Automatic ball return

[skykidd]

I was on http://www.slotsdirect.com and was looking at the used automatic ball return. I like the mod but I not too thrilled with the price ($149 used). Does anyone have a source for these automatic ball return units at a cheaper price? I have not seem them on other Pachinko vendors or on Ebay.

Regards,
MC

[RKnarr01]

I think 150 is the cheapest price

[luckydog]

you could go cyclic and play with only about 50 balls.

[arbycoffee]

they cost even high on yahoo japan when they come up, don't know why :questionm :questionm :questionm

[arbycoffee]

I think 150 is the cheapest price

Rich is right!
That is the cheapest they are.

[Tony Junior]

I'd kind of like to try one of those...someday...maybe.

[jwegger]

I asked one of my firends in Japan about these several years ago and he said there were a couple of reasons.
1 Not very popular with the parlor owners, the orginal cost was high and to buy one for each machine was more expensive than having an attendant on duty.
2 The early models had alot of problems and still required an attandant to be available behind the machines to make sure they all kept working properly
3 They were only around a little while before a larger, more efficient and dependable system was developed
4 like many things pachinko they were crushed and recycled when they were no longer needed.

[slotter]

Yeah, but all that said, they are kinda cool in a "mechanical" sort of way. I like it.