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Aussie Pinball Forums => Member Services => Sales and Services => Australian Pinball Restorations => Topic started by: Strangeways on June 05, 2013, 10:38:37 PM
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I'm excited to announce the first container for 2013. These games have been hand picked from collections, rather than picked up from Ex Operator's submerged storage buildings overseas ^&(
As most of you know, my preference is collectible games from the 70's and 80's and the majority of these titles are from that era. Rather than list the inventory, I'm going to post pictures of them in the container, and members can guess the list of titles ! Obviously, there are NINE Bally Nip-Its.
Some of these games are already reserved by collectors that have asked me to track down some of the rarer titles. Some of these are going straight into my personal collection. As an example, there is a HUO Fireball - and this game has taken me 20 years to track down (I only wanted HUO).
Here are the pics.. YOU list the inventory *%*
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/pinball%20container%20037.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/pinball%20container%20042.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/pinball%20container%20043.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/pinball%20container%20044.JPG)
I will post the full list once it has cleared and in my storage building. But I'm already too excited to wait another couple of days..
Updates will be posted below !
Gorgar
Bobby Orr Power Play
Nitro Groundshaker
Flash X 3
Jungle Lord X 3
Target Apha
Star Trek X 3
Paragon - Reserved
Surf champ - Reserved
Capt Fant - Personal Collection
Old Chicago
Mariner
8Ball
Fireball - Personal Collection
Six Million $ Man
Freedom
Lost In Space X 2 - One Reserved
Special Forces
Dungeons and Dragons
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Awesome Nino well done I bet you can't wait.
Peter :-)
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I recognize the surfer / surf champ ^^^
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Fantastic Nino, I can only work out a few but can't wait to see the list. Very exciting! $#$
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There is a gorgar, surfer,bobby ore, nitro ground shaker, flash , jungle lord??, alpha ??, star treks, evil kinevil, paragon, stingray.
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Yes !
Gorgar
Bobby Orr Power Play
Nitro Groundshaker
Flash X 3
Jungle Lord X 3
Target Apha
Star Trek X 3
Paragon
Surf champ
No !
Stingray
Evel Knievel
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OK,
Nine Nip-its,
Fireball......
That's it for me. ()
Congrats on the awesome haul!!
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Excellent,
More pins coming to Melbourne, javascript:void(0);
Red
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Boy O boy very impressive #*#
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Capt Fant
Old Chicago
Mariner
Flash
8Ball ( lol)
Fireball
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The only two i recognise are
Six Million $ Man
Freedom
Nice haul Nino, would be like xmas morning going thru that lot *%* *%*
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Nice haul and it's great to see the love for some older titles rather the the usual DMD containers.
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Nice list. I too love the 70s 80s machines. Cant wait to see the full list. A lot there i dont know?
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Nice haul and it's great to see the love for some older titles rather the the usual DMD containers.
Everything goes full circle - whats old is new again and whats new gets very old quickly
I love my older games too! Just like big girls, they need loving too! ^^^
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Just like big girls, they need loving too!
Too funny.. love the way you just had to throw that one in there
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oh wow! congrats Nino! Flash and Gorgar... mmmmm $#$
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Well done Nino .
Looks like some great titles in that lot . ^^^
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Nice haul and it's great to see the love for some older titles rather the the usual DMD containers.
That's right Mike. Everyone imports DMD containers and the market is saturated. Having said that, I hope they keep coming. I target rare and interesting games and also customer requests. Funnily enough, most requests are EMs or SS.
There are really only 2 DMD games. Some of the others are rare Bally / Midways and a Data East.
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Well done Nino, some great titles in there *%*
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Would the data east be a Tmnt or Bttf by chance Nino #@#
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Would the data east be a Tmnt or Bttf by chance Nino #@#
noj472 has been BITTEN by the bug #@#
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Would the data east be a Tmnt or Bttf by chance Nino #@#
noj472 has been BITTEN by the bug #@#
Bigfoot is getting very lonely in the man cave :D
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Would the data east be a Tmnt or Bttf by chance Nino #@#
If you look close enough, you will find the answer #@#
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OMG ^&^ Pm sent
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Nice haul of classics, congrats
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I've had a few PMs regarding the games and rather than go into too much detail, I'd like to mention that I cannot provide pricing until the games have landed and I've worked out the expenses first. All the games will need to be unpacked and matched and then I will take photos and provide condition reports. I don't sell games "as is", unless I have multiples, as that removes the enjoyment of restoration for me !
