ever restored an unpopular pin?

[pinnies4me]

I bought a working but dead DMD Flipper Football as a parts machine to enable the BBB to be repaired if spares ever got scarce. Got it going, and quite liked it - so much that I bought a DMD and really have fun with the game - adult mode is very funny!!

[Caveoftreasures]

Alot of the machines i bought were so called "unpopular titles".

The funny thing is though, I would ask the person who was saying stay away from that title if they had played it, and the answer was always "no, never played it".

Variety is the spice of life. Just buy all different styles and makes. In the end, they all compliment each other. Every pinball machine is fun. 

[Redback]

All pinballs need some love and attention.

Red

[johnwartjr]

I don't restore pins with the intention to sell them. I don't have that much time, and it's far too valuable to me... I restore pins because I enjoy that title!

I've restored plenty of games.. and even my 'popular' titles get more in them than they'd be worth. But that's OK!

[necroscope]

Well from everybody's responses i'm not alone in overspending to hopefully get my pin in  the best possible condition,plus it seems a relaxing pastime pulling them apart and fixing them again.

[ddstoys]

If your enjoying it that's the important thing.   

[mildflame]

Studley 67 and I have restored a Genesis and Waterworld.
but is it realy about the money (no) is about keeping pinball alive, Isn't it? 

[beaky]

Studley 67 and I have restored a Genesis and Waterworld.
but is it realy about the money (no) is about keeping pinball alive, Isn't it? 

+1 on keeping it alive

[Hooked]

Mario Andretti...a well hated pin.  
I started with a great cab and board set and wasted Playfield.
Installed nos PF- lockdown-legs-glass-cars-cellar ramp and more stuff.
Started out $800 US ended around 1400 ish.  Tried to sell it ranging from 1200 to 1900 shipped.
Sold at $1600.  Sad thing is the guy got out of the hobby and it sold at an auction for $800.
Almost bought it back.

Baby Pac
Another black sheep in the pinball world.
New side art, trim bezel art and I am in the process of clearing the playfield.
Hated by some loved at my house.   Will have 1100 +/- by the end of the project.

Cactus Jacks.
It was wiped out when I got it...missing parts-ramps- wireforms -no legs- cab fade wear.
I sourced a used PF..touched it up cleared it. Got ramps and needed plastics new translite. Sourced a wire form off of the original whitewood owner off of rgp had it chromed (bare steel proto). Painted the cab and sold for a $150 proffit   Now it lives in another collectors house and he loves it.   That restore is the biggest pay off becasue its still semi local to me and I know the now second owner since restore.  Fun game would have been better with a three ball multi. Oh yea got it for $150 sold it for $900

[Micksamusements]

that's the great thing with pinball, so many different titles to suit many different tastes.