[centizen]

I'm a little to young to have really been coherent during the Golden Age of pinball, but I have a huge affinity for it and find restoring old pin's to be one of the most satisfying weekend projects. I just wish the market wasn't as inflated as it currently is, nowadays most desirable machines cost more than the truck it takes to move it!

[kaiserama]

I just finished doing a restoration on a Bally Party Zone pin, down to rebuilding ramps with a DIY vacuum form machine. These things went for a couple of hundred dollars 5-10 years ago. Now you're lucky to find a relatively ho-hum pin for under $1200 regardless of condition. Additionally they are notoriously difficult to transport safely and affordably, so you may find one you really want at a good price, but good luck since it's 1500 miles away from you.

Anyway, just wanted to chime in since I don't have a lot of pinhead friend who would appreciate the months of work I put into restoring this pin: home made ramps, all new solenoids, complete tear down, all LEDs, new posts, new bumper rubbers, cleaned the playfield. Now I have electronic gremlins to sort out - stupid horizontal DMD issues.

[ashark]

The price of Addams Family appears to be inflating such that it's always at the price point I'd be willing to pay 5-10 years from now, for the current value of "now". Around 2000 I though for sure I'd buy it by 2010. Now I doubt I'll ever own one, if this keeps up.

[iends]

The cost is insane, I randomly looked up the price to buy one locally and they run $3k to $8k.