Pleiades10
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I liked Night Moves, which was released in 1989, during a failed attempted to bring back the cocktail pin.
Kyle
Kyle
How common are cocktail pinball games?
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I have a roy clark cocktail pin, when I got it lots of people said I overpaid and good luck keeping it working, 2 years later it's still at 100% and hasn't required any work in a long time. It's in almost perfect condition, there was an electrical short I had to repair and I replaced all the rubbers last winter, replaced some burnt out bulbs, lowered the front feet as much as possible and raised the back ones likewise. The action is decent and the em sounds are cool, I like it.
if it works, you could afford it, and you enjoy it, those are the important things. Value only matters for resale. I paid too much for mine but I never regret buying it.
if it works, you could afford it, and you enjoy it, those are the important things. Value only matters for resale. I paid too much for mine but I never regret buying it.
hsapinball
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Gameplan made several CT pins. Some of them actually had the same playfield layout with just different artwork.
The problem with Gameplan pins are the CPU boards. The boards are hard to work on.
The problem with Gameplan pins are the CPU boards. The boards are hard to work on.
Ripweade
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I had an Eros One cocktail pin, and I did enjoy it, but not the most.
When I bought it, it wasn't working. I sent the board to John Robertson in Canada and he repaired it. Great price and fast turn-around. I'm pretty sure he still does repair them and I think he had the "special" ROMs for them, too.
$350 is not bad price, but not a good price for a fully working one. If it's dead, the price should be closer to $100-$150. When people sell them, I see a LOT of ads saying that the machine is in "mint shape" and that it is rare for a machine that old. BS. Cocktail pins are a dime a dozen to find in VERY nice shape. They were cheaply made, and when on location, they would fail pretty quick. Owners got tired of fixing them, so they put them in a dusty corner somewhere. That's why it is NOT uncommon to find one with low plays and in near mint shape.
If the machine is in excellent shape AND it is fully working, I'd pay $350 for a Foxy Lady. For selling, $400 would be a high end, and $250-$300 would be the low end. I sold my Eros for $400, BUT I also had enough spare parts for it to basically almost build another full machine. I also had a second one which I stripped for parts and then trashed the rest. Now, I just hope the lynch mob doesn't want to hunt me down like they do Todd. Lol!
Bill
When I bought it, it wasn't working. I sent the board to John Robertson in Canada and he repaired it. Great price and fast turn-around. I'm pretty sure he still does repair them and I think he had the "special" ROMs for them, too.
$350 is not bad price, but not a good price for a fully working one. If it's dead, the price should be closer to $100-$150. When people sell them, I see a LOT of ads saying that the machine is in "mint shape" and that it is rare for a machine that old. BS. Cocktail pins are a dime a dozen to find in VERY nice shape. They were cheaply made, and when on location, they would fail pretty quick. Owners got tired of fixing them, so they put them in a dusty corner somewhere. That's why it is NOT uncommon to find one with low plays and in near mint shape.
If the machine is in excellent shape AND it is fully working, I'd pay $350 for a Foxy Lady. For selling, $400 would be a high end, and $250-$300 would be the low end. I sold my Eros for $400, BUT I also had enough spare parts for it to basically almost build another full machine. I also had a second one which I stripped for parts and then trashed the rest. Now, I just hope the lynch mob doesn't want to hunt me down like they do Todd. Lol!
Bill
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Thanks for all the information and feedback, guys. Again, I am not a pinball guy at all, and I appreciate all the advice.
I think I will offer him $200.00 for it as long as the thing works.
I am really most interested in it because it is cool looking rather than for any other reason, but it still needs to be working for me to make an offer.
I think I will offer him $200.00 for it as long as the thing works.
I am really most interested in it because it is cool looking rather than for any other reason, but it still needs to be working for me to make an offer.
