Price check on Atari Space Riders pin

Just wondering what a non working Atari Space Riders is worth? The seller says he thinks it is just a fuse but he is not sure.

A Space Riders that "just needs a fuse" could turn into a complete nightmare... or just need a fuse. How much is he asking and what kind of condition is it in?
 
I am not sure the conditon, I haven't seen it yet but they are asking $400 for it, which I think is to high for a pin that is not working. I am worried that is it more than just a fuse, something caused it to blow and if it is just the fuse why hasn't the seller just changed the fuse. I was thinking maybe $250 to $300 would be a good price, am I in the right price range with that?
 
I am not sure the conditon, I haven't seen it yet but they are asking $400 for it, which I think is to high for a pin that is not working. I am worried that is it more than just a fuse, something caused it to blow and if it is just the fuse why hasn't the seller just changed the fuse. I was thinking maybe $250 to $300 would be a good price, am I in the right price range with that?

It's most likely not just a fuse. I would go so far as to say I would be completely shocked if it were "just a fuse". Even if you were able to replace a fuse to get the game to boot up and knock a ball around you have to be prepared that the game might need a full restoration. Atari pinballs can be really difficult to troubleshoot and get working 100%. It might be an easy fix or it might be a total nightmare, like I said.

I wouldn't pay more than $200 personally and that would be dependent on condition. I would go higher if it were absolutely beautiful and the guy had it in his basement where he would play it once a year and one day it stopped working. If it were stored in a garage for the last 20 years and the backglass and playfield are blown out I probably wouldn't take it for free. Okay... I definitely would but you get the idea. He might get someone to pay more than that but that person will probably be pretty unhappy if they find serious board issues or missing parts.
 
I e-mailed the seller and offered $300 for it ( which I am thinking is to high now) but I haven't heard back from him. Thanks for your input on the matter:)
 
That is what I am afraid of walking into, especially at the cost of $400 for the machine.

Here's how you handle it.. if they agree on the $300, go see the machine, then scrutinize it fully and point out every thing wrong and explain how it's going to cost more than you thought to fix it and the most you could pay is $x.

I don't know if this is an issue with that type of machine, but most of them have batteries and if the batteries have leaked and there's acid damage to the machine, that's big money to replace.

I agree with other posters.. I wouldn't pay more than $200. It's not a particularly desirable/valuable pin in the first place. It's a wide body, and a pretty boring game, so it will take up a lot of space and end up not being played a whole lot, and in all likelihood cost much more than its worth to fix up. Normally, that's not a bad deal to learn how to fix these machines up, but old Ataris aren't something you come across all the time so parts are even more expensive.

On the other hand, it would probably make an awesome coffee table... lol
 
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