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Title: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: swinks on May 27, 2016, 06:54:31 PM
includes artificial aging lol, who is he kidding.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Surf-Champ-Pinball-Machine-Vintag-wbr-e-/191878367299?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Pop Bumper Pete on May 27, 2016, 06:59:24 PM
includes artificial aging lol, who is he kidding.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Surf-Champ-Pinball-Machine-Vintag-wbr-e-/191878367299?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

you wonder if anything has been done
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: oldskool1969 on May 27, 2016, 07:02:34 PM
Mine must be worth $10k+ too as it has that patina also!  &&
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: swinks on May 27, 2016, 07:08:56 PM
includes artificial aging lol, who is he kidding.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Surf-Champ-Pinball-Machine-Vintag-wbr-e-/191878367299?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

you wonder if anything has been done

don't think so, flaking backglass in the top lhs, wrong cabinet colours and just general age wear
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Brettski on May 27, 2016, 07:09:13 PM
He forgot to do his research while it was being restored.. :)

How he came up with that price would be interesting to know!

Brettski... :)
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Goingpinsane on May 27, 2016, 08:35:39 PM
Could it be that there's $8000 in the coin box and can't find the keys?  :lol
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Retropin on May 27, 2016, 09:19:55 PM
"Fully restored"...

Well.. it should read " fully touched up"

Check out the cab picture.. you can see where badly hand cut stencils have been applied and colour sprayed back on... Surfers body on RHS cab.. Oh, the smooth lines on the surf board... ladies legs on RHS header.
The blue goes over the amber on Surf Champ as the order of colour.. should never be amber overspray to blue.
Couple of bits of A4 paper+ pair of scissors + can of enamel from Bunnings + afternoons work= top end restoration.
The Smithsonian approach has been re written
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Crashramp on May 27, 2016, 09:25:25 PM
"Fully restored"...

Well.. it should read " fully touched up"

Check out the cab picture.. you can see where badly hand cut stencils have been applied and colour sprayed back on... Surfers body on RHS cab.. Oh, the smooth lines on the surf board... ladies legs on RHS header.
The blue goes over the amber on Surf Champ as the order of colour.. should never be amber overspray to blue.
Couple of bits of A4 paper+ pair of scissors + can of enamel from Bunnings + afternoons work= top end restoration.
The Smithsonian approach has been re written

Agreed! I wouldn't go a cent over 9k.  :D

Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Retropin on May 27, 2016, 09:30:07 PM
Good! Cos im offering $9000.02
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on May 27, 2016, 10:41:29 PM
That is about as fully restored as my arse hole is  :lol :lol
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Brettski on May 28, 2016, 11:43:19 AM
This one is cheaper at only $3000 and looks almost as good! :)

http://www.danielrolnikgallery.com/kilduffs-cavern/pinball-machine-by-john-kilduff

Brettski... :)
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: DSB on May 28, 2016, 11:52:47 AM
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This one is cheaper at only $3000 and looks almost as good! :)
And less maintenance!
Title: Re: Fully Restored Surf Champ - $10k
Post by: Strangeways on May 28, 2016, 04:32:38 PM
That's one moronic seller. In the "surfing section" rather than coin op ? where do you start ? What an abomination.

I'd give $500 because it needs a lot of work.  !^!