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Offline The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan

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Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« on: January 07, 2010, 10:34:40 PM »
At the end of last year it was hard rubbish time in our area.  So one weekend I put all the junk out the front of our place and was working in the garage.

Anyway a guy (junk collector) driving by in a big truck pulls over to check what I had put out, sees me in the garage and sees some of my pins and comes in to ask me a question.

Turns out he is local and wants me to look at a flipper problem on a pinball he has.   Went and fixed it yesterday, just a contact problem.  Turns out he got the machine off a nature strip as someone had put it out for hard rubbish collection.  Other then the flipper it worked fine, it is a GOTTLIEB OPERATION THUNDER...

HOW LUCKY IS THAT,  A FREE PINBALL...

Anyway, it got me thnking, where is the most obscure place or the best bargin Pinball you have found??
« Last Edit: January 07, 2010, 10:42:52 PM by The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan »
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 11:21:01 PM »
found a cosmic princess at the local dump (recycle centre)it was covered in dust but once i started cleaning it was in awsome condition just no legs for $70 all whilst i was dropping something off from work.  ()
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 06:34:43 AM »
Strangest place ive got a pinball from would have to be Mark Cs  %.%
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 07:44:17 AM »
I suppose the hay shed I got my Bally Playboy and GTB Drop a Card was not very normal....


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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 07:56:58 AM »
Bought a Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash from a guy who owned a wrecking yard in sydney.

The machine had been bought by the wrecking yard owner for his 2 x young kids many years earlier.

The machine was a little grubby but after a clean up it was swwweeeetttt. ohhh, the coil on a kickout hole stopped working 7 years ago so it just sat there unused all that time. worked out well for me.

paid $1500 for this bugs bunny. a real bargain i reckon.  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^
« Last Edit: January 09, 2010, 10:43:35 PM by caveoftreasures »
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2010, 09:22:44 AM »
I bought a Fish Tales from a fish and chip shop  %.%
Shame I sold it, best original FT I have ever seen.
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2010, 09:53:34 AM »
Im just happy no one has said from my place...lol... ^^^
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2010, 06:09:26 PM »
Quote from: ROLLERBALL on January 08, 2010, 09:53:34 AM
Im just happy no one has said from my place...lol... ^^^

title is strangest place, not strangest person RB
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Re: Strangest Place you have aquired a Pinball
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2010, 10:11:02 PM »
Quote from: ROLLERBALL on January 08, 2010, 09:53:34 AM
Im just happy no one has said from my place...lol... ^^^

The revolving door of aussie pinball? Christ we would have to start a new forum!  $.$
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