http://buffalo.craigslist.org/wan/534520243.html

Found this mildly amusing.

Here is it cut and paste, since I assume it will get pulled soon. I took the number out though because I really don't know either side of this story. It is amusing none the less.

Pinball machines wanted, call XXXXXXXXXX and i'll rip u off.

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Date: 2008-01-10, 11:00AM EST


Wanted all pinball machines so that I can buy them for peanuts and sell them on ebay for thousands, check me out my ebay id is classic-arcades see what I sold your machine for so that you too can see how badly I ripped you off, all you have to do is look under completed listings!!!. I'm not a collector I don't care about this hobby at all as a matter a fact it's not a hobby it's a buisness and I am in the buisness of ripping you off. so please call XXXXXXXX so I can get rich quick.  
  



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PostingID: 534520243

I actually looked and there is two pinball sales for classic-arcades. One is for a new WPT, the other is below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BALLY-SPAC.....QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I must assume he sold it to classic-arcades for hundreds and then they resold it for $1075, hence the frustration. However it was now shopped and 100% working, so who know what the true story was.

Either that or the frustration of other collectors in the area.

Like I say, classifieds generally suck. Anything I have gotten a deal on classifieds is because it didn't work and scared off most other buyers.

Basically the "one man's junk is anouther man's treasure" situation.

I gamble on my competence to repair  the item is what it comes down to.

I never win. I get it fixed, then fix it up cosmetically and then it's worth less than I put in. , but I have my foolish pride.

so I can get rich quick.  
  
thats funny


haha..... his wife must have sold his mm for $500