The Best day of my life

Arcade Legends is pretty effin sweet dude, I think it's great you finally got your grail and that pinball deal is killer. A grail is a grail, my grail was a freaking animatronic Godzilla redemption game! (that just broke... and I have no idea how to fix it... sad face... haha). Would love more pics of the front of the cab and such. Been forever since I've seen one and I used to look at them in malls and showrooms and think man, it would be crazy to have my own machine... oops... :D
 
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I'm laughing so hard I'm crying here at work. That's some funny stuff right there.
 
Pics are funny guys

That's funny! But after you mess around with a vector, then you can appreciate all the vector games on the Arcade legends and you do not have to worry about it going down again. Don't get me wrong, nothing looks as good as the original vector but sometimes it just feel good just play it and not fix it. Plus there are many other cool raster style games on there too.
 
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I picked up one of my personnel Grails today. (Arcade Legends). In my area these are quite expensive, usually 1200 to 1400 and higher. A guy on Craigslist had it just listed as an arcade game 850.
When I clicked on it I was like Wow that's a great price. I replied with an offer of 500. Not thinking that he would even answer. Well he does answer me with, 600 and it's yours. I'm like flipping out ready to go through the roof. Long story short, I get there and it's pristine. Now I'm loading it onto my trailer and a woman walks by and sees me loading it, she says, do you fix these games because I have a pinball machine that does not work right and we longer use it, would you like to buy it? I said yes I fix them as a hobby and use them for about two years till I get tired of them then I flip them. She gives me her name address and number. I said I live three minutes from here I will call you.
I get home unload my arcade and call her quick. She says come over. I get there and see this beautiful Gottlieb Close Encounter. No flaking on the back glass, and nice play field condition. Her husband starts it up and it plays. He says the right flipper gets weaker the longer you play it. I'm looking up at God and thinking is this the best day of my life or what. Sold, for just 300.
here is the pinball body
 

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I picked up one of my personnel Grails today. (Arcade Legends). In my area these are quite expensive, usually 1200 to 1400 and higher. A guy on Craigslist had it just listed as an arcade game 850.
When I clicked on it I was like Wow that's a great price. I replied with an offer of 500. Not thinking that he would even answer. Well he does answer me with, 600 and it's yours. I'm like flipping out ready to go through the roof. Long story short, I get there and it's pristine. Now I'm loading it onto my trailer and a woman walks by and sees me loading it, she says, do you fix these games because I have a pinball machine that does not work right and we longer use it, would you like to buy it? I said yes I fix them as a hobby and use them for about two years till I get tired of them then I flip them. She gives me her name address and number. I said I live three minutes from here I will call you.
I get home unload my arcade and call her quick. She says come over. I get there and see this beautiful Gottlieb Close Encounter. No flaking on the back glass, and nice play field condition. Her husband starts it up and it plays. He says the right flipper gets weaker the longer you play it. I'm looking up at God and thinking is this the best day of my life or what. Sold, for just 300.
here is the head, still sitting on mr garage floor.
 

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