Bally KISS should I hold onto it now??

[ROLLERBALL]

DAMN your right....you snooze you lose.....The KISS ebay listing was on there for 3 hours before I hit the buy it now button...AMAZING


Oh and found some CRAZY shit growing inside the machine...Wasps or something...check out the pic...

[Marty Machine]

Congrats on the great score!
Congrats on keeping it away from that shmuck trying to rob it out under you,
Congrats to the Lady for not 'selling out' on you 

You'll have no shortage of help in here, until that puppy is finally up'n'runnin' to full spec.
Well done !

does she have other machines?  hehehehehehehehe

MM.

[Strangeways]

Paul - No "half measures" on a KISS. Wotto's offer is a HUGELY NICE gesture - and if were you - I'd take him up on that offer !

Mate - I'm so happy for a "good guy" getting a great machine cheap that I'll look after any board repairs you might need 

[ROLLERBALL]

Thanks for all the offers for help...and i will take them up...Wotto will be around tomorrow as normal on a friday for a few games and a chat...but Im sure we will be busy going over the new machine...Well If wotto ends up doing the Playfield then looks like i will be doing the backglass and cabinet...$300 for stencils seems like alot but could be worth it...i could have a go at making some stencils but by the time you take into account the time effort and swearing ect $300 spent on this machine and any other amounts I spend on this machine Im guessing will only add to the value of it in the end..

[Strangeways]

Thanks for all the offers for help...and i will take them up...Wotto will be around tomorrow as normal on a friday for a few games and a chat...but Im sure we will be busy going over the new machine...Well If wotto ends up doing the Playfield then looks like i will be doing the backglass and cabinet...$300 for stencils seems like alot but could be worth it...i could have a go at making some stencils but by the time you take into account the time effort and swearing ect $300 spent on this machine and any other amounts I spend on this machine Im guessing will only add to the value of it in the end..

Paul - KISS's fetch CRAZY prices in working condition - and it is a "hot" title to own. I keen a "little read book" of machines that collector's are after - and KISS is the most "wanted" pinball by a mile.

Just to let you know how I feel about the game - I have TWO KISS machines - BOTH with repro playfields, plastics, bumper caps, targets, new doorskins, new legs.... EACH machine will have a minimum of $2000 spent on it. That's BEFORE I've even started the restore.


You will ALWAYS get your money back on a KISS !

[Duckman]

Hey RB, Found this site for stencils if it was going to be an opition for you.

http://www.pinballpal.com/products/stencil/#KISS

Hope that helps mate.

[illawarra_steelers]

Paul,

If you get tired of the game I will give you your $1500 back for it

[Marty Machine]

I'll give you $1600 for it  (covers your petrol too heheheheh)

[ROLLERBALL]

Well the resto is on its way now...
Would you guys think that KISS is a keeper???Looks a little boring to me...I have played it YEARS ago...but cant remember how it played...but doesnt look like much fun to me..lol...Its no Joker Poker thats for sure...still maybe someone would swap me a Joker Poker for a Kiss....

[Strangeways]

Well the resto is on its way now...
Would you guys think that KISS is a keeper???Looks a little boring to me...I have played it YEARS ago...but cant remember how it played...but doesnt look like much fun to me..lol...Its no Joker Poker thats for sure...still maybe someone would swap me a Joker Poker for a Kiss....

Go have a chat with Wotto - He would love it !

[ROLLERBALL]

Wotto loves the artwork,,,,but thinks the gameplay sucks..

[ROLLERBALL]

Damn...A kiss on Ebay for $7000 crazy...I will watch this and see what mine is worth...surely not that much??

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/KISS-Pinball_W0QQitemZ200317554194QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item200317554194&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[ddstoys]

Personally its not the game play that sells this game. Come on its KISS enough said apart from lucky bastard

[Rod71]

KISS is no better or worse a player than the other Bally games from 77-79. As mentioned above, it's valuable because of the theme more than gameplay.

You'll need to be the judge whether it's a keeper or not. Depends how you look at it i guess.

Obviously it will make excellent trade bait if you're not a Kiss fan.

Also, it will likely struggle to keep you interested amongst a line up of DMD's. But i reckon it'll be hammered constantly at the next meet :)



   

[Marty Machine]

Geez, i'd be stoked to have a non-working KISS sitting in the corner simply coz of the iconic status.
Same goes for a 70's Playboy too.

After playing both these pins, i'm shattered over their gameplay, and they've dropped somewhat down my wantlist ;-)

MM.