Yup plays GREAT. Just look at that PF. I'm betting he was playing it just last nite.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2212418952437621/?mibextid=dXMIcH

$500 and $125 to ship. Not much more and you can get a playfield, cabinet, wire harness, boards, etc.

I really wanna write this guy and ask if he’ll take $1,000. Lol

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Wow, even includes extra bulbs... I'm sold

Every used pin I've purchased has had "extra bulbs" rattling about in the cabinet.

The price is right. If it were just a 25 cent fuse, this would be a steal. Yet, we know better.....

Still though, it seems like a good deal. A link in case anyone near Cinci is looking for a cheap project.
cincinnati.craigslist.org link

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Yep! I always say if it is an easy fix, it would be fixed.

That and: The hard part is finding the easy fix.

Well said. I often tell people the same thing. Fixing pinball machine circuit board is cheap. Knowing how to fix them is difficult.

I’ve been in this hobby for 25 years. I’m proficient at board work, but certainly no expert. Newbies need a lot of guidance, as did I. Rec.games.pinball was a wealth of knowledge back in the day, and I read the posts daily. Couldn’t get enough back then…

I think there's one on ebay listed for this much which is how they got the price.
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I know a lot of technically incompetent people, lol. Even if the fix is easy they wouldn't be able to do it without step by step instructions. So for the random person that just has a pinball machine, might be better they don't go rooting around if they have zero interest in it.

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Solid wood!

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Wow, $1000 off! Only need to take about another 7k off.

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kansascity.craigslist.org link

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I came here to post that exact game @joeaf! I have the screenshot saved and ready. I'll let you have first dibs on it.

Or if you need someone local to go pick it up for you, let me know.

abilene.craigslist.org link

Knock the dust off and start playing! ONLY 200 made! Steal at $4200

abilene.craigslist.org link

4F formula only $4000 ....Knock dust off again

Always Texas, always absurd pricing.

Some gems here, all the same seller:
ventura.craigslist.org link
ventura.craigslist.org link
ventura.craigslist.org link

Actually im thinking these 2 are scams. 1 says in Cleburne, the 2nd one says Cisco. Both look like they are pics from the same gravel floor shed. And listings are from Abilene.???

losangeles.craigslist.org link

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Ya gotta wonder..

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Why are there quarters on the glass? Is it not set to free play?

Seller: I have had this game for 10 years. I play it 20-30 times a week and it costs me
$ 0.50 each play - hmmmm . . . to get my money back I better charge close to $14,000.00. Wonder what this key that came with the game does . . . oh, well.

He did say the coin components work perfectly, so presumably it isnt on free play

Is this still available?

Is the plant included?

Maybe there's $11,000 in quarters in the machine? Then it would be worth it.

How about that "rare and original" coin door area to back up this ridiculous price comparison!

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectibles/peterborough/original-evel-knievel-pinball-machine-fully-working/1637377640

Description
For sale as shown rare original 1977 EVEL KNIEVEL pinball machine... full working order...ask me for the link to a similar condition machine selling for $19,900 USA dollars eBay item number 224610837280- approximately $26,000 Canadian. If you have been looking then you know these don't come up very often and they are either in awful condition or very very expensive
Pick up only no shipping.
Also if interested contact me I have several EK collectibles and autographs I could be talked into selling if the price was right. Located just north of Peterborough in Buckhorn

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It’s infuriating but people can ask whatever price they wish. If they find a sucker or someone desperate enough to pay their exorbitant asking price, they win. But I have to think more often than not the market will slap them around. That and they don’t *really* want to sell.

In Austin, TX where I live, CL is a wasteland when it comes to pinball. It’s almost always WTB ads or virtual tables, if anything at all.

Right up I-35 from ya. Yea i concur. Also why the Fuk are these junk Motorcycle ADs Saturating the PINBALL search ???

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I flag any posts that have spam terms in them like that motorcycle ad, buying old clothes, buying old signs, etc. It is against CL policy to put spam terms into the listing to game search results. Flag them!

Its eaier to just use the minus option when searching and you wont even see those listings

What is the minus option?

I think he's referring to how you can enter your search term like this:

pinball -motorcycle -WTB

This would only show you pinball ads that don't include motorcyle or WTB

Yes, much easier to filter out the clutter.
Around here I have to search pinball - billiards otherwise theres a local jackass spamming his pool tables and crap all over craigslist

I get that filtering may be easier, but it doesn't address the problem. If you flag a post it brings attention to it, it may get it removed, and it may bring attention to CL staff. I don't know if things work like they used to, but years ago I saw definite results of people getting banned and the ads disappearing forever after people flagged them.

I've always wondered how ads actually get removed from Craigslist. I've posted wanted ads for a specific pinball machine and had my ads flagged and removed less than an hour after posting. But all the crap ton of "I want to buy your non working pinball machines" ads stay posted forever. So not really sure who gets to decide what gets removed.

Nobody understands how the flagging thing works and how many flags it takes to get rid of spam ads, etc. As a result, rather than trying to fight the crap ads, just filter them out so you never see them. I used to flag ads but it seemed like it was a losing battle so rather than try to fight them, I just ignore them.

Unenforced spam rules... it's so bad, I don't even want to use CL anymore. I turn to Facebook Marketplace more and more. Craigslist needs to get their heads out of their asses on this one. If eBay can figure it out.

Ive pretty much given up on CL. Facebook marketplace and Offerup are where Im getting most of my games now.

Who comes up with this shit?? Cant see anything in the pictures. Asking 2022 prices for games that probably havent been shopped in 20 years. I also just realized "*Only light at home use within our at home game room since 2001.*" is an insanely convoluted statement for no reason.

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