missing pf glass
> Gottlieb- Jet Spin - 500 nice shape, played good but kept playing ball
> 1 over and over
> Williams - Black Knight - 400 DOA, someone said this same game sold for
> $70 at last auction, so go figure
> Williams - No Good Gofers - $1400
> Bally - The Addams Family - 1775
> Stern - Monopoly - 2000
> Bally - The Twilight Zone - 1750
> Zaccaria - Devil Rider (with xtra parts)- 300
> Bally - The Addams Family - 2000
> Gottlieb - Stargate - 450
> Williams - Rollergames - 600
> Chicago Gaming - Vacation America(sign on mach. Said "new") -
> 1150
> Gottlieb - Freddy Nightmare on Elm Street - 475
> Williams - Swords of Fury - 450
> Sega - Appolo 13 - 1000
> Bally - Evel Knevel - 400
> Bally - Judge Dredd - 700
> Gottlieb - Freddy Nightmare on Elm Street - 950
> Gottlieb - Waterworld - 975
> Bally - Rapid Fire - 225
> Bally - Lost World - 250
> Gottlieb -Cue Ball Wizard - 500
> Chicago Coin - Hollywood - 400
> Gottlieb - Super Mario - 350
> Williams - Flash - 650
> Stern - Hot Hand - 165
> Williams - Jokerez - 650
> Williams - Grand Lizard - 375
> Sega - Golden Eye 007 - 1225
> Williams - Firepower - 150
> Gottlieb- Jet Spin - 500
> Williams - Black Knight - 400
>
> Didn't really plan on staying the day, but yakking with Ron D and the
> guys helped pass the time.
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram