Contest: Most Overpriced Pachi on Craigslist

[JACKSJE4]

Let's have a little fun!

Since many of us comb through Craigslist on a regular basis looking for pachis to rescue, I thought it would be fun to have a little contest to see who can find the most over priced machine listed.


When you come across an ad for a machine that you think is outrageously priced, reply to this thread with the following information:

• a link to the ad for verification
• copy and paste the text from the Craigslist ad into your post (because links can expire within days or weeks)
• upload at least one photo of the machine for sale (if available)

Then, we will let the PachiTalk community vote on how outrageous the asking price is by clicking the "Thanks" button at the bottom of your post. The submitters of the posts with the most "Thanks" collected will be awarded a PachiTalk gift from me (several will be awarded).

Sound good??

On your mark... get set... GO!

[birdbrain]

wow!

500 star wars here

[Youngjedi]

Here is mine...This is hard, All the sellers around me are selling them at 30 bucks. This one stood out as the most expensive.

Pachinko game


Works, need balls. Propell steel balls thru maze of bumbers and pins. Please call 773-218-****

• Location: chicago
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

[Youngjedi]

Darn, I already lost

[JACKSJE4]

Keep looking! Check out other areas around you

[birdbrain]

don't count mine, i have ' Craigspal' (free) i can search the whole world in moments. i just put in the search and set the minimum price at $500
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i think you should modify the rules to say that it must be within 100 miles of your house. and everyone needs to input their location below their avatar.

[Youngjedi]

The winner of this contest...

HAS TO BUY THE PACHI THAT WON HIM THE CONTEST!!!

Yea, That's a great prize.

[birdbrain]

i quit!!!

[JACKSJE4]

don't count mine, i have ' Craigspal' (free) i can search the whole world in moments. i just put in the search and set the minimum price at $500
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i think you should modify the rules to say that it must be within 100 miles of your house. and everyone needs to input their location below their avatar.

Thanks, Bird, for 'fessing up' and for the great idea. However, I think I will rely on the honesty of the members who post, as well as the PT community that is voting, to make the judgement calls.

Jeff

[RaymondV]

Does it have to be pachinkos only?
Or can it be pachislos as well?
Because I have seen some people selling them at outrageous prices too.

BTW
Great idea for a contest

[dishpan]

Let's have a little fun!
... Then, we will let the PachiTalk community vote on how outrageous the asking price is by clicking the "Thanks" button at the bottom of your post. The submitters of the posts with the most "Thanks" collected will be awarded a PachiTalk gift from me (several will be awarded)/...

Sounds like a good idea for some fun but I think the "Groan" button would have been more appropriate.

[Sid]

what if i listed a pachinko on my local craigslist at a crazy price would that count?

I think i could get a cool million for my Spiderman errorcode1 edition

[outdoorenth]

Does this count as a vintage?

Pachinko Machine

Electric "Heavenbridge" Pachinko machine. (Also known as Japanese Pinball.) Works great, has lights and sound. Includes set of ball bearings and bin. Cash only. No delivery or shipping. Thanks for looking!

[outdoorenth]

Here is a high priced vintage. Not too outrageous, but the price is high.

Japanese Sanyo Bussan Pachinko Machine

Sanyo Bassan Pachinko Machine in very good condition with around 175 pachinko steel balls and the key to open the front $160 obo

[digital1]

***PACHINKO MACHINE***

***PACHINKO MACHINE*** - $200 (ZANESVILLE, OH)

Reply to: sale-bf9bz-1081273627@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-18, 7:53PM EDT



Japanese Pinball machine.
Refurbished to a "like new" condition.
Straight out of a Japanese Pachinko Parlor!!
Includes several hundred ball bearings.
:ayment method: CASH ONLY::
**PICK UP ONLY**
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Pachinko machine with balls and wheels



Pachinko machine with balls and wheels - $200 (Uniontown)

Reply to: sale-hr7hj-1101536965@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-31, 9:44PM EDT



I bought this and used it maybe 2 times. Works great just dont have time for it. Pachinko machine with balls and wheels. email if interested. can be picked up in Uniontown

• Location: Uniontown
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 1101536965
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I like this contest!

Are they to be vintage??

