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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => General Pinball Discussion => Topic started by: silverball on August 25, 2009, 02:39:20 PM
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What was your first pin and do you still have it?
Mine first pin was Funhouse and yes I still have it. Cannot see myself selling it, unless a better example turns up.
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What was your first pin and do you still have it?
Mine first pin was Funhouse and yes I still have it. Cannot see myself selling it, unless a better example turns up.
My first was a KingPin. Was at my old house and had that - sold for a video game. Wish I didn't but it was a bit rough.
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Time Warp.
Lives at a mate's place now, wouldn't sell it and glad someone is having fun with it.
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What was your first pin and do you still have it?
Mine first pin was Funhouse and yes I still have it. Cannot see myself selling it, unless a better example turns up.
My first was a KingPin. Was at my old house and had that - sold for a video game. Wish I didn't but it was a bit rough.
Is that the King Pin I bought from Rollerball? Even though its rough I wont be parting with it. Plays like a new machine now that the electrics have been adjusted and cleaned.
My first pin was Freedom, and yes I would love to own it again.
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Judge Dredd, and I still have it.
Matthew
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Mint mint mint Buckaroo....do I still have it? I wish
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Jungle princess and yes i still have it and will never part with it
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Gottlieb Dragon, restored it and sold, doubled my money, miss it but don't regret selling as the gameplay was pretty lame
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My 1st pinball was "Playball" and I was 12 years old..No I dont have it but always looking for another ^^^
Peter
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Data East Star trek: 25th anniversary sold with much regret because it had a very bad cabinet, play feild, ramps and too many other items to list.
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Fishtales,
Was the first Dot Matrix i played as a young fella and when i found out i could actually own one i bought one.
Sold it within 3 months.Just not my cup of tea .
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mousin around,,
no i don't have it !!! sold it,as at the time i only wanted dmd pins ^&^
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IJ, still have it and always will ^^^
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My first pin was a Williams Congo . Was in very nice condition (both PF and cabinet) . No longer have it but don't regret selling it as I used the funds to buy my DE Star Wars .
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Heh, I think you might know what mine was / were!
Dirty Harry - still have it
Mousin' Around - still have it
Could have been Cue Ball Wizard but wasn't to be
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I can't recall !
The first Pin I have a memory of was a Gottlieb "Show Boat". This would have been in the early 70's.
Most pins I have I "inherited" - The first I "paid for" was a "Future Spa" - I sold it after reconditioning it 7 years ago.
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Forgot to mention my son Thomasa's(pictured left) first Pinball is Spongebob Squarepants. Dean (pictured right) is yet to own one.
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Heh, I think you might know what mine was / were!
Dirty Harry - still have it
Mousin' Around - still have it
Could have been Cue Ball Wizard but wasn't to be
I'll trade the mousin around for cactus jacks......interested?
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Forgot to mention my son Thomasa's(pictured left) first Pinball is Spongebob Squarepants. Dean (pictured right) is yet to own one.
Spongebob lol what a cool first pin, thats one he will never forget.
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13 years old,payed with hard earned paper money.
gottlieb `300` bowling game em.
dad sold it on me when we moved house,so i sold his pool table to my friend,for a slab.
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judge dredd
and just got one back again a few months ago
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First pin Volley,purchased from Tony and still have it.
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Bingo machine Bally Miss America, nope don't have this anymore sold to a melbourne collector 5 or so years ago..
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Heh, I think you might know what mine was / were!
Dirty Harry - still have it
Mousin' Around - still have it
Could have been Cue Ball Wizard but wasn't to be
I'll trade the mousin around for cactus jacks......interested?
I know what I'd be doing Andrew *%*
Trade!~
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The Shadow,
Just had a game on it. Dont plan on selling.
2nd Pin I bought, bought it for Dad Williams Blue chip EM
3rd, Elvira
4th, My First EM, Spanish Eyes. (bought Last week) (though in better condition then Blue chip, so the old man might want to trade)
5,6,7 (made an offer on 3 (as a package), but believe one of the 3 has been promised) so probably wont eventuate.
Red
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Frankenstein........
No plan to sell it at this stage........ Unless a trade for a FISH TALES was to pop up ........ #@# #@# :D :D @@* @@* !@# !@#
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I'll always remember my first - T2. Still have him and will probably hang on to it for quite a while.
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Card Whiz, it was also the first for Pict (my brother) back in about 1980.
unfortunately it went to the tip in really good condition but not working ^&^
Wish we still had it.
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TZ - I still have it and will keep it. After putting so much effort into getting it right, it's hard to consider letting it go. And I still really like the game.
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A Gottlieb PIONEER. I still have it,never part with it.
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Indiana Jones.
No I dont still have it.
It was quite good and a good 1st pin but man O man that voice of Shorty STILL haunts me to this very day
^.^ You cheat Dr Jones ^.^
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Frankenstein........
No plan to sell it at this stage........ Unless a trade for a FISH TALES was to pop up ........ #@# #@# :D :D @@* @@* !@# !@#
More love for FT. #*#
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Heh, I think you might know what mine was / were!
Dirty Harry - still have it
Mousin' Around - still have it
Could have been Cue Ball Wizard but wasn't to be
I'll trade the mousin around for cactus jacks......interested?
Really? I would have to play Cactus Jacks first, I reckon. Mousin' Around! is a whole lot of fun.
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terminator 2 for me, what a great first pin
wil buy another one day
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Paragon was the one that got me started - still got it and not going to sell $#$
cheers
Ian
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Williams Blue Chip about 5 years ago .. still have it .
