Flash Pinball on ebay

[pinoffski]

Spotted this Flash on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Williams-Flash-Pinball-Machine-HUO-Less-than-100-plays-on-this-machine-WOW-/281355644491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41821a6e4b

the price

[Freiherr]

Machines do not look that good sitting in an office for 35 years. The papers are pristine white. A mint Flash would not go for more than 3K.

[pinballheaven]

Just looks like one of Nino's restorations!

[4_amusement_only]

Machines do not look that good sitting in an office for 35 years. The papers are pristine white. A mint Flash would not go for more than 3K.

It's tell tale signs like having every single piece of documentation that it would be a HUO. Those papers would have been sandwiched between other papers together within the original envelope - couple that with a consistent humidity inside the cab or stored elsewhere and yeah the paper would remain in near perfect order. I've got manual documents of similar vintage and they look comparable. Also, that warranty card is made from a heavier GSM paper stock so doesn't discolour as much as thinner paper.

Amazing condition. Dreaming about the price. Hopefully it comes with Jousting Sticks.

[pinoffski]

it must of had some work as
here are some links
http://www.pinballpickers.com/machines.html
http://www.pinballpickers.com/videos.html

I wish i had one like it....
maybe one day when CPR finally do a playfield

[Strangeways]

Just looks like one of Nino's restorations!

Thanks for the kind words 

This machine is exceptional. I think it is genuine, but something does not sit right with the alignment of the score windows. I have 4 Flash machines with original glasses, and the BG sits perfectly lined up with all four score windows / displays. This does not look right. The channel is flush with the backglass, yet the score windows are way out. P1 is good, P2 is ok, but P3 and P4 are well off.

Now if there is a 1% chance this is not legit, then I would raise the story of the CPR Flash backglass and the alignment issues with a certain production run of Flash machines. The dimensions of the head box in these runs was different and the backglasses were bigger - only slightly - and when you fit a shorter CPR backglass into one of these machines, it did exactly what we see in the pictures.

Based on the pictures, this could be one of the Flash games with the larger headbox and an original backglass from a different machine - or - a CPR backglass replacing the larger backglass that came with the machine.

[oldskool1969]

it must of had some work as
here are some links
http://www.pinballpickers.com/machines.html
http://www.pinballpickers.com/videos.html

I wish i had one like it....
maybe one day when CPR finally do a playfield

You are bang on Dude, high end restoration more like it. Firkin nice though.

[skywalker]

it must of had some work as
here are some links
http://www.pinballpickers.com/machines.html
http://www.pinballpickers.com/videos.html

I wish i had one like it....
maybe one day when CPR finally do a playfield

You are bang on Dude, high end restoration more like it. Firkin nice though.

I'm no expert, looks pretty original to me, don't think its been restored, close up on the cabinet shows it was painted from a metal stencil. has the consistent over spray, Beautiful machine that cant be replaced IMHO

[Freiherr]

it must of had some work as
here are some links
http://www.pinballpickers.com/machines.html
http://www.pinballpickers.com/videos.html

I wish i had one like it....
maybe one day when CPR finally do a playfield

You are bang on Dude, high end restoration more like it. Firkin nice though.

I'm no expert, looks pretty original to me, don't think its been restored, close up on the cabinet shows it was painted from a metal stencil. has the consistent over spray, Beautiful machine that cant be replaced IMHO

Yes the body is all original. I looked up close on photos and all paint is same as mine which I know is original. The back lable amd all inside labels are all original. Beautiful machine but a bit pricey.