Someone got a fantastic deal on EBD

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http://cgi.ebay.com/PINBALL-8-Ball [...] dZViewItem

I guess it pays to search for "8" as well as "eight". My filters sure
didn't pick it up. Sigh.

I know the pics aren't hot, but for that price, it's a steal.

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Because ones like that normally go for twice that price these days.

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Like that? That's the point, all we can tell from the pics of that EBD
is... that it's an EBD.

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it's popular because it has widespread appeal - you don't have to be a
genius to figure out how to play it, everyone knows how to play pool.
One of the first games to use the voice to cue you as to what to do I
think (might even be the first?). Dunno, I always want one, but not at
the prices they're commanding. I had a LE back in 91 or so but traded
it in.... wish I'd kept it instead of, like, Black Knight..... BK seem
to top out around $600-$1100, who'd thought that EBD would be in such
demand??

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There are lots of simple pool based pins... hell, I have a Laser Cue
and a Rack 'Em Up in my basement, neither of those sells for these
prices.

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That's not a steal, that's the high-average price, I think, in the real
world. A steal in my book would be anything less than 500, given the
pics.

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i agree, and would add i'd never buy a sight unseen item for that much
money.

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"frenchy" <mf101723@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Would never be able to call this a steal either just looking at the
> pics, 900 could only be an ok price for what he ended up with, or too
> high. What does 'ready to go' mean? It's right next to a loading
> dock, or it works? Maybe a missing lockdown bar? Can't see the
> cabinet worth doo-doo in the pics. Wear in front of the 4-bank. Could
> be broken plastics, but with that picture I wouldn't bet a nickle one
> way or the other. Don't even know if it has any boards in it, can't
> tell if any damage to backglass ink...Frenchy
>

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Well, when I was looking recently, I could barely find *anything* for
less than 1500 no matter the condition. So that's why I considered
this a good price.

The prices on EBDs do vary widely. I've seen one *sell* for $3000 and
also for $600. Most I found were in the 1900-2200 range. I bought
mine recently for $1200. It's just a really unpredictable title.