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May 2, 3 & 4, 2008
Allentown Fairgrounds AgriPlex
302 North 17th Street - Allentown, PA 18104  
Adults - $15.00 per day
Children (6-12) - $6.00 per day

A Weekend of Pinball Fun -- Three Big Days!



Admission entitles you to all this fun
Door prizes given away each day (Saturday and Sunday) with Adult Admission!
Free play on pinball games from the 1950s through 2000!
Video Game Registration for Sunday
Tournaments for adults and kids with trophies!
Large outdoor flea market with pinballs and gameroom stuff!
Free pinball machine giveaway (need not be present to win)!
Shopping at many vendor booths!
Many pinballs for sale everyday!
Back for the Third Year

P3 Tournaments is coming to the Pinball Wizards Convention -- It's a new
competitive players tournament run by the Pennsylvania Pinball Player's Association.
For information visit http://www.p3tournament.com
Be sure to read the FAQ What is the difference between tournaments?


WTF is that?!?!

Sounds like you are going to have to pay to play any new sterns

Adam : no

Splitskull: what do you mean "WTF is that?"

Free play on pinball games from the 1950s through 2000!

what about the new ones??? thats what i meant

Well, I am going for the swap meet, not really to play. I will definitely go and pick up pin #4 and some parts, but then again it all depends on how my wife and the baby are doing...

Quoted from Sparky

Well, I am going for the swap meet, not really to play. I will definitely go and pick up pin #4 and some parts, but then again it all depends on how my wife and the baby are doing...

Yah, I'm there for the swap & shop myself...

But unlike you,  I'm not expecting another kid  (...ever !   .

Baby #3 will be 1.5 yrs old, and I think mom will be able to hold the fort for a couple of days !  

Finally ....
After a 3 year absence,   ....I'll be baawwck !

Steph

I gueas they should say "the 1950s through the 2000s"

it's all on free play althought like sparky, I find myself less and less playing and more and more talking and buying

I think I'll do the hotel reservation now

   Bringing a cube van this time......too many good deals at the end!!!!!

Quoted from 265

   Bringing a cube van this time

Save some hauling space for me !    

Steph

I plan on being there as well.

tartagliag

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PBR here I come ...

I am also going to try and make it this year....  Is there a complete liquidation at the end of the show for all the unsold games??  So, in other words is it best to stay till sunday afternoon to buy a game??  What's the best strategy???

thanks! - lee

Quoted from leewar

I am also going to try and make it this year....  Is there a complete liquidation at the end of the show for all the unsold games??  So, in other words is it best to stay till sunday afternoon to buy a game??  What's the best strategy???

thanks! - lee

The nice games go early on Saturday.  The overpriced games get more reasonable on Sunday afternoon.  The complete projects (real crap) goes extremely cheap on Sunday afternoon.

Mike

hehe ..they are not giving them away at the end but yes, they are more negociable at the end of the show then at the beginning

The best strategy is figure out which game you want and try to make arrangements with the seller BEFORE THE SHOW so that when you get there, the game doesn't even "make it" to the show but is exchanged from his truck to yours.  More then 50% of the game sold there are like that. it's a meeting spot.

myself and Brigitte are also planning on being there...

My experience was that anything worth having sold on Friday night or early on Saturday morning. I recommend getting there as early as possible on Friday and buying whatever you want as soon as you can or else it won't be there the next time you turn around. I learned this lesson the hard way. I also learned that taking a pin to the show is waaaaay more hassle than it's worth.

Sunday was pretty much a complete waste of time and I was ready to head home shortly after waking up. We had to stay, however, because someone in our group had a machine inside that couldn't be removed, according to show regulations, until 2:00 (I think). We eventually packed it up around noon and left anyway. There was *nothing* going on inside or outside by mid-morning.

I'm not heading to Allentown this time around. Gonna check out Rochester and maybe Expo instead.  

Quoted from cooke

Sunday was pretty much a complete waste of time

Indeed,  unless you're really hard-up to get some cheap projects,
there's not much to do on Sunday.

In fact, I'll most likely be heading back home late Saturday afternoon
and saving myself the cost of an extra hotel night....

Cheers,
Steph