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White Rose Gameroom Show, York PA, Oct 9-10
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<blockquote data-quote="dtown8532" data-source="post: 263367" data-attributes="member: 320"><p>I’m no expert in pin repair but I’ve done work across a variety of types. All in all I’ve found the “easiest” machines to work on are the 70’s single player Gottlieb EM’s. I had always been afraid of EM’s but once you understand them, they’re pretty easy to restore. I did do one 4 player Gottlieb and I’ll never do one again. It wasn’t hard to repair. It’s just so time consuming with all the score reels and the player stepper. Not to mention a multiplayer EM is going to have less features than a single player. Also, the back box weighs a ton with all the metal in it. </p><p></p><p>It really seems that the “bargains” are pretty much just the poopy EMs anymore. That’s always been the case but there used to be some solid states in there too. Seems like anything with circuit boards in it is going up in price. Even though I’ve taken a break from this hobby, I looked long and hard at the flea market $600.00 Stern Galaxy at Allentown earlier this year. It was missing some posts (who cares!) but had a nice playfield , back glass and cabinet. Galaxy is a good game and would have been cool to play around with the lighting but, I’m rambling now. Pinball prices are going nowhere but up it seems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtown8532, post: 263367, member: 320"] I’m no expert in pin repair but I’ve done work across a variety of types. All in all I’ve found the “easiest” machines to work on are the 70’s single player Gottlieb EM’s. I had always been afraid of EM’s but once you understand them, they’re pretty easy to restore. I did do one 4 player Gottlieb and I’ll never do one again. It wasn’t hard to repair. It’s just so time consuming with all the score reels and the player stepper. Not to mention a multiplayer EM is going to have less features than a single player. Also, the back box weighs a ton with all the metal in it. It really seems that the “bargains” are pretty much just the poopy EMs anymore. That’s always been the case but there used to be some solid states in there too. Seems like anything with circuit boards in it is going up in price. Even though I’ve taken a break from this hobby, I looked long and hard at the flea market $600.00 Stern Galaxy at Allentown earlier this year. It was missing some posts (who cares!) but had a nice playfield , back glass and cabinet. Galaxy is a good game and would have been cool to play around with the lighting but, I’m rambling now. Pinball prices are going nowhere but up it seems. [/QUOTE]
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