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| Here's my abortive attempts to finance a pinball. A THREAD. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/23/2012, 8:37pm PDT | ||||
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Jesus Christ, somebody fucking post something.OK, here I go. I will detail my attempts to finance the purchase of a "Funhouse" pinball without having to dip into my checking account for any money. In this thread we can all laugh at my terrible attempts selling things and have a good time. THE BACKSTORY There's 15 arcade games down here, with an assortment of game boards ("PCBs") in various corners. I can't keep living like this. I've got PCBs for games that I would never own ("RoadBlasters") games I owned once ("Arkanoid") and boards that I bought when I came to the conclusion that I had too many games ("Bump n' Jump"). I have to get rid of some stuff, but before I do that, I am going to secure the deal for Funhouse. WHY FUNHOUSE Well, I wanted a Pat Lawlor-created pinball game and this one was listed for $1500. DAY ONE I wrote the guy selling the pin and went to bed. I stretched my flipper fingers though so they'd be ready just in case! DAY TWO I received two mails today: At 7:15 AM: I buy & Sell 100s of Pinballs each year. I don't plug them in when I purchase or sell. At 9:21 AM: Call me at (redacted) if interested $1300.00????? I didn't check my e-mail until the daily stand-up meeting at 9:30, so I was already ahead two hundred dollars. Score! And yes, this dude calls himself the Wolf Man. I called him back and we agreed to meet at the storage locker on Friday. I don't have a truck to transport it, but... well, Home Depot rents trucks, right? Do I have to reserve them or can I walk right in? This is an open question I guess. The Wolf Man sent me some pictures of the game and while it's beat up and I have no way of knowing whether or not it runs, it's a great deal for Funhouse and he guaranteed that he would send a tech to my place to fix it if it DIDN'T work. The Wolf Man also told me that he has no short-term memory because he flat lined a few years ago. This is my kind of pinball broker, friends. Here are some of the pictures he sent me:  
NEXT UP: I try to sell some arcade parts and it all goes horribly wrong. the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey! |
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Here's my abortive attempts to finance a pinball. A THREAD. by 05/23/2012, 8:37pm PDT  Selling stuff part one, the Donkey Kong cocktail by 05/23/2012, 8:44pm PDT Caltrops: Drama has failed me by 05/26/2012, 10:37am PDT Re: Caltrops: Drama has failed me by 05/30/2012, 9:46pm PDT I can't really get behind collecting old arcade cabs by 05/31/2012, 4:12am PDT Re: I can't really get behind collecting old arcade cabs by 06/03/2012, 10:57am PDT |
