Sold My First

FrizzleFried

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I sold the first pin I bought today. >sigh<

It's going to a guys house who hosts parties for young adults with down syndrome. The guy seems like a nice guy. His 34 year old son (with down syndrome) seemed to be excited about the pin.

1980 Stern Lightning is now theirs. I'll miss the game... it's fun... but like most early SS games, it gets a bit old.

I got $600.00 for her... not bad considering I paid $300 originally. I did put about $80 in to it to get it up and running with new rubbers, lights, etc... plus it was my first shop-out.

I'll miss thee' ole Lightning...

I hope the "kids" enjoy you.
 
It was REALLY hard to sell the first pin I owned too. Ah well, time to roll that into another one, right?
 
Well, it will roll in to another "something". Not sure if it will be a pin yet... I still have 2 others I need to shop out. Hell, the guy buying this one wants the Secret Service when I'm done shopping it already.

:)
 
You know its funny, I still have not sold my first pin. I am not sure if I can, sniffle, snort......oh wait I mean it, I am not sure if I can. My first pin is a Williams Jubilee, I have had it for sale for a year now! Ha ha!

I do know what you mean though, I have found selling any pin is tough, unless you do not like it.
 
I still have muy first. It was given to me by my father in law, now passed. I do not think I could ever sell it and not sure my wife would like it as well. At any rate, I am sure it would be hard regardless, like what you are feeling but at least as you stated, it is going to a good home and will be appreciated.
 
I also recall selling my first pins (two on one day!) and, even though both were EMs and I generally prefer SS, it was still a bit of a jarring experience.

However, I wanted to extend a kudos to you for selling to someone who it sounds like will put the pin to very good use. Trisomy-21 can be a difficult genetic illness to work with and it ranges from mild to severe. As such, even if his son is not as afflicted as others by hosting an event that brings a little more happiness to people's lives then the pin may be a tremendous hit and have a much more far reaching affect.

Always...
 
His son is pretty severely affected. He doesn't talk. But he immediately took to the pin. Sure, he wasn't really "playing" the game so much as just pushing the flipper buttons, but he seemed to really dig it... and his ole man really lit up when he saw him play. He commented to his wife how he just took to the game and didn't need help with the flipper buttons, etc. It was pretty cool.
 
His son is pretty severely affected. He doesn't talk. But he immediately took to the pin. Sure, he wasn't really "playing" the game so much as just pushing the flipper buttons, but he seemed to really dig it... and his ole man really lit up when he saw him play. He commented to his wife how he just took to the game and didn't need help with the flipper buttons, etc. It was pretty cool.

This is very good as any way that a person with a genetic illness like Trisomy 21, such as in more severe cases, can be brought out of themselves in a good way (even for a short time) is well worth it. Your being willing to sell the pin may have a tremendous, positive rippling affect for many years to come for many people both with and without the illness. :)
 
Your first is always hard. The guy that I sole mine to is looking to sell it, and I keep thinking about buying it back.

At least your first was a good game. Mine was a Raven, which I like more than most people, but it is still mediocre at best.
 
You know, I can't help thinking here, that your pin is hopefully going to really help somebody in the long term. You really can't ask for it to go to a better home than that kind.

Just make sure to do the right thing and check on it from time to time, make sure it's staying in good shape for them.

-Hans
 
I sold my first pin, a Space Invaders, to fund a High Speed. I wasn't sad at all over that one.
 
These damn things were made to play! The best you can do with them is fix them, then send them out the door somewhere where they'll be played and played and played. Sounds like that one's got a great home, on to the next one!


Just last week, I had a guy buy a fighting game that I've had for sale, forever. Anyways, he calls and we work out a price, and the guy drives down to buy it. He's an army guy, and on base... there's a guy there who got hurt bad, and this guy told him if he'd pull through, he'd buy him his own arcade game. Apparently the guy is in love with this particular fighting game, and talked about it a lot. So the guy pulled through, and his army buddy showed up and picked the game up. They're going to operate it on base. I was HAPPY to see that one go, what a good life for it!
 
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