big guns pinball to buy or not to buy that is the question.

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big guns pinball to buy or not to buy that is the question.

Well I have a chance to pickup a big guns pinball that is supposed to be in mint condition. The guys asking 850 for it. is this a good deal or should I pass? And how fun is this pin a seen a few vids of it and it looks pretty cool. Thanks for the help!
 
850 was book value last year (I don't have the 2011 PG). If its in mint condition and you like it then go ahead. Its not a steal by any means.
I've played Big Guns a couple of times and liked it, but everyone has their own ideas!

cheers
/Tim
 
Yeah; that's probably full market price for one, even mint. I sold one a few years ago that was fully shopped, and about a 9 overall, and was only able to get $650 for it after having it up for sale several weeks...

Decent sound for the era, good artwork overall - bagatelle in the head is a nice feature. Multiball is fast and fun.

Most common complaint is about the lack of pop bumpers.

I kept it for probably 6 months, and didn't miss it when it was gone - definitely put a few games on it first to make sure you'll enjoy it.
 
I think this game is way under-rated! Very fast and fun.
 
850 was book value last year (I don't have the 2011 PG). If its in mint condition and you like it then go ahead. Its not a steal by any means.
I've played Big Guns a couple of times and liked it, but everyone has their own ideas!

cheers
/Tim

Man I need to live in another area. All pins are super expensive in NY/NJ area. I either come accross old EM's for like 4-600. Not much ever in the 600-850 range. Best I ever saw in this area was a Fire! for like 900 and Im not a big fan of that game. So IMHO good deal I guess it depends on your area.

Vids are priced ok in my area not pins.
 
Ah, Big Guns...what a cool theme, space medieval, I love it!! This one usually gets knocked because of the enormous back box. Seriously, it will not look good next to ANYTHING, it just stands out due to the height. If the look is a big deal for you, it is best to somehow have this one off to the side by itself if applicable. If it is all about gameplay Big Guns delivers a nice, fast game. Great voice, great shots and definetily brings that "one more game" feeling. You get a lot of bang for the buck on this one. $850 is definetily high, a few sold here in MN around the $500-$600 range last summer and they were available for a while. I passed on a mint one for $550 just because I didn't have the space. For some reason this game always seems to be in pretty good condition, come to think of it I've never seen a beat up one. If you could get it for $700 or less I would say it is a decent buy, anything over that and you will probably have a little trouble getting your money back when it comes time to sell :)
 
In the upper midwest, $850 would be top dollar. I'd expect it to be clean, re-rubbered and 100% functional at that price. Even then, it wouldn't sell very fast - if at all- at that asking price.

I don't like the head. I'm w/ CrazyC - if I was offered a real nice one sub $700, I'd probably make the effort to drag it home. Otherwise, at $850 - I'd save a couple hundred more and review the additional options available to me.

(which, btw, is kind of why Big Guns is a tough sell at that price. There's lots of "better" machines out there for only slightly more $ than the asking price here)
 
Agree with those that say that BG has a tremendous bang for the buck. It's a fun game. Not the most stylish, however. The oversized backbox and overused brick theme make it look very 80's (fittingly so). However, the art on the playfield and backbox is interesting.

The gameplay is the strength here. It's a fun 10-15 minute a game pin with very simple game rules that lets you concentrate just on shot making. And it pays off fast. Multiball is king and easy to get, but Queen's Rescue is hard to complete on default settings. Speed is BG's main weapon. The balls fly out of the cannons if setup properly and hammer into the flippers. Combined with the slings and outlanes that makes for some crazy action. Upper playfield is fun to work on and the targets on the lower half are dangerous. I like that BG's gives you a save on each outlane at the beginning because mine drains like crazy on the gate side. In fact, part of my game strategy is working on the top trolls to restore a gate when it closes.

The weakness with BG is the depth -- or lack of. It is a game you'll most likely tire of within a few months unless you're saturated with other titles. But, that means it's an excellent title for introducing new pinball people to the game. They can make the shots, feel the reward and are guaranteed to jump every time those pins fly from the cannons.
 
I don't really know the values but I figured $850 for a mint one was very fair based on similar games from the era. From the talk here it sounds like this game is pretty low priced. If that's truly the case, I might have to buy one!! I enjoy this game. Yes the head is tall so it would probably look best by itself somewhere, not in a row, if you ever care about that sort of thing. I played it a bit at Allentown this year and really enjoyed it. Only had played it a few times before several years ago, not enough really to form an impression.

If nice ones are $500-800 I think I better add this to my list.

Wade
 
What diferent prices of pinballs machines in US/Cabada and my country:).Here,these pinballs(I mean the era) are about 200$ max.But from other side are the parts.Almost nothing cannot be found here,only some standart like coils,and flippers,nothing more.So it needs to buy form online shops,and the delivery is sometimes too expensive
 
Yeah that one is $650 but it's in Massachusetts. I meant if there was one here locally in Nebraska for that price I would jump on it. $650 then add on another $300 - $400 for shipping would make it not that great of a deal :p
 
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