Terms to describe a pinball's condition

[pinball god]

I hear of these terms all the time but never really got a firm explaination of them.

1. Reconditioned
2. Restored
3. Repaint & restored

These 3 main terms do have a major bearing on a pinball's asking price.

[pinballheaven]

Great question, it would help to have some clarity!

[shansta]

The ones I can afford tend to be described as:

Project.

Parts only.

Needing a tidy up.

Just needs a fuse...

Slight playfield wear... (remember the Rancho on ebay?)

 

[beaky]

and the greatest one of all, "fully shopped"
one mans shopped is all lamps, rubbers, flipper kits, every thing working, cleaned & polished and another mans shopped is wiped over with a cloth.

I have attached some pics of a shopped fire. It has all new rubbers, lamps & flipper kits, playfield has been cleaned + every thing works.
it just shows how buying a shopped pin doesn't mean its in great condition.  

[Strangeways]

Covered here;

http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=2248.0