Basketball themed vintage

[Card Shark]

Hadn't seen this one before.

Vtg Basketball Pachinko Machine Game Japan Nishijin Sophia Pinball Antique RARE | eBay

[mxfaiman]

I have been keeping an eye on that one seeing it is in my backyard basically. But right now it is way too expensive.

I have seen the basketball theme before but I do not own one yet.

[Bigdog]

Way too expensive considering the water damage.

[pachiwall]

I saw that the other day. I wasn't impressed...only because I have ZERO interest in sports, plus WAY overpriced. My first pachinko was from SEARS in the mid '70s. For $150 you got a Nishijin "refurbished" (meaning cleaned up a little and electrical tested and fixed) from Pachinko Palace...no choice of cell, just whatever model B happened to come out of the box. Of all the Japanese themes, or generic cells...I got "American football"! I was SO disappointed! If I had 1000 machines to choose from...that one (or this basketball one) would have been the LAST choice for me. It worked fine, and played flawlessly...but FOOTBALL! I spent as much time studying the back to see how it worked as I did playing it!

[mxfaiman]

My first pachinko was from SEARS in the mid '70s. For $150 you got a Nishijin "refurbished" (meaning cleaned up a little and electrical tested and fixed) from Pachinko Palace...no choice of cell, just whatever model B happened to come out of the box.

$150. That seems a little high priced then. I own a machine with the original box which had the price tag still on it and I think it had $80 written on it and it came with 300 balls.

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[pachiwall]

$150. That seems a little high priced then. I own a machine with the original box which had the price tag still on it and I think it had $80 written on it and it came with 300 balls.

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Not 100% sure on the price...maybe $100, it was a LONG time ago!