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Offline Steve2010

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Gottlieb Surfer
« on: October 01, 2010, 09:30:37 AM »
Very nice machine, and of course, a great theme.  But me thinks $5,500 is pushing the boundary perhaps?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Surfer-Pinball-Machine-Best-Condition-Ever-like-new-/290481943093?pt=AU_CoinOp&hash=item43a212b235

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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2010, 09:41:22 AM »
wow CPI its gone up since its last post
i'll take 5000 for mine then i will go buy 3-4 pinnies !@# which ones to buy

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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2010, 09:53:24 AM »
Oh dear....

look at the bodgy touch ups on the PF between flippers at  SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN... not even sanded back to smooth and also rough touch ups around inserts.

The cab respray is bloody awful also... can see right through the blue to the stencilled yellow underneath.

I agree that a lot of time has gone into this machine but the end result is not what id expect at all especially at over $5K!!!

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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2010, 09:55:06 AM »
You'd think that for $5.5k you'd get the correct bumpers, caps, lane guides, post top nuts and coin door sticker!

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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2010, 10:34:58 AM »
"To find one in this condition is impossible"  %.% %.% Love the sales pitch. Whoever writes the "de******ion" needs to get out more. Surfer and Surf Champ are desirable games, but would hardly be in the top 10 70's EMs. I wonder what machines it dislodged - Wizard, Fireball, Klondike or El Dorado ?

For some reason, they have polished the door, siderails and placed Bally post caps rather than Gottlieb. Original machine did not have a coin door decal and the lane guides are incorrect. Bumper caps & bodies don't look right either.

The paint job is a good attempt but the blue color (much too light) was painted on too thin and you can see too much of the yellow. Shame they could not draw a straight line on the blue and yellow below the backglass. Imagine having to look at that while playing the machine !

FFS - the spinner is installed the wrong way around !

Really nice apron spoiled with the Bumper sticker  !@#

Good attempt, but not worth $5K. Spend the extra 10 minutes researching the machine and installing the correct parts.



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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2010, 11:13:11 AM »
I'd go $1500 on that and spend a hundred getting it right, be a nice game then.
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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2010, 05:47:40 PM »
I'd go $1500 on that and spend a hundred getting it right, be a nice game then.
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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2010, 08:17:42 PM »
I'd go $1500 on that and spend a hundred getting it right, be a nice game then.
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There is no law against having fun just yet (but I am sure they are busy are drafting one!)

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Re: Gottlieb Surfer
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2010, 10:37:27 PM »
Mental note to self: Do not repaint cab like this...  @.@

That shoot again insert almost looks like it's had a post screwed into the bottom edge?!  !@#
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