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I went for a 2 hour and 30 minute drive today to look at a pinball
machine that was posted here on rgp, the person told me that the
playfield had no wear, the plastics were all good and the cabinet was
great, additionally he told me that the game was shopped. I got there
and found some wear to the wood, some hair line cracks in the playfied,
broken slingshot plastics, majority of inserts worn and some chunks
missing from the cabinet and it looked like it was shopped a year or so
ago (we all have our definition of shopped) The price was attractive
that is what made me go look at it, along with the description of the
game...ie No playfield wear. If i would have known the true
description, i would have never went. I just wish people would be
honest with their descriptions. Pictures show alot, but depending on
the angle, lighting and what part of the game the pictures are taken,
pictures can be very deceiving. I have sold some pinballs, not alot,
but the pinballs that I have sold were as I described, i mean when
people came to my house they were like, it is just as you described.
The good thing about this trip today is that i can go to sleep knowing
that i didnt miss out on a deal. Because of the gas prices, what i
need to start doing is have the person selling me the pin, paypal me
100 dollars and then if the pin is as described, i will refund them
their money however if it isnt, i keep the 100 dollars for my
inconvience...that sounds like a good plan.
brivy
I went for a 2 hour and 30 minute drive today to look at a pinball
machine that was posted here on rgp, the person told me that the
playfield had no wear, the plastics were all good and the cabinet was
great, additionally he told me that the game was shopped. I got there
and found some wear to the wood, some hair line cracks in the playfied,
broken slingshot plastics, majority of inserts worn and some chunks
missing from the cabinet and it looked like it was shopped a year or so
ago (we all have our definition of shopped) The price was attractive
that is what made me go look at it, along with the description of the
game...ie No playfield wear. If i would have known the true
description, i would have never went. I just wish people would be
honest with their descriptions. Pictures show alot, but depending on
the angle, lighting and what part of the game the pictures are taken,
pictures can be very deceiving. I have sold some pinballs, not alot,
but the pinballs that I have sold were as I described, i mean when
people came to my house they were like, it is just as you described.
The good thing about this trip today is that i can go to sleep knowing
that i didnt miss out on a deal. Because of the gas prices, what i
need to start doing is have the person selling me the pin, paypal me
100 dollars and then if the pin is as described, i will refund them
their money however if it isnt, i keep the 100 dollars for my
inconvience...that sounds like a good plan.
brivy