Niche Collections

[takethecastle57]

$550 USD plus shipping sorry

[UncleToyBox]

I love this series of mechanical and electromechanical games. Have long been a fan of seeing wood rail games in pinball collections. These collections go so much further down the rabbit hole for esoteric games. I'd love to see a book that properly explores all these marvels.

[cait001]

I understand everything you're saying, I've been at this a long time too, but also this is a booze barometer, not a pinball machine or even a pachinko machine. They'll cost you like $50 to ship

[UncleToyBox]

Out of curiosity, I checked completed listings on eBay for price ranges. I hadn't realized Booze Barometers are so common. They're new to me.
Your call on $50 shipping is spot on. What blows my mind is the range of prices I see within just a few days of each other. Even on the low end, they're selling for over $400 now. There have been more since these two but always over $500.
If you've got a line on them for $200, seems like an easy flip to make a few hundred in my books.
BoozeBarometer.jpg

[cait001]

Thing is, most people know it as "Booz barometer" and so those ones will sell for more. If you just want one of these machines, but don't care about the specific NAME, they're way cheaper. Especially if you don't want one with really nice artwork.
Just like pachinkos, really: If you're desperate for a name someone knows, like Jurassic Park or Biohazard or Star Wars, you're gonna have to pay up. But if you just want a machine that plays the same way and doesn't have the name, cheaper.

[UncleToyBox]

The one I know is coming up in April.
https://www.chicagolandshow.com/

It's a really cool show to attend.
There are additional pinball specific shows I go to in Chicago as well (Pin Expo is one of the best for pinheads).
With the area having been the source of over 90% of all pinball machines ever made, along with a variety of slot machines and jukeboxes, it's one of the best regions to find cool rarities at a good price.

[cait001]

Niche Mechanisms 006: spirals
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2...6-spirals.html
1930 Little Whirl Wind by Peo 1.jpg

[cait001]

Niche Mechanisms 007: basketball ball-popping
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2...ball-ball.html

Basketball - バスケットボール [1] by セ&#1.jpg

[takethecastle57]

I played that machine at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas back in 2008 ! It was Fun!