If you had $10,000 to spend on pinball?

[Kolchak357]

I'm home from work today having a new heat pump/central air unit installed in my house. It's costing me around 10K. Yes, ouch! Got to thinking about what pins I would buy if I had spent the money on a machine(s). I think I would go with Addams Family and Haunted House. What would buy?

 

[Gail R Schwartz]

Hi k. Omg . Guess I am glad a.c. Included in condo. Ur not far from me . In Atlantic city new jersey now. Was born in philly. If you have room some money . U can pin 4 real . TNT amusements . Southhampton pa. Has lots of pins. From $1500.00 to $ 2.600. They will loan u money if u qualify. Check it out. I would if I had lots of room. I could get 6 or 7 or more. Check out their website. Go for it.

 

[Brandon Debes]

That is barely recognizable as English.

For me the issue isn't one of money but of space and of finding a well-conditioned machine or someone who could regularly maintain it for hire. But putting those issues magically aside, I would love to own a BlackKnight 2000. That's one pin that I can play over and over and not get tired of. Incidentally I really hope that comes to TPA so I don't have to buy one. But either way that would be a lot more fun than a new HVAC system. Good luck with the house though, dude!

 

[Richard B]

You can get 4-6 top 21-50 tables for about that, or one MM. I'd go for the former.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Yeah, I'd definitely go for quantity. I'd get too bored with only 1 or 2 machines.....I'd get a couple DMDs and then a bunch of cheaper oldies.

 

[Tabe]

$10k? If I had to buy a real machine, it would be a Funhouse. If I'm allowed a Hyperpin/VP cabinet, I'd buy a pre-made one and a 4-player MAME cabinet.

Tabe

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

I'm probably over $10K with this set, but Twilight Zone, Scared Stiff, Cirqus Voltaire and Whirlwind. Theatre of Magic and High Speed II get honorable mentions.

 

[Squid]

I used to have MM, Taxi and Johnny Mneumonic. I do miss 'em but, I couldn't justify that kind of expense nowadays.

I do get to see my old MM on occasion. The left troll (I call him Rupert) is still broken.

 

[Dutch Pinball ball]

JJP #2 or AC/DC LE

 

[Mk pinball fan]

Monster Bash and AC/DC for me,

 

[Chris Dunman]

I'd have a look at maybe 3 or 4 top 20 machines in reasonable working order. Luckily a company 10 miles from me could refurb them for me. Given £10k (I'm being greedy here not USD) the machines could cost around £6000 or less. Refurb and modding costs, hopefully less than £4k.

Can I have £100k instead Kolchak? Choices are so much easier then....

 

[Fuseball]

Unless you're replacing whole playfields or trashed ramps, refurbing a pinball shouldn't cost much at all. More like £100 per machine at the most.

Only DMD I would have to get for my 10k would be Attack From Mars. Whatever's left towards F14 Tomcat, Fathom and Grand Lizard.

 

[bavelb]

Id get a Taxi, Totan, White Water, Red and Ted ..that should leave money for transport