Found another one about 6 months after the 1st one, made one good machine out of 2 , fixed the other one (which is how I learnt about fixing EM's) then sold it on Ebay for a small profit
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Stern Stingray, bought for $300 in about 1988. Still have and wont part with it. I've never sold any machine i've ever bought... yet.. though a couple of them might be going soon (been thinking about it lately).
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Dr Dude.
Still have this pin, have not resold any pin yet.
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My virgin pin was Rollerballs roadshow which given it's beautiful condition made it a tall order to match condition wise. It certainly set the standard for pins that I am after.
Have no intention of selling it as it forms part of my three way talking heads pinball attack, Roadshow, Funhouse and Party Zone. How many other pins have talking heads?
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Bram Stoker's Dracula for me.
Still got him although his future may be looking shakey.
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How many other pins have talking heads?
Freddy, no fear.
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Party Zone
(has a head that talks)
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T2 was my first and still have. Have five now and don't know what it feels like to sell one. I think I'd have to work for a delear to know what its like to sell a pinney !@# > Don't think I'll sell one anytime soon seeing I have the gift for finding more room.
Got my wife on a diet for that same reason @.@ I didn't say that!!!
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Data East Star trek: 25th anniversary sold with much regret because it had a very bad cabinet, play feild, ramps and too many other items to list.
My first also DE Star Trek 25th. but I still have it. Have purchased and sold since, but I can not bring myself to get rid of this one, probably cause I eventually want the other 2 ST machines to go with it fone day.
Not obviously up there with the best machines, but i still enjoy having a crack on it.
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Williams Blue Chip about 5 years ago .. still have it .
Found another one about 6 months after the 1st one, made one good machine out of 2 , fixed the other one (which is how I learnt about fixing EM's) then sold it on Ebay for a small profit
Wasn't that mine at one point?
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Gottlieb Black Hole.
Got it at auction for $450 as " easily repairable" yeah right!!
But me and my brother spent a bit of time on it , did the Marvin's mods and fixes and basically got it running ok, it just needs de mylaring and Cab respray now.
Wont get rid of it as it is the cornerstone in my GTB Sytem 80 collection.
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Williams Blue Chip about 5 years ago .. still have it .
Found another one about 6 months after the 1st one, made one good machine out of 2 , fixed the other one (which is how I learnt about fixing EM's) then sold it on Ebay for a small profit
Wasn't that mine at one point?
Yep . The cab and playboard are from that game . The PF and BG from that game are now in the cab I sold to Mark (member name Pict on here).
I recently gave my machine a complete mechanical overhaul and it is plays really well now *%*.
I still haven't managed to clock it though .. closest I've ever come is 980,xxx .. and nowhere near that ever since.
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Black Knight (1980) was my first pin. And no i no longer have it.
I bought it back in 1988 for $450. The dick head i was living with stuffed it up on me. one of the wires broke off the coin switch so he tried to put a credit up on it by touching the wire that broke off the coin switch on to one of the flipper wires. That totally killed the cpu board. then i left it with another mate to look after and he shifted house but left it behind. !!! !!!
don't know what ever happened to it.
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Stern Cosmic Princess. Rather simple, but none the less, I was a proud pinball owner. Flatmates enjoyed it too. Long gone now, but know exactly where it is.
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Bally Playboy 1978. Cost me a lot more to restore than I planned but it is a great machine which was my favourite game as a kid! Not planning to sell it either! Had heaps of learnings and fun restoring it over 1 year.
J.D.
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First pin was a T2 in 1993 or 1994 for just under $1800. Still have it (Sorry I forgot that I'd already posted something ont he thread)
But hey look at the investment oppotunity people keep going on about on ebay. 1993 @ $1800, 2009 @ say $2500 that's $700 bucks over 16 years nearly 40% increase @ 2.5% P/A not a good investment but heaps of fun
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First pin - Gottlieb Aquarius. Bought it at the Sydney Luna Park auction. Still got it. It has been through thick and thin. Nearly got rid of it, instead Mrs Bossninja talked me into getting it repaired, led to meeting up with Michael Shaloub and before I know it I've got 6 more Gottlieb EMs and, as they say, the rest is history.
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First pin was a T2 in 1993 or 1994 for just under $1800. Still have it (Sorry I forgot that I'd already posted something ont he thread)
But hey look at the investment oppotunity people keep going on about on ebay. 1993 @ $1800, 2009 @ say $2500 that's $700 bucks over 16 years nearly 40% increase @ 2.5% P/A not a good investment but heaps of fun
where did you get a T2 in 1994 for $1800. that would have been the deal of the year
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Stern Cosmic Princess. Rather simple, but none the less, I was a proud pinball owner. Flatmates enjoyed it too. Long gone now, but know exactly where it is.
Out of interest was the in New Zealand? Did Cosmic Princess get to NZ also?
eally cool game by the way ^^^
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First pin was a T2 in 1993 or 1994 for just under $1800. Still have it (Sorry I forgot that I'd already posted something ont he thread)
But hey look at the investment oppotunity people keep going on about on ebay. 1993 @ $1800, 2009 @ say $2500 that's $700 bucks over 16 years nearly 40% increase @ 2.5% P/A not a good investment but heaps of fun
where did you get a T2 in 1994 for $1800. that would have been the deal of the year
Leisure and Allied in Collingwood/Abottsford. I think I still have the paperwork so will confirm the year.