Need help identifying 1st pachinko

[csparkle]

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[csparkle]

A little more infromation. I have been wanting a pachinko machine for a while and saw this one cheap on eBay. Noone else bid on it so it was $55. Looking to identify machine and see if I paid too much. Thanks in advance

[mxfaiman]

You won that ebay auction for this machine didn't you? Do you mind telling what you ended up paying for it? You got a very nice BESTA machine there. they were a company founded (◄ not sure if best word to use) in the 50's. they were basically a branch off company of Mizuho. I was planning on putting a bid in on this machine because it cought my intrest and I did some research on it. But I was out of town when the auction ended so I didn't get a chance to throw my bid in.

Once you get then machine can you please post some more pictures of it (I really would like to see the badge on the front by the tray.)

[csparkle]

I was the only bidder. Paid $30. Will definitely post more pictures once I get it. Also, what would be the best thing to use to clean the rusty back?

[mxfaiman]

now I'm really for not putting a bid in. That is a great price for that machine.

[csparkle]

It was the cheapest one I could find, that is why I ended up buying it. Can you point me in the right direction on where to find information on how to clean it up?

[csparkle]

Do you know where I can go for information on cleaning it? Also, it looks like it is missing a front tray, how would I replace that.

[emmadog]

this site has all the info you'll need. use the search box. don't spray any cleaners directly onto the play field/ cel. it'll permanently stain it.

[Rival]

You know, its funny... I check ebay probably 3 times per day for pachinko machines and yet I never saw this one up there. This is exactly the kind I am looking for. I normally search for "pachinko" and filter by "arcade, jukebox, & pinball" in the left hand catagories to get rid of all of the PS2 games. Can anyone suggest a reason this one got by my ever watchful eyes? Even searching completed listings for all catagories for "pachinko" does not show this item as having ever been for sale. What gives?

[csparkle]

pachinko.jpgI know exactly why It was horribly mislabeled. Here is the listing "VINTAGE CHINESE OR JAPANESE PINNBALL MACHINE RARE". I had purchased another but it has not been sent and I had to open a case I have attached a picture of that one and here is the label it was under "1960s wall mount pinball machine". If I ever receive it I will post more pictures.

[Moparformances]

Welcome to Pachitalk

Great looking machine... i hope it arives in good shape for ya... sounds like you got a geat deal on it as well..


Looking at the pic you posted of the center feature something appers to possable be stuck in there... just keep it in mind befor ya fill it with balls...

hear is a great link for cleaning.. -----http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/vint...o-machine.html

but there so much more if ya just spend some time and search around...

If ya have any more questions please feel free to ask

[csparkle]

Glad to be a new member!! Thanks for the catch, I will be sure to check the machine thoroughly. ANd thanks a BILLION for the link, its like Im drowning in info here...

[mxfaiman]

You know, its funny... I check ebay probably 3 times per day for pachinko machines and yet I never saw this one up there. This is exactly the kind I am looking for. I normally search for "pachinko" and filter by "arcade, jukebox, & pinball" in the left hand catagories to get rid of all of the PS2 games. Can anyone suggest a reason this one got by my ever watchful eyes? Even searching completed listings for all catagories for "pachinko" does not show this item as having ever been for sale. What gives?

You know I found out a while back that some people don't know what pachinko is so they call the machines "japanese pinball" instead. So I have been searching that for a while now. Also I found out if you type in "pachinco" in ebay it also has a few machines in there also. If you use any of these searches you might want to be searching in "all catigories" because some people just don't know what they are.

[csparkle]

mxfaiman you are a genius, some of my best finds have been using the wrong spelling or category. Ignorance usually is bliss to my pockets!!

[MrGneiss]

I used to search several different things on ebay and found some good deals that way..I think some of the most sucsessful ones were Japanese Pinball, Chinese Pinball and Pachinco..

[hanabi]

I check the usual suspects of pachinko, pachinco, pichinko, pashinko, etc etc

as well as pinball machine, arcade machine, flickball, bagatelle, etc etc

also try searching for the brand names, sometimes that is all a seller will notice on a machine, so try variations of Nishijin, sanyo, sankyo, newgin, etc etc

Lots of sellers haven't a clue what they are really called or how to spell it, so just try a few variations and you'll be sure to find some sooner or later

[mxfaiman]

I check the usual suspects of pachinko, pachinco, pichinko, pashinko, etc etc

as well as pinball machine, arcade machine, flickball, bagatelle, etc etc

also try searching for the brand names, sometimes that is all a seller will notice on a machine, so try variations of Nishijin, sanyo, sankyo, newgin, etc etc

Lots of sellers haven't a clue what they are really called or how to spell it, so just try a few variations and you'll be sure to find some sooner or later

except here in the US some people figure out how to misspell some of the brand names. I mean you have the machine look at it to see if it is spelled right.

[Julia Batt]

mxfaiman you are a genius, some of my best finds have been using the wrong spelling or category. Ignorance usually is bliss to my pockets!!

There is a website FatFingers - eBay typos, misspelling spelling mistakes
which is brililant for finding mis-spelt/incorrectly categorised bargains on ebay - HTH

[mxfaiman]

I type pachinko into that site and these are the objects it searched for

pachinco, pachinno, pachink, pachino

I don't think the second one is much help here.

[Julia Batt]

I type pachinko into that site and these are the objects it searched for

pachinco, pachinno, pachink, pachino

I don't think the second one is much help here.

If you make your search "pachinko -pachino" it will search for all mis-spellings excluding pachino


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