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    Default Sanyo Bussan - First Pachinko - I’m Hooked

    My in-laws gave me their old Pachinko machine. It was dirty and all jammed up. I’d never seen or even heard of these before, but it seemed interesting so I started working my way through how it functioned. The more I cleaned it up and messed with the mechanisms, the more blown away I became with how sweet these things are. I love it!!! Now that it’s all cleaned up and functioning like new, I have a few questions.

    1) Is there a “sweet spot” to aim for to increase the odds of getting a jackpot? To put it another way, is there skill involved on a vintage pachinko machine?

    2) Can someone help my determine the production year of my machine? I’ll attach pictures.

    3) For some reason my pictures are coming out sideways. What am I doing wrong?

    4) I’m sure there are a lot of factors to consider, but what’s this machine worth?

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    Default Re: Sanyo Bussan - First Pachinko - I’m Hooked

    Here's a thread that may help with #3!!

    http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/show...s-Right-Way-Up!!

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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    Default Re: Sanyo Bussan - First Pachinko - I’m Hooked

    Depending on how it is set up, scoring pockets may be easier or harder. You may want to look into checking the positions of the nails to make sure the machine isn't set too hard. There are a number of postings around the site about this. You may want some purpose-made tools.

    On value, I have no real idea, but I can relate my own experience and opinion. I bought my Nishijin Model B for $80 working and in good condition. Vintage machines don't seem to carry a lot of value unless they are somehow special or unique. In the USA it's a very niche product. I bought my wiz-bang modern hanemono machines for about $400 each. You'll see vintage machines all over eBay for many hundreds of dollars, but to my mind those people are daydreaming.

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    Default Re: Sanyo Bussan - First Pachinko - I’m Hooked

    There was mention of mud when it comes to rotating the pictures... 😂😂😂. I use an IPhone, and I just don’t see any option for rotating. I’ll post these for now, and reread the link to see what I’m doing wrong. Thanks for the help!

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    Installation October 12, 1972
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