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Offline skywalker

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WTB, black knight
« on: June 07, 2013, 02:18:00 PM »
 $!& All,

looking for a Black knight in very good-excellent condition,
prefer melb metro area,

will consider interstate also,     #*#

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2013, 03:28:24 PM »

Topic set sticky, good luck with the search.

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2013, 04:32:02 PM »
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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2013, 11:47:01 PM »
There is one up on e-Bay,
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-Knight-Pinball-machine-/151058194346?pt=AU_CoinOp&hash=item232bc51faa

Here is a pick of mine,,
Good luck with you're search...

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2013, 01:48:54 PM »
any thoughts on that one? must have some major problems if the dealer doesn't want to fix it or am I wrong in my thinking?
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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2013, 02:08:59 PM »
Yes, I'm sure you are right. He never lets a chance go by to sell for bid dollars. You can rest assured this will be a PROJECT machine.

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2013, 02:59:02 PM »
any thoughts on that one? must have some major problems if the dealer doesn't want to fix it or am I wrong in my thinking?

Too much work.

The playfield has a lot of wear and would be unsuitable to recondition. Would be a good machine if you have a spare playfield,
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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2013, 09:33:27 AM »
Gosh this project went for $1009. I must be missing something here. Maybe thats why i dont have many projects in my collection. I must be looking at too low a dollar.
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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2013, 11:06:51 AM »
$1009 best of luck to the new owner  &^&


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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2013, 06:41:18 PM »
Gosh this project went for $1009. I must be missing something here. Maybe thats why i dont have many projects in my collection. I must be looking at too low a dollar.

Id say your head is where it should be. $1000+ is too much for this project

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2013, 07:11:35 PM »
Jeez that surprises me. I wouldn't have thought it would make those sort of dollars. I'd bid on the Roller Disco but didn't end up with it. It went for $764.89 which was a bit higher than I was willing to go on it sight unseen and without boards and displays. But who knows the playfield looked ok. Actually if you compared it to the BK playfield then it looked great in the pics. Anyone here pick it up?

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2013, 06:38:18 PM »
I think a lot of bidders get caught up in the "heat of battle" with those 1cent auctions without approaching it objectively as to actual worth or considering the financial outlay they are in for.

Plus labour costs are grossly undervalued in pinball restoration.





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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2013, 10:33:50 PM »
I think a lot of bidders get caught up in the "heat of battle" with those 1cent auctions without approaching it objectively as to actual worth or considering the financial outlay they are in for.

Plus labour costs are grossly undervalued in pinball restoration.


Then the issue will be the amount of $$ than needs to be spent to restore the machine. Unless they are "Holy Grails", then it is best to stay out of the bidding wars.
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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2013, 11:03:47 PM »
 What's a ball park cost to restore that pin to former glory  (((

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Re: WTB, black knight
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2013, 07:46:48 AM »
What's a ball park cost to restore that pin to former glory  (((

About 100hrs plus parts  %$%

That was one over priced pin  #@#