Pachinko noob question

[garfield]

Somewhere in the neighborhood following pachinkos are offered for sale. Anybody know if they are fun and what i should pay for them ?

1) Fireworks
2) Saint maria with 20"screen

[johntofva]

Not familar with the first on, but it looks like a nice machine. People have spooken well of the Saint Maria. Price... I really don't know.

[compirate]

I'm not sure the Saint Maria has a 20"LCD, the Hanabi does. The Hanabi is a great visual game, haven't seen a Saint Maria up close yet and sorry, no advise on price.

[arbycoffee]

What ever the cost you are willing to spend. Remember you the buyer set the price.

If the price is to high for you just pass, it will come down or someone else will buy it.

[Chrisdice]

St. Maria is a great game IMHO. Great selection of classical music and great game play. Beautiful light show. Very Very interactive. Not a 20" video, I think its 10", about the same size as Star Wars.

[garfield]

True Arby, but on this side of the big puddle, it seems we don't have much to choose from. I have been roaming the net for weeks and there is simply nothing there. Everything is in the States and shipping to Europe adds quite a lot to the purchase price. As for the price itself, I was just wondering if there are rules and guidelines or if it is really random.

Btw the Seller Insists that the screen is 20" ...

[owennewton]

Hanabi (fireworks) has a 20" screen but the other one is a 10"

[garfield]

A right , thnx

[Hello_kitty]

If you are buying that fireworks (hanabi) around Den Hague, I mailed that seller a couple of weeks ago.
He told us he wanted 295 euro for it with a wooden cabinet and 250 euro without the cabinet. We didn't take it because after consideration we wanted to save the little space we got for the machines on our wishlist.

Can't help you with the St. Maria.

[johntofva]

Hello_Kitty... I think we should start a petition for them put a pachinko parlor in Madurodam.

[fronzdan]

If he's measuring 20" on the Saint Maria, then his ruler is whacked. It's a great machine though. Good music and good variety on the reaches. The case and lighting are very colorful. I paid around $120US + shipping for it, but had seen it going for less, back when pachinkos were flowing on ebay. These days I think it can be found in the $130 - $140 range.

[Hello_kitty]

Hello_Kitty... I think we should start a petition for them put a pachinko parlor in Madurodam.

I know us pachitalkers and the japanese tourists would certainly appreciate this. But the other visitors would mostlikely go "Oh look dear, they also made miniature pinballs here."

[garfield]

If he's measuring 20" on the Saint Maria, then his ruler is whacked..

I just missed and mixed up the two machines

To Johntofva : I'm surprised that you even know Madurodam. Have you visited out country maybe ?

[johntofva]

I just missed and mixed up the two machines

To Johntofva : I'm surprised that you even know Madurodam. Have you visited out country maybe ?

I was stationed in Bitburg, Germany for three years. And also was able to do a TDY (Temporary Duty Assignment) to Soesterburg, Netherlands for thirty days. Being there for the month of September allowed me to see the "Lighting of the Windmills", Keukenhof Tulip Gardens, beaches of Scheveningen, Madurodam, and the opening of Parliament by Queen Beatrix... And of course Amsterdam.

Best Trains in the world are in the Netherlands...

[garfield]

Hey nice. Soesterberg is about 30 minutes drive from here. I must confess, I haven't been to Madurodam, the Keukenhof or to the opening of parliament... And no clue as to what the lighting of the windmills is ... But then Hey, shoot me, i only just live here for about 40 years

[birdbrain]

the lighting of the windmills is spectacular !! it's just putting out all the fires and rebuilding them every year thats a pain in the butt

[BigBearSteve]

the lighting of the windmills is spectacular !! it's just putting out all the fires and rebuilding them every year thats a pain in the butt

[johntofva]

BB...That was great. It took me a couple minutes to stop laughing!!