But I am keeping a record of the expressions of interest, and I will contact each member after I've looked at the respective machine.
I would have thought there were a few more games that members would have picked out from the pictures #@#
These will be landing middle of next week.
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Lost in Space and Mata Hari ^^^
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Lost in Space and Mata Hari ^^^
Lost In Space X 2 - Yes
Mata Hari - No
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Dungeons and Dragons ^^^
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Special Force and Mariner
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Here is the final list of games.
"Reserved" games are machines that I've located for members, or that members have asked me to hold since I started this thread. It will take at least a week before I can start to go through these machines "one by one", so please be patient while I take photos and provide condition reports. The container will be delivered next week if there are no other delays.
Bally SS
Viking
Power Play - Playfield poor
Eight Ball
Medusa - Reserved
Paragon - Reserved
Freedom
Nitro Groundshaker
Star Trek - Reserved
Star Trek
Star Trek
6 Million dollar Man
Bally EM
Old Chicago
Monte Carlo
Boomerang
Flip Flop
Flip Flop
Mariner
Nip It - Reserved
Nip It - Reserved
Nip It - Reserved
Nip It - Reserved
Nip It
Nip It
Nip It
Nip It
Williams SS
Flash - Reserved
Flash - Reserved
Flash
Jungle Lord
Jungle Lord
Jungle Lord
Earthshaker - Reserved
Gorgar - Reserved
Gottlieb EM
Surf Champ - Reserved
Target Alpha
Bally / Midway
Special Force
Dungeons and Dragons
Escape Lost World - Reserved
Cybernaut
Cybernaut
Strange Science - Reserved
Truck stop - Reserved
Radical - playfield poor
Data East / Sega
Lost In Space - Reserved
Lost in space
TMNT - Reserved
Personal Collection !
Nip It
Six Sticks
Joker Poker
Fireball
Captain Fantastic
Air Aces
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Star Trek RESERVED ^^^ ^^^
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At 8:00 AM this morning my container arrived, and it took us an hour to empty 54 machines. All of them are still wrapped and I will need to unwrap and access each game. I will start with reserved games for AP members, but please be patient, as I'm really busy with other work and I've badly sprained my thumb while unloading. So I won't get to these games until earliest next week.
Please be patient, I am severely "under the pump" !
Here is the container arrival ;
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20001.JPG)
Open the door and nothing has moved ! A couple of additional games were thrown in before it left.
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20002.JPG)
The storage building is seriously filling up !
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20003.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20006.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20007.JPG)
(http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/misc/cont%20008.JPG)
The latest arrivals are on the left side of the building, previous container games on the right. This building is full. I might be able to fit another 10 games. There are 150 games in this building. :D :D
Very happy at the moment, but my thumb is absolutely killing me !
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Holy ** Nino - enjoy that 475 years fo work in front of you :lol
Hope your thumbs OK soon ^^^
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Ice that thumb up to speed recovery. Well done on the haul & pics
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Congrats mate, well done!! Sorry I couldn't have been there to help, but then again, I like my thumbs.... ^^^
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Wow done Nino I bet there's some beauty's in that lot :-)
Peter
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You is truely rich right now Nino.. jam packed container is always the way to go.. awesome sight and I would have been there to help if you didnt live so bloody far away..
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Thanks for the kind words - and the thumb is a bit sore, but I will live..
I consider myself VERY VERY fortunate with this haul. I have my work cut out, but I'm up for the challenge. The games all arrived safely, and I can't wait to start unpacking. The Bally EMs are really nice, a lot better than I expected. The Bally / Midway games look very good as well. As I spend time on them, I'll know more. I can't wait to unpack Fireball, but I'll have to wait until my hand is better. I'm very content right now and I think I'll have to have an early night..
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If there was a Pinball Olympics ....
