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Offline Chad

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Price Check AFM
« on: July 02, 2011, 10:21:14 AM »
any opinions on a price for an AFM with the following :

playfield appears to be in very good condition with the only wear that I can see is the stroke of luck outhole, you can just see the wear with a cliffy protector over it
cabinet has bad fading with pretty much all the color faded, other than fading the cabinet appears to be very good with only a couple of light scratches
ramps & transite look good
the game has been shopped & sold by a dealer
the game plays well & everything appears to be working as it should

overall it looks to be in pretty good condition

so any ideas on a fair price ?
any other things I should be checking ?

Thanks
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Offline MartyJ

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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2011, 10:48:09 AM »
Depends on the dealer an how they have shopped the game. Was it done properly or just the usual nifty and flipper kit only?

Given it will need decals for cabinet, in the current market I would think around $6500 to $7000 max. Cash in hand would put you in a better position as I reckon things are very slow at the moment
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2011, 11:47:11 AM »
I reckon Martys spot on and yeah dealers or what ever there called  #@# shop out means replace ever 2nd globe and forget to do other things  () you get what you pay for.

Peter
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2011, 11:50:42 AM »
$4500 to $5000 maximum if the machine needs full cabinet decals and if it has wear.  If you purchase a full set cabinet decals, and pay someone to fit them properly, the machine will owe you $5500/$5800.   My opinion is that the nicest of nicest AFM is only worth $6500, 7 grand if u just have to have it.
* For similar money, you will pick up a Monster Bash, Medi-Evil Madness etc. Alot of the so called A grade titles have slipped back in price because so many of them have been imported in containers over the last 18 months.

I saw a friend buy an immaculate AFM 12 months ago and he paid $5500 and it was Home use only. The last one auctioned on ebay went for $5300.The market has slowed.
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2011, 12:04:49 PM »
while I dont want to know who the dealer is,
whats he asking for it????


because I would expect in todays market to pay between 5500 - $6000 for a AFM

befofe the GFC  these were only going for  upto $7000 tops (maybe 8000 with cab art and new pf's installed)
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2011, 12:33:56 PM »
they want $7500, which I thought was pretty pricey anyway

If anyone knows of reasonably priced one for sale drop me a pm
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 12:36:36 PM »
go back and negotiate hard.  in this economy, any pinball seller would be foolish not to accept 6 grand or something close.
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2011, 01:13:01 PM »
Quote from: Chad on July 02, 2011, 12:33:56 PM
they want $7500, which I thought was pretty pricey anyway

If anyone knows of reasonably priced one for sale drop me a pm

Overpriced in today's market. Dealer pins have dropped in standard considerably due to the overall quality of what is left overseas (Europe especially), and the corners cut in the "workshops". $6000 would be the price of a properly reconditioned game - no more than that in today's economy. They are getting hard to find in good condition.
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2011, 01:32:39 PM »
Quote from: Chad on July 02, 2011, 12:33:56 PM
they want $7500, which I thought was pretty pricey anyway

If anyone knows of reasonably priced one for sale drop me a pm


while I can understand a dealer "hoping" for $7500
you can pick these up for a lot less than that $$$$$
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2011, 02:28:51 PM »
I doubt you'd get a dealer game much under $7K, and while I consider this the greatest ever DMD game (IMO) and love mine, I would expect a nice collector game around 5.5K - $6.5K should turn up with patience (and a lot of patience as few collectors will part with this game once owned). Member sold one around 6.5K last year.
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2011, 02:53:41 PM »
Unfortunately you pay a premium price for a 'dealer' machine. Personally I'd be on the hunt for a private machine that needs a bit of work and wouldn't pay above the $2500 to $3000 mark. Great pinny to play.
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2011, 06:24:44 PM »
Quote from: multiball3 on July 02, 2011, 02:53:41 PM
Unfortunately you pay a premium price for a 'dealer' machine. Personally I'd be on the hunt for a private machine that needs a bit of work and wouldn't pay above the $2500 to $3000 mark. Great pinny to play.

If you find two at that price let me know, I'll grab it as a spare!!
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2011, 09:23:14 AM »
Quote from: multiball3 on July 02, 2011, 02:53:41 PM
Unfortunately you pay a premium price for a 'dealer' machine. Personally I'd be on the hunt for a private machine that needs a bit of work and wouldn't pay above the $2500 to $3000 mark. Great pinny to play.

Lol, I'll take 2 as well.  <.>
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2011, 09:28:24 AM »
Quote from: TSPP on July 03, 2011, 09:23:14 AM
Quote from: multiball3 on July 02, 2011, 02:53:41 PM
Unfortunately you pay a premium price for a 'dealer' machine. Personally I'd be on the hunt for a private machine that needs a bit of work and wouldn't pay above the $2500 to $3000 mark. Great pinny to play.

Lol, I'll take 2 as well.  <.>

I'll take one also
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Re: Price Check AFM
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2011, 10:47:24 AM »
Me too, AFM for RFM money.
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