Mark C and auction

[Retropin]

Did anyone here score the "Riviera" by Alben of France that Mark C had on Ebay?

I had my beedy eyes on it, but had to work late so missed it ( damn you QLD for not having daylight saving!).

I think final price was a ridiculous $126.00.

Now most people would have dismissed this game as it was an Alben and they are known as a bit of a lemon.

But this game is actually a conversion of GTB's PICNIC from 1958.

So for $126.00 you would have scored youself a rebadged classic GTB from the BEST period for GTB games.

Only 850 made initially, only very few of those would have been conversions - it was a VERY rare game, plays as a GTB, IS a GTB and im kicking myself for missing it.

Mark..... any more like this to float on Ebay?? Email me first.. ill take em off you at more than you are auctioning them off at - LOL - $127.00!!!....

....Joking mate, joking

[Strangeways]

Thats at least the third auction that has gone "under the radar"...

Who won it, Mark ?

[markc]

the winner is picking it up Tuesday and helping unload the new container ... thanks Daniel
he is a local  guy and has brought at least 10 PLUS  of these off me .,
he does them up and re sells them in geelong .
real nice bloke . he evens brings me a JW to drink ...  did i say nice bloke

not sure if he is a member here but was on AA .

sorry boys that was the LAST complete EM i had  and I am still looking for another container load.  i will do my best to find another Lot.

to me it was cheap   but as I said out they go. you can always get a bargin at the end as i do list them at 1 cent and let them go .  i thought the countdowns went cheap too  but they will come up REAL nice once finished  again another Melbourne person.

mark

[Creech]

Yeah those Countdowns looked nice. I ummed and ahhd over those when you got them but settled on the Sinbad for my foray into system 1's. I would have been happy with both. The chimes on Sinbad over the bings and bongs on Countdown helped me decide. Either you have proper electronic sounds or chimes - just my opinion.

[Strangeways]

All or most of those EMs / System 1 machines will scrub up fine if the time is put into them..

Glad to hear that you are looking for more Mark 

[Retropin]

Still kicking myself over this one...

Nino - i know you are after at least 1 woodrail for your collection - at the price of what? 2 cartons of decent beer this was an absolute steal!

Just a heads up for anyone who MAY be interested in grabbing one of these.
PBR sell ALL spares for them, so you CAN get them working.
The year of this machine - 1958 GTB had really carved their niche in the market as the #1 pinball manufacturer - much snappier bumpers, single action flippers ( GTB had these from approx 1950 onwards - Wms were still using impulse flippers till at least 54 - 55).
This reputation carried GTB right through the 60's and they were emulated by all other pinball manufacturers.

Also to note.. GTB games were always made to a specific budget. For this reason, single player games are the better ones. What was spent on extra steppers and score wheels was lost on PF action. So the REAL prize is a late 50's GTB single player. But in saying that.. there is nothing wrong with a 2 player like this one - still a great game. Anyone who plays a GTB from 50's is ALWAYS surprised just how snappy these games are - they are fast for their time.

And at $126.00 this really was the best deal ive seen on Ebay in 10 years of searching. Unbelievable!

[Strangeways]

Still kicking myself over this one...

Nino - i know you are after at least 1 woodrail for your collection - at the price of what? 2 cartons of decent beer this was an absolute steal!

Just a heads up for anyone who MAY be interested in grabbing one of these.
PBR sell ALL spares for them, so you CAN get them working.
The year of this machine - 1958 GTB had really carved their niche in the market as the #1 pinball manufacturer - much snappier bumpers, single action flippers ( GTB had these from approx 1950 onwards - Wms were still using impulse flippers till at least 54 - 55).
This reputation carried GTB right through the 60's and they were emulated by all other pinball manufacturers.

Also to note.. GTB games were always made to a specific budget. For this reason, single player games are the better ones. What was spent on extra steppers and score wheels was lost on PF action. So the REAL prize is a late 50's GTB single player. But in saying that.. there is nothing wrong with a 2 player like this one - still a great game. Anyone who plays a GTB from 50's is ALWAYS surprised just how snappy these games are - they are fast for their time.

And at $126.00 this really was the best deal ive seen on Ebay in 10 years of searching. Unbelievable!

Mate - I need a shoehorn to fit one more game in the garage.. Luckily, I've decided to move some of them into storage.. I'm still searching for that elusive Mermaid or Shoo Shoo LOL !

[markc]

at 126.00 it will be a shame to see it turned into a coffee table ....

I am looking for more and WILL FIND THEM

there are too many of these  still today ending up up land fill.

Nino  you couldnt fit another leg in your place  and if you did your wife would KILL you

as for parts  I also have some  but greg has many too.
and yes PBR  stock them all and are great to buy from.

I still have 25 - 30 SS  but jsut cant find the time to do anymore up or even get pictures to people,
( Sorry gav)   I will chase these  as soon as i can

thanks

mark

[felixthadog]

at 126.00 it will be a shame to see it turned into a coffee table ....

I am looking for more and WILL FIND THEM

there are too many of these  still today ending up up land fill.

Nino  you couldnt fit another leg in your place  and if you did your wife would KILL you

as for parts  I also have some  but greg has many too.
and yes PBR  stock them all and are great to buy from.

I still have 25 - 30 SS  but jsut cant find the time to do anymore up or even get pictures to people,
( Sorry gav)   I will chase these  as soon as i can

thanks

mark

I hope this is not taboo, but is your AA decision final Mark?

Matthew

[markc]

not taboo Matthew

you are welcome to ask me anything
but not in this thread

Pm me here or email me ( dont meant to sound harsh  just dont want to hijack a thread about my troubles on AA or why i left the BS behind)

sorry Retropin for this in your thread

I do have a lead on another container of em and ss and have been working on them for a while , nino has seen some of them  but  its a long haul  to get some of these collectors over the line

mark

[Creech]

Please keep the thread on topic guys. Personal questions like that are probably best dealt with via PM. All good! 

That Riviera must surely rate as the buy of the year.

[markc]

no worries Tony

Pm has been sent


it sold cheap  but hey thats ebay and its a auction . you win some you lose some

[stuba]

I am looking for more and WILL FIND THEM

I still have 25 - 30 SS  but jsut cant find the time to do anymore up or even get pictures to people,
( Sorry gav)   I will chase these  as soon as i can

sorry gav! stuff him (he knows i'm kidding btw)  , i've been asking about those strikes and spares since noah was a boy. sell the ones ya got before you buy more!!  doh doh doh

[MartyJ]

Please keep the thread on topic guys. Personal questions like that are probably best dealt with via PM. All good! 

That Riviera must surely rate as the buy of the year.

(a) Spewing I missed this one...Keen to get an EM under the belt!
(b) Just goes to prove there are still some HONEST ebay sellers out there.  Looking forward to your next container Mark...(my budget isn't though!)

[markc]

thankyou



stuba  you and gav ... lucky i got 3 of them