[digital1]

PACHINKO MACHINE



PACHINKO MACHINE - $150

Reply to: sale-cp3yk-1101331242@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-31, 7:04PM EDT



1975 NISHIJIN SOPHEIA PACHINKO GAME

$150 CASH

CALL: (330)833-4891

EMAIL: AMCINNES@SSSNET.COM

• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

[luckydog]

GREAT PACHISLO TOKEN/VIDEO SLOT MACHINE-GUNDAM:ONE YEAR WAR - $450

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Reply to: sale-7kheq-1079710483@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-17, 7:46PM EDT



A wonderful and rare Pachislo game. It is called Gundam: One Year War. One of the rarest and hardest machine to get. Besides the unusal action features, it has a video screen up top that turns on during the extended plays. ( ie. when you hit "THE JACKPOT") It is in excellent condition, and even has three dimensional plastic around the top border. This is a Great, Fun item, and is always the center of attention at the Party, Rec Room, or any Conversation.
Contact Dina via e-mail or phone 941-706-2948

NOTE: This abides the rules as a home entertainment machine, and is not a gambling device. This machine accepts tokens only. The sole purpose of this machine is home entertainment purpose ONLY

[luckydog]

FOR SALE A PACHINKO PALACE - $400 (TAMPA)

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Reply to: sale-zttsw-1096864658@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-28, 8:44PM EDT



WE HAVE A PACHINKO PALACE PINBALL MACHINE ITS A ORINGAL NOT A REPRODUCTION AT ALL AND WAS MADE IN CHINA AND HAS THE STEEL BALLS THAT GO WITH IT AND ITS ALSO ELETRIC. JUST SITTING AROUND COLLECTING DUST AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.




Location: TAMPA
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1096864658

[digital1]

I have seen this ad on c-list for about 6 months, I love the description for what they are selling.



PACHINKO


PACHINKO - $195 (AKRON/CANTON)

Reply to: sale-pbx8x-1105525599@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-04-03, 2:23PM EDT



Vintage Nishijin Super Deluxe Pachinko Machine - $195 (Jackson Twp.)


There are many types of pachinko machines and parlor regulations, but most of them conform to a similar style of play. Players can buy metal balls by inserting either cash, a pre-paid card, or their member's card directly into the machine they want to use. For 1000 yen, 250 balls can be bought (4 yen per ball). These balls are then shot into the machine from a ball tray with the purpose of attempting to win more balls. The pachinko machine has a digital slot machine on a large screen in the center of its layout, and the objective here is to get 3 numbers or symbols in a row for a jackpot.

Originally, pachinko machines had a spring-loaded lever for shooting the balls individually, but modern machines use a round "throttle" that merely controls how quickly an electrically fired plunger shoots the balls onto the playfield. The balls then drop through an array of pins. While most balls simply fall through to the bottom of the pachinko layout, occasionally some will fall into the center gate and start up the digital slot machine in the center screen. Every ball that goes into the start-up gate results in one spin of the slot machine, and the maximum amount of "credit" at any given time is 4 spins. This spin credit system is required because it is often the case that a ball will go into the center gate while a spin of the slot machine is still in progress. Each spin typically pays out a minimum of 3 balls, but the ultimate goal is to hit the jackpot and win a lot more. Contrary to popular belief, the program of the digital slot machine decides whether the player has a jackpot or not the moment a ball activates it, not when the numbers or symbols are actually spinning.


[edit] Payout mode
During the spinning of the slot machine, when the first 2 numbers or letters of the spin match up the digital program will almost always enter into "reach mode" where many animations and movies are then shown before the final outcome is known just to give the player a boost of added excitement. If the player does manage to get 3 numbers or symbols in a row to obtain a jackpot (average odds of this happening are around 1 in 330), the machine will enter into "payout mode."

Depending on what type of pachinko machine is being played, the payout mode usually lasts for 15 "rounds." During each round, amidst more animations and movies playing on the center screen, a large payout gate opens up at the bottom of the machine layout and the player must try to shoot balls into it. Each ball that successfully enters into this gate typically results in around 12 balls being paid out into a separate tray at the bottom of the machine, which can then be placed into a ball bucket for the player to do with as he or she wishes. The average total payout per jackpot is around 1250 balls, or 5000 yen worth.

• Location: AKRON/CANTON
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

[revmondo]

Pachinko Machine

Electric "Heavenbridge" Pachinko machine. (Also known as Japanese Pinball.) Works great, has lights and sound. Includes set of ball bearings and bin. Cash only. No delivery or shipping. Thanks for looking! $300