Hi Guys.. here is #16 for the pinbologists collection!! Wms Stella Wars. Bought this one yesterday from the Tender Center in Port Macquarie, while i was there for the weekend. I was on my way home yesterday, about 1.30pm when Ian (howzat on here) called me about this game he had spotted there. I was in Wauchope when he called, (about a 10 - 15 minute drive from Port), so i quickly decided to meet him at his house and go back for a look see.
Stellar wars was game i always liked back in the good old days, so it was one on my wishlist. Also having Ian's stellar wars here when i repaired it for him had reminded me of the good old days of playing this title as well.
The game was supposed to work but needed rubbers, as was written in the paper stuck to the glass, but when we switched it on, and tried starting a game.. no solenoid action, some flickering segments and no sounds. Anyway seeing the awesome condition the game was in, naturally i decided to have a bid, so i bidded $1200, recognising heaps of potential. I was flying blind with the bid because they dont tell you what the reserve is, or the currend highest bid. Anyhow Ian and i were fairly confident id get it, and waited til 4pm to before i finally found out that my bid had won!!
so... with their commision on top, and their credit card payment surcharge, it came to just over $1300, still pretty good i reckon!!
Anyhow the game is now being stored at Ians house in his gameroom til i work out where im going to fit it in at home
By the way, Ian found the Quick draw pin that i bought at xmas time as well.
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EDIT.. forgot to mention, that we later found out the reserve price was $1500, and the next highest bid to mine was about $1050 i think.. i almost bidded $1100 instead if 1200.. (wanted to make sure i got it
) At least two other people also looked at the machine while i was there!
