Pinball owners - Give me the basics on buying please
So I'd like to get a pinball for my arcade room. In the past I've owned a couple EM's, but I'd really like to step it up a notch and grab something both newer and nicer. I'm thinking Theater of Magic, Phantom of the Opera, or one of the Elvira pins (I don't remember which) as they were at the local bowling alley up until a few years back and I have fond memories.
I probably won't be buying until the new year, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into.
Where do you look for pins?
Where can I find a decent price guide?
What should one know when going to look at one, or if it's getting shipped to you, what should you be sure of before plunking down your cash?
What kind of upkeep is needed outside of waxing the playfield?
Any other must-know information for solid-state/digital pins?
So I'd like to get a pinball for my arcade room. In the past I've owned a couple EM's, but I'd really like to step it up a notch and grab something both newer and nicer. I'm thinking Theater of Magic, Phantom of the Opera, or one of the Elvira pins (I don't remember which) as they were at the local bowling alley up until a few years back and I have fond memories.
I probably won't be buying until the new year, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into.
Where do you look for pins?
Where can I find a decent price guide?
What should one know when going to look at one, or if it's getting shipped to you, what should you be sure of before plunking down your cash?
What kind of upkeep is needed outside of waxing the playfield?
Any other must-know information for solid-state/digital pins?

