1933 Broker Tip Pinball Machine. Ballpark price check. what do i have?

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1933 Broker Tip Pinball Machine. Ballpark price check. what do i have?

In excellent shap and working order. A gem you swear was locked in ice.
I have access to this now and have no idea where to start on a worth.
Anyone know the skinny on these early pins?. What should this be worth low-high?

First With a Mechanical "Tilt"
Brokers Tip /// 1933 /// D. Gottlieb & Co.
http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?gid=383


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The ad states $25...... ;)



Personally, I've seen very few of these. A guess, and only a guess, would be about $700 to the right collector, depending on condition.
 
cool anything helps. I dont want to over pay..
also says only 623 made on a site. makes me wonder how many still exist.. less than half? 50?. amazing.

Gottlieb, D. & Co., the Brokers Tip maker, released 623 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1929.
 
anyone else?.. is this on a price list anywhere is there is such a thing as a pinball price guide.?
 
cool anything helps. I dont want to over pay..
also says only 623 made on a site. makes me wonder how many still exist.. less than half? 50?. amazing.

Gottlieb, D. & Co., the Brokers Tip maker, released 623 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1929.

I'm not sure if that is the production for this game or the total number of different games made by Gottlieb.

In fair condition I see that ERA of machine go for around $100. They are actually quite common because pinball was very popular at the time. They're extremely rare in mint condition, however. I could see someone paying as much as $500 for that era of machine. If you're buying it to resell it, I wouldn't pay more than $300. Likewise, it may be difficult to find a buyer.

The free-standing games (the ones with legs) go for a bit more than the counter top versions, maybe 20% premium.

That particular machine, according to IPDB, is the first game to use the stool pigeon tilt mechanism. That's a noteworthy point and probably adds $100 to its worth.
 
cool thank you very much I apreciate it.. now i have an idea what to work with.. cheers.
 
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