From: ung (Bill Ung)
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball
Subject: The (Pinball) Collectors' Fun Faire
Date: 6 Apr 92 22:15:00 GMT
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I went to The (Pinball) Collectors Fun Faire this weekend and I must say,
I was a bit dissapointed.  First off, this was not a Pinball collectors'
fun faire, but more of a Collectors Fun Faire, with a few pinball games
scattered about.  I thought it was mainly for pins, not so.  That's not
to say I didn't enjoy myself, there was lots to look at, but my primary
objective, obtaining a HIGH SPEED pinball game, went unsatisfied.

The Faire did have about 40 total pins on the floor.  Other assorted items
included jukeboxes, slot machines, gumball machines, Coca-Cola memorabilia,
etc.  Lots of collectiable items (as the name would suggest).

And now, onto the pinball portion of our program...

As I stated before, there were about 40 total pins.  About 5-10 were
scattered about and mixed in with other items.  I assume these pins
were simply items someone wanted to get rid of.  Even when I glanced
at these pins I had the guy come up and say "I'll give ya a real deal
on this one...".  Overall, the best deals could probably have come
from one of these, but they are not covered here.

What IS covered here are the vendors who were selling several games.
They are listed below.  Some of the data I could not find but most of
it you could probably figure out for yourselves.

Also, where two prices are listed, the first is the original price,
the second is a sale price (marked on the second day of the faire).

Note:  I am in NO way affiliated with any vendor listed here.  This is
       an objective listing.

General Legend:
    Bly	- Bally
    DE  - Data East
    Got - Gottlieb
    Stn - Stern
    Wms - Williams
    *   - Indicates game was sold.

The list (in alphabetical order):

VENDOR: Amusement Sales
        6502 W. Glendale Ave.
	Glendale, AZ 85301
	(602) 934-6050

 Man. Game Name		Year	Playfield Cond.	    Backglass Cond.	Price
 Bly  Playboy		1978	Missing paint	    Excellent		????
 Got  Black Hole	19??	Noticable wear	    Very Good	 $650 > $575
*Wms  Comet		1985	Cracked paint	    Excellent	 $650 > $550
 Wms  Eight Ball Deluxe 1981    Dirty, minor wear   Very Good, dirty	????
 Wms  Road Kings	1986	Noticable wear	    Very Good-Xlnt.	$550
 
Note:  Some weren't priced and he was busy so I didn't have the chance to
       ask.  The sales guy WAS heavily into bargaining though.


VENDOR: Fabulous Fantasies
	P.O. Box 36D88
        Los Angeles, CA 90036-1388
	(818) 764-3786
	(This guy is in the Pinball Trader)

 Man. Game Name		Year	Playfield Cond.	    Backglass Cond.	Price
 ???  Farfalla		1983	Cracked paint	    3D!  Excellent	$ 650
 Bly  Addams Family	1991	New, boxed	    New			$3895
 Bly  Captain Fantastic 1976    N.O.S.		    (Just a playfield)	$ 150
 Bly  Eight Ball Deluxe 1981    Cracked paint	    Minor damage @ btm. $ 995
 Bly  Vector		1981	Cracked paint	    Excellent		$ 650
 Got  Pro Pool		1973	Minor wear	    Paint cracked	$ 550
 Got  Ship Ahoy		1976	Minor wear, dirty   Good	        $ 550
 Stn  Meteor		1978	Noticable wear	    Minor cracks	$ 500o
 Stn  STARS		19??	Cracked paint	    Minor damage	$ 450o

Both Gottlieb games are Add-a-Ball

o - price listed, o.b.o. (or best offer)

Note: These guys had a nice policy:  No rugrats are allowed to touch the
      pins without their parents present.  Very nice!  :-)


VENDOR: Gameroom Warehouse
	826 West Douglas
	Wichita, Kansas 67203
	(316) 263-1848

 Man. Game Name		Year	Playfield Cond.	    Backglass Cond.	Price
 Bly  Eight Ball (orig) 19??    Cracked paint-clean Minor cracks&flakes  $750
 Got  Raven		1986	Noticable wear	    Excellent		 $800
 Wms  Black Knight	1980    Well worn, dirty    Minor cracks @ btm.  $750
				cracked paint ... game was kinda rusty.


VENDOR: The Pinball Palace
	3148 E. La Palma, Unit B
	Anaheim, CA 92806
	(714) 632-3881

All prices (for this vendor) include delivery (I believe in the Orange County
area) and a 90 day warranty.

 Man. Game Name		Year	Playfield Cond.	    Backglass Cond.	Price
 Bly  Addams Family	1991	New		    New			$3890
*Bly  Gilligan's Island 1991    Used, dirty	    Perfect		$2995
 DE   Batman		1991	Some worn paint	    Perfect		$2795
*DE   Checkpoint        1991	Like new	    Perfect		$2399
 DE   Hook		1991	New		    New			$3599
*DE   Simpsons		1991	Like New	    Perfect		$1995
*DE   Star Trek		1991	New		    New			$3995
*Wms  Banzai Run	19??	Like New-minor wear Good		$2395
 Wms  FunHouse		1991?	Broken plastics	    Good	$3599 > $2999
 Wms  Hurricane		1991	New		    New		$3999 > $3299
*Wms  Terminator 2	1991	Missing target	    Good		$3495


VENDOR: Vintage Pinballs
	Old ~ Style
	Restored
	(310) 864-7281

 Man. Game Name		Year	Playfield Cond.	    Backglass Cond.	Price
 Ata  Time 2000		1977	Noticable wear	    None, sit-down game  $150
*CC   Sky Rider		19??	Noticable wear	    Flaking near bottom	 $500
 Wms  OXO		1973	Restored	    Good		 $500
 Wms  Space Mission	1975	Worn-cracked paint  Badly flaking	 $500
 Wms  Strato Flight	1974	Noticable wear	    Minor scratches	 $500

Legend: Ata - Atari, CC - Chicago Coin, Wms - Data Ea, oops, Williams :-)



That's it.  Overall, I expect the one in Arizona will be much better, but
I may not make it out there.  We'll see...  Hope this was useful to someone.

Note: This may be reprinted in the Pinball Trader, as long as credit is
      given where credit is due :-).  Any other publication should send
      Email to obtain permission.

Copyright 1992, William Ung (legal, right?)

Disclaimer:  Information contained may not be 100% accurate ... I'm
	     reading scribbles on a notepad here.

Bill Ung
  ung@filenet.com
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball