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I recently bought 2 Skee Ball machines, and probably paid too much for them given how much stuff they are missing. I've decided to just forget about the electronics and put a computer in, but I'm missing a few key physical components and starting to search for them. I'm pretty sure the machine isn't made by Skee Ball Inc, so their stuff may not fit, and is also pretty pricey for something that's just a basement arcade.

Anyway, I'm looking for:
- 10 wood Skee Ball balls (used is fine)
- Ticket door/cover (don't care about dispensing tickets, but need something to fill the gaping hole on the left side of the machine)
- 2 sets of Target area netting/supports (could probably make the netting, but the cage will be harder)
- 1 Netting support clip
- 1 set of 100 point holes (would be nice to add these to the target areas at some point)

I've attached pictures of all of these things so people can see what I'm talking about. One of the machines had most of this stuff already, so I took pictures of what the other one needs. Don't have a picture of the target area netting cage, since both are missing, but I took a picture of the target area (and my cat), since my research has indicated that stuff on the internet gets more attention if it contains pictures of cats.
 

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Did you find a source for more balls? I have a '92 model S that only has 6 and I need 3 more? I would like them to be the same type and they match the ones you have in your photo. My game can play 6 or 9 but with 6 the game is over too quick.

Thanks!

Rusty
 
The only sources I have found for more balls are on Ebay. I bought a set of fairly well-used balls, but only about 5 of them were what I would consider usable. The other 4 are sufficiently out of round that they jump a bit as they go down the lane.

You can get a full set of "original" black skeeballs for $200, there is a guy selling practically new brown balls for $40 per ball (he has 5), or you can get a set of remanufactured brown balls for $140. A source for "cheap" wooden Skee Balls doesn't exist, as far as I can tell. If I buy a new set, I'll sell 3 of the ones I have, since I now have 12, but I would be selling the 3 worst ones.

If you set your game to use 9 balls, doesn't it wait to close the gate until it detects 9 balls have gone through (using 3 balls twice)?
 
I have a set of 9 used wood balls I was going to put up on eBay after the new year.
PM if anyone needs any before then. You don't have to buy all 9.
 
I'm hoping someone can connect me to a flasher timer model 15 S for my skeeball model 81, or even something to retrofit in its stead to run a beacon light.
 
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