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<blockquote data-quote="Pinballer" data-source="post: 13816" data-attributes="member: 735"><p>Hiya Shutyatrap</p><p></p><p>Not sure what the current market for pins in in the US but you would be very lucky to get anything decent in the uk for $1000 (£650) gone are the days of getting a top quality TZ for £400 like I did. However that aside don't let maintenance put you off! My 1st pin was FH and Rudy was forever causing me downtime but it's amazing how community can help and actually working on them turns out to be a big part of the fun. The on board diagnostics usually point you in the direction of the problem and 9 times out of 10 its tweak a switch here or solder a wire there so they are actually really easy to work on and most problems are easy to fix. As for shopping just take lots of pics when stripping down, wash all the plastics foam clean the playfield and just get some decent playfield wax to restore the shine, protect it and keep it playing fast.</p><p></p><p>Best advice I can give is pick up something simple to maintain like Getaway or T2 these will hone your skills and give you a better understanding of what really goes into a pin. But BEWARE! I started with 1 and ended up with over 30 they are bloody addictive lol. </p><p>I sold both these very same pins GA & T2 to a couple of mates for £400 a piece, one now has 6 pins and the other sold the T2 for double the money only a year after. The moral of the story? You will never lose out if you are wise in your purchase and what's better in today's market watching your bank balance pitifully increase at a minuscule rate or having a wonderfully eye candy marvel to look at and play on a daily basis. I know where my money's better off.</p><p></p><p>Ooops I'm waffling on again sorry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pinballer, post: 13816, member: 735"] Hiya Shutyatrap Not sure what the current market for pins in in the US but you would be very lucky to get anything decent in the uk for $1000 (£650) gone are the days of getting a top quality TZ for £400 like I did. However that aside don't let maintenance put you off! My 1st pin was FH and Rudy was forever causing me downtime but it's amazing how community can help and actually working on them turns out to be a big part of the fun. The on board diagnostics usually point you in the direction of the problem and 9 times out of 10 its tweak a switch here or solder a wire there so they are actually really easy to work on and most problems are easy to fix. As for shopping just take lots of pics when stripping down, wash all the plastics foam clean the playfield and just get some decent playfield wax to restore the shine, protect it and keep it playing fast. Best advice I can give is pick up something simple to maintain like Getaway or T2 these will hone your skills and give you a better understanding of what really goes into a pin. But BEWARE! I started with 1 and ended up with over 30 they are bloody addictive lol. I sold both these very same pins GA & T2 to a couple of mates for £400 a piece, one now has 6 pins and the other sold the T2 for double the money only a year after. The moral of the story? You will never lose out if you are wise in your purchase and what's better in today's market watching your bank balance pitifully increase at a minuscule rate or having a wonderfully eye candy marvel to look at and play on a daily basis. I know where my money's better off. Ooops I'm waffling on again sorry :p [/QUOTE]
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