The June 7th Auction

[Charlie L.]

Sorry about the animated signature, I won't use it again (saw the button, thought I would try it).

As far as the auctions go, I doubt there are ever any 'finds' anymore.  I just went to meet some guys and hang out.

Charlie L.

[Big Al]

Hello Guys,

Disappointed with the ORL, SA as well.

Really tough day for buyers and good day for mid-range sellers.

I can't recall the last time prices 'held' the entire auction.  Usually people leave or the big items are nasty cheap etc.  People (newbies) stayed and there were a lot of operators and collectors looking for project machines to flip or keep.

Prices were a good 20-30% higher across the board on average.  I know some went for more but I ripped up my bidder sheet about 1/2 way through the auction and bid to buy something.

Prices:

Touchscreens -
JVL 07.5  = 1,500
Megatouch Force (tube) = 500 avg. (** see notes below)
Megatouch U/R, Chip based, bad monitor = 135
Megatouch Maxx, XL (Titanium) = all over the place.

Cocktail:
Only one - Harley Davidson Theme Cocktail - 1,800

Minis:
Space Invaders - 200 and some change, bad lower monitor glass, cabinet scared me like it appeared to have termites.

Missle Command:
340 +/- ten bucks.  That was a nice looking MC with very nice side art.  I thought this was one of the best games there.  Needed a trackball rebuild but worked and looked good.  Not a bad price if you like MC. 

Paul got one of the 1st good deals of the day on a 25" Simpsons bowler for 125??  Almost got the bid raised but hammer fell.  Good deal Paul.

Flip to 2nd row: (mostly dead)
The Trons went for a lot.  Really alot.  They both were missing the main PCB and the West one had bad parts (bezel, art) while the east one had what looked like a bad cabinet (mites?) and good parts. 

U/R Offroad challenge had bottom right water damage and particle swelling and got alot.

to be continued . . . (15 min)

) Big Al

 

[Big Al]

I'm back,

So, 2nd row was mostly dead or problem machines.

I bought a (dedicated )  ) Racin Force with pedal problems for 240. 

Tried to post link but couldn't as system is new.  See KLOV, really a fun game.

Great looking monitor and game has 3 different tracks.   Actually a very fun game.  Looks like a good earner for my route.  It has a lot of playability to it.  I like the Offroad series but they are so oversaturated - how about some variety instead of the same 'ole.  We'll se how it does.

Bought a really dead Ms. Pac with no monitor chassis, willis pac cp, and misc. to be determined board for 150  - yikes!

Bought 33" G/T showcase w/ monitor probs for 125.

Overall a very tough day for buyers.  You had to overbid to get it. 

I almost didn't go b/c of the last few auctions and seriously talked to my wife about just going to Winston/Salem.

In re: lack of equipment.

I don't see the SA semi's anymore.  I always remember getting some machines when the semis are around.  Even last year I remember seeing the SA semi's which I think trucked games in.  Now, it seems its just consignments period.

** NOTES **

Every auction has a theme, so here's my nickel. . .

I can't believe how many people bought 'problem games'.  Not collectors, but buyers!!!

Example, there were at least 3-4 Megatouch Force (tube) that had a dim picture.  That means the monitor chassis needs an overhaul.  Even for an experienced PCB repair person, this is a tough fix.  Merit Force boards aren't something to 'practice' on.  A dim Force tube means 250 min. plus.   So, your 500 Force + tax and buyer fee = 500 + 20% = 600.  Then add 250 or more for a service call so you're at 850.  I guarantee you'll see some cheap dead Force machines on Craigslist soon for 500 (the amount they paid and now want to recoup).  Some were so close near monitor failure it wasn't even funny.

Other games had monitor issues yet people bid it up big even though the problem was obvious. 

Those Tron buys were nuts!!  Really what did they go for?? (someone get a hammer on those)

Over and over I see people with the 500 or 600 'spening limit' especially lately.   They don't care what they buy they just want it for under a certain $ amount.  They don't want fantastic they want 'craptastic'.  Don't get me wrong here, I buy project games all day.  Matter of fact most of my collection is not mint but when you try to buy anything and have such a price obstacle your aching for a hurtin' - especially at a commercial auction!

Overall, auction was tough, but I had a great time seeing everyone.  Wish I woulda' had more time to shoot the BS as I didn't get to say hello to everyone. 

