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Offline Romano

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This is starting to freak ME out. MORE FREEBIES!!
« on: October 05, 2011, 08:43:41 PM »
Hi Everyone,

those of you familiar with my story on this board would know that while my collection isnt HUGE, most of it has come to me for free or at extreme bargain prices. SO soon after my last post on the Black Knight I picked up for free, I almost didnt post this cos it seemed too good to be true. In all honesty, the story goes like this:

My dauhgter walked home from school a different way than usual yesterday, as she was picking something up from a friend. when she got home, she said; "Dad, I walked past a house that had two pinball machines in the front yard". I leapt up and bolted for the door before I realised I had no idea where this place was (pinball does this to you  %.%); anyway I setteld down and she explained to me where the place was. I went around there and the guy was taking them down to the dump so he said I was doing him a favour taking them away. I now own a Gottlieb 1975 "Soccer" and a Gottlieb 1975 "Abra-ca-Dabra". The Mechanics are all in pretty good nick, however, the playfields have been badly weathered. SOCCER has an Imaculate condition back glass. The other machine does not have one. Here are the Pictures:


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Re: This is starting to freak ME out. MORE FREEBIES!!
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2011, 08:49:10 PM »
Wow thats 3 for free... go buys a tatts ticket.... seems like you have some gooood karma coming your way!  Great Find.

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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 08:50:41 PM »
Well Done! , your definitely on a roll ^^^

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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2011, 08:56:34 PM »
Well done I do like that abra ca dabra.

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Re: This is starting to freak ME out. MORE FREEBIES!!
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2011, 10:03:04 PM »
Amazing..  I don't think I've ever scored a free pinnie, actually, the more I think about it, I'm positive that I've never scored a free pinnie.  ^.^

Saw one on the side of the road in Ebor many years back, did the right thing and made a couple of enquiries around the two or 3 shops (including post office, pub and servo) that exist in Ebor.  Found the owner, who tells me he wants a couple of hunge for it. Keep it I say. Don't rember the title, but I recall it was Spanish and its was rotten to the core.

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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2011, 10:31:57 PM »
Umm .....not sure what to say.
Excellent score.
Talk about right place at the right time.  %.%
3 pinnys for free.. @@* Well done.
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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 12:10:13 AM »
Wow, that's pretty amazing stuff!!
“If you wanna escape, go up to a pinball machine. There’s a magic button on the front that takes you to a world under the glass and makes the the rest of the universe disappear.”

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Re: This is starting to freak ME out. MORE FREEBIES!!
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 09:27:00 AM »

That's some great Karma going your way, mate !

Well done - I'm looking forward to the restore threads  ^^^ ^^^
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« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 05:11:52 PM »
WOW very lucky find, what does your daughter charge for a 'spotters fee'?  :lol

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« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 05:47:35 PM »
 ^^^

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« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 05:50:43 PM »
WOW very lucky find, what does your daughter charge for a 'spotters fee'?  :lol

"I GIVE YOU MY DAUGHTER AND 5 CAMELS; YOU GIVE ME YOUR WILLIAMS "KLONDIKE"" hahahahaha  :lol :lol :lol

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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2011, 06:55:14 PM »
wow that some NASTY wear on those playfields, especially the abracadabra, but well done getting two more freebies  #*#
Abracadabra is a great game... i just sold mine a few weeks ago to pay for removals expenses  @.@ but i will be replacing it soon with another one  *%*

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« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2011, 12:55:32 AM »
Good score congratulations.

Always liked Abra Cadabra . Good game to play

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Re: This is starting to freak ME out. MORE FREEBIES!!
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2011, 11:32:58 PM »
Why do people let these things get into such bad condition? ^&^

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Free.... Im amazed that someone would consider dumping them.
Well Done