Fair price apollo pinball machine?

[dr galaga]

Quote (Markito @ Sep. 07 2005,1:31)

Check it out here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....7391665

Argh!  They block ebay here at my new job!  Oh my, it contains inappropriate material and my IP address & user name have been logged.  Think I'll click the link a few more times! '>  :'>  

[dr galaga]

Cross Town.  Released September 1966, 2,765 produced and has an average value of $975.  The book also says that this pin is "significantly collectible."

You got my interest, so I had to find a pic.  Here's a pic for everyone (from the Internet Pinball Database http://www.ipdb.org/ ).

Thanks, Doc. I understand the reason it's significantly collectable is that the those dark subway doors on the backglass are animated, they open on the right play. Meh, ok, I paid an significanlty collectable price, but the game was shopped by a pro, is in great shape, and will be delivered 150 miles. It's all good.

[joesquid]

KITO!!!!!  Okay....THAT'S IT!!!  Somehow I'm going to find a way to talk the Navy into creating a Great Lakes fleet (in case we're invaded by Canada '>  ) then I'm going to get transferred to this fleet solely to be able to come play with all your neet stuff!!!!! '>  '>

[davethebirdman]

Eric

I watched a history programme not that long ago about a plan the US had in the 1950's for just that eventuality. Then even had a contingency plan for Invading Canada. Apparently caused all osrts of problems when the Canadians found out.

Dave.

[dr galaga]

Quote (joesquid @ Sep. 11 2005,6:32)

KITO!!!!!  Okay....THAT'S IT!!!  Somehow I'm going to find a way to talk the Navy into creating a Great Lakes fleet (in case we're invaded by Canada '>  ) then I'm going to get transferred to this fleet solely to be able to come play with all your neet stuff!!!!! '>  '>

'Kito must be getting a new army of games or something.  It seems like he has been getting rid of most of his games '> .

Quote (dr galaga @ Sep. 11 2005,11:40)

Quote (joesquid @ Sep. 11 2005,6:32) KITO!!!!!  Okay....THAT'S IT!!!  Somehow I'm going to find a way to talk the Navy into creating a Great Lakes fleet (in case we're invaded by Canada '>  ) then I'm going to get transferred to this fleet solely to be able to come play with all your neet stuff!!!!! '>  '> 'Kito must be getting a new army of games or something.  It seems like he has been getting rid of most of his games '> .

Yep, just got this and set it up yesterday. I LOVE it! And finally one that my wife likes too!

I even bought 5,000 SkeeBall tickets (on eBay for just a few bucks), so my new game even doles out the strips of tickets for people when they score well!

[dr galaga]

Cool!  I sure hope that thing broke down in to smaller pieces for the trip downstairs.

[halehouse]

Where did you get the skeeball?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....IT&rd=1

It was agood deal, all others I have found in my area have been over $1,000.
It did break down into smaller pieces, but they still barely fit down to my basement.
So I am selling the pinball machine to recoup the cost.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....IT&rd=1

I hate to sell a neat old pinball machine, but in addition to needing the money, I had to sell it to clear enough space for the SkeeBall machine in the gameroom. So far with a few days left, my pinball machine has gone up to $510. I'm pleased.