Have a chance to pick up a couple pins, looking for some opinions and price thoughts on
Six Million Dollar Man and The Incredible Hulk
What do you guys think?
What you want to look for on those machines is:
1. The playfield... how good a condition is it? A major aspect is going to be are the inserts concave and shrunk? Gottliebs of that age, if they're not taken care of will have all the inserts bowed, which makes gameplay really ugly and sometimes gets the ball trapped - those inserts can be leveled but it's very time consuming to do so.
2. Check the artwork. The condition of the artwork on the playfield and backglass is key to the game being a good deal.
3. For GS1s, expect that you'll put at least $200-$400 into the machine to get them working if any of the boards are out. At that point, it's better to get a PI-X4 and replace all the boards, but also expect to have to re-pin a good bit of the connectors.
The end result is, you learn a lot about pinball and restoration, but you probably put more money into the game than you could get out if you sell. This is an endemic issue with early Gottliebs, but if you like the game, the extra features you can get out of Pascal Janin's new MPU boards are wort it.