Got my _wifes_ grail yesterday

timiskander

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Gail's Grail :D
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Not that I'm complainin' :D:D
Got it for a reasonable price too... I can't believe how expensive these things normally are!

It will make a cool addition to the Haunted Arcade this Halloween for sure!
cheers
/Tim
 

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It looks to be in pretty good shape too. Congrats. I highly recommend using Taksi-Profi if you ever need to clean the cork carpet.
 
My wife and kid would love that too. I tell them you can't buy 'em since they take up the space of like 4 "real" games. F that!
 
I just picked up a smartball skeeball last week. My wife gave me the what the hell did you just buy look. It took a few days but now she is in love with it (thankfully). While they take up a ton of space they are definitely a fun piece to add to any collection.
 
Mine insisted on getting one as well. I couldn't find a good one so I had to take a moldy one and restore it. I never finished, but it still is one of the most played games in the house.

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Skee Ball is timeless fun, but that sure does look like a real pain in the ass to fit in a house!

Though my eye first gravitated towards the Discs of Tron and Tron uprights...;) Very nice room though!
 
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I saw eBay a couple times for around $700 and as much as $1400 for nice one but I've also seen them on CL or here for $300. You just have to be patient. I got 3 of mine from a skating rink who had them in a moldy storage unit and they were wrecked. I got them for free but put $700 worth of parts in it. Skee Ball is not cheap for their parts....
 
I got both of mine for a total of $150. Both were "not working but complete" got them home and put one together to find out it WAS working, just needed a couple lights and switches. The other needs a full set of switches and new balls. Both required a good cleaning. The kids can't get enough skeeball, they don't even care about the other machines...
 
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So what's the price range for a decent skee-ball machine?

I paid 350 for mine, The ones I've seen before were always around the 1K mark... crazy $$. The deals are out there... like anything else, you need to be in the right place at the right time i guess ;)
 
very cool if you have the room... but its just not fun unless your getting tickets to win something from the prize case.. playing it at home is like having a slot machine.. dont see the point in pay off...but hey to each their own...
 
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