A couple of years ago, I contacted a pinball mechanic but he only worked on solid state machines. We got talking, I told him about my love of 70s Gottlieb EMs .... Anyway, a few weeks later he rings me to say a lady contacted him to see if he wanted to buy 2 pins from her - been in the family 30 years, son left home, she is moving into a smaller place, etc. He told her that he wasn't interested, but knew someone who might be ....
So, I phone up the lady, she was happy to see the machines go to someone who would appreciate them, so I drove over to her place with my son.
We got there, and in the garage was a Super Spin, and you guessed it, a Pioneer. Both had a few minor problems but in good condition. We settled on a fair price, son used his Tetris skills to load both machines into the car and that's how I became the proud owner of one.
Like you, I could use some new plastics, particularly the lane guides near the flippers.
