Well, I have to say that I didn't think I was going to be able to buy anything this year, but I ended up finding a deal in my price range.
I listed my Atari Football on cl recently, and I got a reply asking if I ever buy games. I figured it was probably a scam, but I replied back anyway. He said he had a Millipede in his thrift store that he needed out of there. It was a "I was told it was just a blown fuse" story.
Turns out the person who thought it was a fuse never tried to flip the switch.
I turned it on and it fired right up. I need a trackball rebuild, marquee, cpo, and coin door, and this might just be my nicest game.
In the email, he also mentioned that there was a pinball he wanted to show me. He didn't know anything about it. I was a little disappointed when I saw that it was a Home Version Fireball. It was just sitting there filthy with no legs. I got it home, plugged it in, and it worked. I finally figured out how to get the glass off (weird with no coin door), and opened it up to find the legs.
The little pin is kinda cool, not terribly exciting, but cool. It needs a lot of cleaning, but I am still surprised that it actually worked!
The best part is that I got them both for $50. I have been hearing about a lot of crazy deals here lately, and it is nice to finally have one for myself. Now I need to save up for the Multipede board, and I will be a happy camper.
I listed my Atari Football on cl recently, and I got a reply asking if I ever buy games. I figured it was probably a scam, but I replied back anyway. He said he had a Millipede in his thrift store that he needed out of there. It was a "I was told it was just a blown fuse" story.
Turns out the person who thought it was a fuse never tried to flip the switch.
I turned it on and it fired right up. I need a trackball rebuild, marquee, cpo, and coin door, and this might just be my nicest game.
In the email, he also mentioned that there was a pinball he wanted to show me. He didn't know anything about it. I was a little disappointed when I saw that it was a Home Version Fireball. It was just sitting there filthy with no legs. I got it home, plugged it in, and it worked. I finally figured out how to get the glass off (weird with no coin door), and opened it up to find the legs.
The little pin is kinda cool, not terribly exciting, but cool. It needs a lot of cleaning, but I am still surprised that it actually worked!
The best part is that I got them both for $50. I have been hearing about a lot of crazy deals here lately, and it is nice to finally have one for myself. Now I need to save up for the Multipede board, and I will be a happy camper.


