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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Strong" data-source="post: 4412" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>The good news for you RB is that you like older machines, which are much cheaper than the DMD machines. Some of the newer tables can set you back a grand or two or more, but check Craigslist and you should be able to find some older tables at more affordable rates. I was so close to buying Space Shuttle on Craigslist for $650 (I talked the guy down from $750), but of course my wife talked me out of it, lol. If you go even older, I've seen fully working 60's-70's EM's go for next to nothing. You just have to be willing to be a deal hunter.</p><p></p><p>I'm with you though: one of the things that keeps me from buying pinball machines again is the maintenance. I suck with tools and I don't have enough extra money to be paying someone else to maintain them for me on a regular basis! Plus I live in a rural area, so I'd have to transport them quite a distance to have them serviced......but if you're willing to learn, there's a lot of good and free info out there in regards to maintaining them yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Strong, post: 4412, member: 3"] The good news for you RB is that you like older machines, which are much cheaper than the DMD machines. Some of the newer tables can set you back a grand or two or more, but check Craigslist and you should be able to find some older tables at more affordable rates. I was so close to buying Space Shuttle on Craigslist for $650 (I talked the guy down from $750), but of course my wife talked me out of it, lol. If you go even older, I've seen fully working 60's-70's EM's go for next to nothing. You just have to be willing to be a deal hunter. I'm with you though: one of the things that keeps me from buying pinball machines again is the maintenance. I suck with tools and I don't have enough extra money to be paying someone else to maintain them for me on a regular basis! Plus I live in a rural area, so I'd have to transport them quite a distance to have them serviced......but if you're willing to learn, there's a lot of good and free info out there in regards to maintaining them yourself. [/QUOTE]
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