Funny: (I guess)
As most of you guys know I ususally always wear flip flops (long story). Anywho, I was moving the 33" Showcase and dropped it square on my left foot - no protection, open toe flip flop.  )

Think about how big they are and how much they weigh, needless to say I can barely walk and have a very bad looking toe.
   
Well, very nice to see everyone again and of course,

Happy Gaming,
Big Al

[cambi]

I wanted to go but missed this one. I was hoping to maybe purchase, but wasnt going to be able to get a truck to bring, so I decided to stay home. As usual the thing that holds me back from bidding on pins (Ive made 1 bid in about 10 auctions for a pin) but what holds me back is the horror stories about getting gutted junk out of these pins. Im still too much of a novice to know what im bidding on, and id rather spend a little more $$ and buy with confidence off of a private seller.

Did anyone get pin prices?

[number six]

Sorry about the animated signature, I won't use it again (saw the button, thought I would try it).

As far as the auctions go, I doubt there are ever any 'finds' anymore.  I just went to meet some guys and hang out.

Charlie L.

Ahh i didn't realize that was something built into the forum software.. nevermind then.. sorry I thought that was an animated gif you uploaded.

this is annoying
nice.

[number six]

Over and over I see people with the 500 or 600 'spening limit' especially lately.   They don't care what they buy they just want it for under a certain $ amount.  They don't want fantastic they want 'craptastic'.  Don't get me wrong here, I buy project games all day.  Matter of fact most of my collection is not mint but when you try to buy anything and have such a price obstacle your aching for a hurtin' - especially at a commercial auction!

Overall, auction was tough, but I had a great time seeing everyone.  Wish I woulda' had more time to shoot the BS as I didn't get to say hello to everyone. 

I think you get people who just have to go home with something. As long as it's within their budget they're happy to win something even if it's a pile. I really, really wanted something this time 'round but as you noted it was mostly just junk and the prices were high so I walked away.. dissapointed, sure but its better than buying junk. I think there's a lot of people out there especially new collectors who haven't learned that lesson yet. (Admittedly it took me awhile to learn that myself..)

[Big Al]

Yeah Numsisix.  I agree as well.

I spent the entire Birmingham Vending auction looking for pieces and ready to buy but the pieces I wanted had issues that were a really big roll of the dice.  I finally found something I wasn't looking for but you know how that goes.

I guess I just posted to agree with you that going home from a SA with nothing can be satisfying in a twisted way.

Thanks again for getting the forum back up on the weekend nonetheless - sure missed it.

Happy Gaming,
Big Al

[ibis]

I have prices but I cant do it right now. I got to be up at 5:40 am.  I will post all the prices tomorrow night, I promise.  I already sent Mick a few pics too.

[TheBatman]

Here's my comments, posted on pinball bash yesterday and in the other (wrong area) or this site...HERE'S where it belongs!

Trons were I think $250 and $175 respectively...and the $250 one was missing a board I noticed when looking in the back.  Big Al...I guess now you have a big TOE to go with your name.  Sorry to hear that, it must have been right after I left (you didn't have a limp at that point)   I thought the auction guys were going to move it for you...sorry to hear about the foot, hope you feel better ASAP.

Jeff

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So, went to the Orlando Super Auction this morning, the consensus was with mostly everyone that it pretty much sucked.  Only thing worthwhile was the nice CV that sold for $800.    Besides that it was crappy.  Yeah, you know I'm j/k Thomas!     Wow, I really like all of Dave's funny faces and guys, those rock!

Anyway, Leon/ Ibis took down all the prices, I'm sure he'll post soon if he hasn't already on RGP that I haven't seen yet.  Short list I can recall...AP, WCS, WCP, Lost in Space (Don't know if anyone would get "LIS"!), No Good Gofers, 3 x Hook (WTF?), 2 x Sharky's Shootout, Bally Star Trek that couldn't get credits on, Captain Fantastic couldn't get credits on, Black Knight turned on but couldn't boot up (Dan/ CNFuzzy got this one for $125 though, great deal if he can get it going, even though badly worn playfield...and an EM with termite damage, in, out, through, and even covered with sheet metal...big POS that still sold for $175...big WTF?


