Price on Pachinko balls?

[Eddie]

Now that I have a machine comming that takes Pachinko balls I will need the proper amount. What is the going rate and what would you guys consider a good deal? I know that info for tokens but that doesnt help with balls.
Do vendors sell new balls or reused or both? thanks.

[RKnarr01]

I think $.03/ball is a good price. Used balls are the common item sold.

[arbycoffee]

Good luck on finding at that price

[luckydog]

Like everything else the price of balls has gone up.

Your best bet would be ebay auctions, polish up your sniper finger

[Lddrizzt]

And get a tumbler to keep them pretty.

[Eddie]

What would be a reasonable price for 1000 new balls
What would be a reasonable price for 1000 used balls

I judt dont want to be a newbie that gets cheated! To be honest I never looked at balls or their prices didnt have a need but I did love the post showing how they were made it was great!

[arbycoffee]

Price varys from 5.4¢ to 16.3¢ on ebay's buy it now, that is with shipping added in.

[arbycoffee]

I just bought 5000 at $225 and change, that is 4.5¢ apiece and some free trays

[wally]

I use e-bay. I got 2000 new balls for $53. from Goldenstatetrader 1 and they were shipped and received in three days. Go there and bid. His product is new and I also got a tray.
Wally

[arbycoffee]

I use e-bay. I got 2000 new balls for $53. from Goldenstatetrader 1 and they were shipped and received in three days. Go there and bid. His product is new and I also got a tray.
Wally

Was that plus shipping or encluded ?

[H20Dreams]

The last few time I have bought spheres, I got them around $50.00 for 1000 including shipping on e-bay

[Lddrizzt]

Be careful when you are buying "New" balls. Many dealers will just sell you ball bearings, NOT Pachinko balls, and tell you they are new unengraved balls. The ball bearings are of a different type of metal density, slightly different size, do not weigh the same, shoot the same, or bounce properly off the pins.
Colored ones will most likely start to flake and/or chip. then you have pretty little colored bits all through your machine.
Your best bet is to make sure that the balls you get are engraved, that way you know that they are genuine pachinko balls. I am sure there are some genuine unengraved balls out there. But unless you can tell the difference from ball bearings in a picture, I think I would pass on them and get the real thing.

[chrisg]

I agree with Lddrizzt. I bought 500 new balls, and they kept getting jammed in the payout mechanism in my vintage machine. They were just a hair too big. They're useless until I buy a slingshot.

[RKnarr01]

http://cgi.ebay.com/2000-Real-Pachin...QQcmdZViewItem

This auction would end around .0325 cents per ball, you can definately get balls on ebay for .03 cents per ball with the right auction.

[arbycoffee]

yes with shipping and insurance it is 3.4¢ if no one else bids.

[wally]

Shipping was $10.50. If you don't get this one, stick in there and they will list again. They work fine in my double wing, secret squardon and my old sanyo bussan machine. I bought mine for $52.99 plus shipping.

Wally

[tornadoclaw]

Wally, what was the condition of the balls?

[Eddie]

Just won 2000 balls plus case with shipping came to $63 dollars. Dont know if they meet the engraved standard but since they are to be used in the Paylot machine and not the Pachinko machines I guess they dont have to meet the same tolerances Weight, Size etc as from what I understand they are just used as tokens in the machine.

[arbycoffee]

Just won 2000 balls plus case with shipping came to $63 dollars. Dont know if they meet the engraved standard but since they are to be used in the Paylot machine and not the Pachinko machines I guess they dont have to meet the same tolerances Weight, Size etc as from what I understand they are just used as tokens in the machine.

they might and might Not work correctly, there is a weight inacater inside on the payout, you should not assume what you don't know.

[Eddie]

they might and might Not work correctly, there is a weight inacater inside on the payout, you should not assume what you don't know.

I did not assume because you know what that means? I guessed

As for what I dont know you are absolutly correct. I know nothing about Pachinkos or that they had inacaters much less whatever new to me devices that they have.

How much is the Paylot like a Pachinko as it is a Pachislo?