Nino is Gold , Gold , Gold
Thank's for this haul of Pins
$#$
I am looking forward to get my holy grail
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Good to hear the latest haul arrived safely Nino . Shame about the thumb but its a temporary inconvenience .
Thanks for posting the pics , certainly not something you see every day .
An original Star Trek is very tempting for me but I will try very hard to resist as I already have more pins than room as it is. :lol
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I remember removing some jukeboxes and pool tables to make room good to see that's long gone.
I'm guessing our secret games will be buried for a bit longer ;)
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Congrats on the save arrival on safe arrival of what is undoubtedly an awesome haul of machines.
With so many machines in the storage shed, is there any chance that you will be selling any as is project type machines?
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Congrats on the save arrival on safe arrival of what is undoubtedly an awesome haul of machines.
With so many machines in the storage shed, is there any chance that you will be selling any as is project type machines?
Not unless it is someones "Holy Grail", or a duplicate title. I often get requests for older games, and some of these fill those requests. Some members ask me to locate and sell "as is" - which I will do, but I don't usually sell other games "as is" for two key reasons ;
1 - It takes the enjoyment of restoration away from me !!!
2 - I don't want to be put into the same category as "Container Importers" *.*
My Business model works on restoration, and I source my own games to restore. Technically, I am a "container importer", as so was my father in the 50's. But I don't want a reputation for providing "cheap" project games to newbies that expect working games. In my experiences, this will cause issues with reputation. I am in the Business of restoration because I LOVE the work. The more machines in storage, the more choices people have.
I have targeted older games, because there is demand for the classics, and historically, the standards of older games have been very low.
Blair - if there is something you are looking for, or something you would like - PM me. I have more overseas.
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Hi Nino Congrats on your games I love the list ^^^ most from the golden days
Thats one great storage shed you have will you do your work from there ?
It good to see members getting grail games Your buiness is doing a good service and keeping everyone happy #*#
Genie is working perfectly and I luv it Well done Howzat
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This building is just a storage building. It was where the remainder of my Father's Amusement Business' assets were left. Imagine the "warehouse Finds" that you hear of in the USA. This was the Aussie equivalent. Originally, under all the video arcade junk, there were KISS', Playboys, Star Treks, Paragon, Space Invaders and around another 30 games which I restored and sold 10-15 years ago. I kept the KISS' etc and they are part of my collection, or inventory.
This building is only temporary until I buy a factory in the Northern Suburbs. There are a few hoops to go through before then, but then will be moved to that location and all set up. I work from my Garage, which I converted into a workshop when this was just a hobby. But I've quickly filled it with customer games and restorations.
Great to hear the Genie is going strong. I'm going to start a full restoration on the last of the three I had shortly !
Hi Nino Congrats on your games I love the list ^^^ most from the golden days
Thats one great storage shed you have will you do your work from there ?
It good to see members getting grail games Your buiness is doing a good service and keeping everyone happy #*#
Genie is working perfectly and I luv it Well done Howzat
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So you are the one Hans was talking about.......
He sold the biggest collection to "some guy" in Australia, but regreted it and bought a Nip It back the next week after he realised he had no more EM games.
Hans was at my Pinball tournament on last may 18 and told me about this.
Great guy and always talking about the games.
I promised to go to his place sometime in my vacation to help him fix some more games.
Good to see the games getting a good new home and don't end up on a landfill.
Peter
www.inkochnito.nl
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When I last spoke to Hans, he mentioned he spent some time with you ^^^.
He is one of the nicest people you could meet, and hopefully I will be visiting him next year - maybe in time for your next tournament. I will be bringing my toolkit to help him with his games *%*
Next time you speak with him, ask him about some of the stories of these machines ^^^
So you are the one Hans was talking about.......
He sold the biggest collection to "some guy" in Australia, but regreted it and bought a Nip It back the next week after he realised he had no more EM games.
Hans was at my Pinball tournament on last may 18 and told me about this.
Great guy and always talking about the games.
I promised to go to his place sometime in my vacation to help him fix some more games.
Good to see the games getting a good new home and don't end up on a landfill.
Peter
www.inkochnito.nl
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I'll be sure to ask him next time I see him.
My next tournament will be on june 7 2014.
Love to see you here (if you can make it). $#$