"LIS" had a few people interested including me if it sold cheap.  It was very nice shape, EX really, played great...but it was kinda boring and considered sucky...and so it STILL sold for $1,600...another WTF.  AP looked pretty nice also, maybe around $1,300 ballpark...NGG around $1,600 that had a few indents on playfield from vertical ramp going up and down and indenting.  So, about 25 pins total, you people in China didn't miss anything.

It's mostly because Batman went the night before and bought up all the games so nobody else could get any... but I left Drexel that nice EM and he didn't jump on it. Smiley

2 rows of vids, nothing spectacular...Galaga selling for $500...more WTF. Deer Hunter games were $190 and $250... the typical Blast City cabs were around $250-$300.  Just wait for Leon to post everything!  Let's here from some of the other Villagers there...CNFuzzy, Ibis, Drexel, BigAl, Murfe... numbersix was there, but he better not take time to post and get back to work on the site! Smiley

Jeff

...and of course there was a South Park pin there, Dave.  Really. Don't remember the price, maybe $1,250?
   

Oh yeah, forgot about Charlie being there also (sorry Charlie)...and of course Curly was there too.  It was great finally meeting both Charlie and Greg/ Drexel...consider yourselves initiated!
   

..Mike/ Ratslif...sorry I'm old and tired...can't remember everyone... sorry if I left anyone else out!
   

 <<Hey Jeff,

Thanks for the posts and the digs.....

I watched the CV just to see if I got a good deal. Glad I did not miss much!

Talk soon...

Thomas  >>

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The Ap was playing well during the preview period and then has an error activated during the auction on the DMD.  The South Park was decent looking, missing the topper.  I am pretty sure they were both sells and not buybacks.  The owners were standing there bidding against the nubees.

Leon (Ibis) has the results, he should be posting them at some point.

Charlie L. >>

[TheBatman]

Re: the sucky auctions and not having another until Nov...

well, the problem MAY be that the auctions are too close together with only a few months in between. A little more space between them would probably create a bigger stock of games for auctions that are only here say twice a year.  With auctions you never know what will be there, hard to predict if it will have a ton of games you might want or not...that's why we all STILL go, isn't it?  The ONE time you DON'T go will be when they have that game you've been searching for forever and sold dirt cheap.  It will suck having to wait so long between auctions (I'm sure it won't stop some of us from buying things until then anyway...) but it may work out better to have a larger quantity of items, and hopefully better quality as well.

[TheBatman]

Here's pin prices a guy on RGP posted, maybe save Leon a little typing:

<< Hammer prices below, I stopped by on my way back to Georgia from my
vacation.

Austin Powers(buyback)  $1825
World Poker Tour                $2350
Striker Extreme(buyback)        $1100
South Park              $1900
Revenge From Mars               $2050
Hook                    $1100
Lost in Space           $1575
No Good Gofers          $1625
Sharkeys Shootout               $725, $650
Hook                    $625
Cue Ball Wizard         $910
Riverboat Gambler(buyback)      $870
F14 (rough)             $550
Star Trek                       $600
Capt. Fantastic (buyback)       $800
Grand Slam (non-working)        $200
Getaway (rough)         $425
Black Knight (rough)            $125
Hook                    $625
Time Zone                       $200

[spartyman]

Sorry I had to miss this one but, doesn't sound like I missed much.  Is that right no acution until November?

[Ikaruga]

Were there any candies?

Any capcom or naomi games?

[micksimmonds]

There were 6 Blast Cities I think from memory, all in various states, even a Deer Hunter Camo one! few Naomi games, like Wild Riders, Crazy Taxi, but went too high for me, especially when the CT didnt work!

[murfe88]

Even thought there wasn't much at the auction I thought I did pretty good.

I got a pretty big ass cabinet with Simpson's bowling in it for $100. It has a 27in monitor in it I think. The trackball did not work at the auction. When I got it home the ground wire had pulled out of the trackball. I wired in the ground and everything works perfect. It has a really nice picture.

My brother was wanting a cabinet to put a 48-1 in for his small but up and coming game room. He got the one cabinet with a 25 in monitor and the game it had in it was Invasion or something like that. At the auction the monitor would just come up red. When we got it home I put TMNT board in it and the monitor came up perfect so the issue was the board. He paid $75 for it. He was pretty happy.

PS Dan I made it home ok.