Wife's outta town...ROAD TRIP!

[mxfaiman]

there's a pair right now in cali that the guy has been trying to sell for some time.

Are you talking about that lot for 2 in Sun City? I am still amazed that the guy hasn't sold those yet. Then again his pricing is a little high in my book.

[emmadog]

yeah. i spoke with him when his ad first came out since there were no pics and were described as "coin op pachinkos" so i thought it coulda been arrange balls. anyway, i told him a decent price to ask but can't remember what that was. the problem with these machines is the size which precludes shipping unless someone really wants one and doesn't mind spending the money. imo, they're not different enough from a regular pachinko to create much of a demand so anything over a hundred bucks and a buyer can look elsewhere and get a "normal" pachinko for much less and have practically the same thing.

[mxfaiman]

imo, they're not different enough from a regular pachinko to create much of a demand so anything over a hundred bucks and a buyer can look elsewhere and get a "normal" pachinko for much less and have practically the same thing.

Yeah. I wouldn't want to spend much on a coin-op. The biggest issue is the amount of space they take up.

[Lt Teddy]

Yeah. I wouldn't want to spend much on a coin-op. The biggest issue is the amount of space they take up.

Something you cannot see in most is that the stand is detachable. Still leaves a larger pachinko to both ship and setup.

[mxfaiman]

Something you cannot see in most is that the stand is detachable. Still leaves a larger pachinko to both ship and setup.

Yep. No matter what you do it will still be bigger than a normal machine.

[SteveFury]

Wow Jeff that's a great buy! I can't hardly wait to see it fixed up. Maybe a video afterward if possible.
$10 is a lot easier to justify than $50 to the Mrs.

[MrGneiss]

Interesting find! Is this typical for imported vintages, to be outfitted with a quarter slot? Never seen that on a Pachinko before...

It seems a couple of companies converted pachinkos for use in arcades and stuff in the US..I'm not sure if they were popular at all, but if I had seen one in an arcade 30 years ago I would have played it!!

Here is a link to some pics of the other kind that shows up for sale sometimes..

Computer Pachinko Machines and Flyer

[pachiwall]

WOW! I've never seen those kind before! I've seen many for sale like the one Pachinkojeff has, or some variation of...like the red plastic cover over the front ball tray, or the chrome door with clear window. Those others were COOL!