20 Feb 2010 @ 9:10 AM 
 

Fully Shopped 1978 Bally Playboy Pinball - No Reserve!

 

Fully shopped 1978 Bally PLAYBOY pinball - NO RESERVE!


Fully shopped 1978 Bally PLAYBOY pinball - NO RESERVE!
Fully shopped 1978 Bally PLAYBOY pinball - NO RESERVE!


Fully shopped 1978 Bally PLAYBOY pinball - NO RESERVE!


Fully shopped 1978 Bally PLAYBOY pinball - NO RESERVE!


Fully shopped 1978 bally playboy pinball - no reserve! Quite a nice looking game, all lit up. This game just shouts “classic pinball” from the artwork to the color scheme.
The backglass is basically perfect. Playfield shows signs of wear, but isn’t as bad as it could be. Comes with coin box, coin mechs, and locks.

All original drop targets in great shape! You can see the immaculate condition of the backglass from examining the back. All the displays are perfect. Please feel free to call me anytime about this or any other game i have listed: 309-287-1725.

Get your family christmas or chanukah shopping done for 2010 in one shot! If you can’t afford the full price of this game, use my. It has been fully shopped. That means we stripped it down to almost the bare playfield wood.

Then clean, scrub, and polish the playfield surface, replace all (above playfield) light bulbs with new ones. Then install all new rubber bands; then clean all the plastics and put it all back together.

The full shop-job also involves testing and adjusting every single switch, light bulb, score display, and solenoid on the machine. We get everything working electronically.

On this pin, all of the score displays not only work, but work perfectly - no missing segments; no burned up numbers. The lights, coils, and switches all work fine on this also. But keep in mind that this game is now over 30 years old.
Of the bulb sockets on the playfield and some of the switches might be a tad bit flaky from time to time. But it shouldn’t affect game play much. And the more you play it, the better things will get.

The worst thing you can do to a pinball (well, maybe not the worst) is to let it sit for years without getting played. But the game plays really well for its age. The sound board is also working perfectly. The game comes with locks/keys, coin mechs, original coin box. Can you trust the restoration of this game?

Did the guys who restored this know what they were doing? I can say with confidence that this game was reconditioned by the two most over-qualified pinball technicians anywhere. First of all, both of us are engineers from the university of il. Second, one of us (not me) actually worked at williams pinball during the boom years and even designed a game for williams (which they never produced, but stole several ideas from for other games).


Finally, both of us were previously top founding executives at a very promising internet startup company until fairly recently. One of us (me) is down on his luck, and therefore monkeying with old pinballs again. But honestly, we should be ruling the world, not replacing rubber bands on a 30 year old bally pinball machine. God works in strange and mysterious ways. So you can own a game reconditioned by two top silicon valley executives.

Physically, this game is generally in average condition. The backglass is exceptionally nice - perfect really. Still vibrant and looking like new. The head looks great too.

It has been repainted around the backglass. The playfield is a bit worn. I’ve seen much worse, but i’ve seen better too. The playfield plastics are mostly intact and are all there, but have lots of little pin-prick sized holes in the paint.

Not sure what happened, but that’s just the way they are (see pics above). The coin door is decent and comes with coin mechs and locks. As mentioned above, the game has been fully shopped and therefore has new light bulbs and rubber bands which gives the playfield a very nice, new look.

The paint has been touched up as well as possible. Bottom line: this pinball is not nice enough for a museum, but it would look and function just perfectly for a home rec room. Please check the photos above. Please note that you can click on the images for larger versions of each photo.

Also, i usually take most of the photos in very high resolution so you can see much detail. Size and weight of this game is listed below, and the pallet and packaging material will weigh an approximate additional 40 lbs. You can e pick this up in. I get a substantial discount with them, and so far they have delivered most of my games quickly and without damage.

Anywhere in the country, although i have seen it go higher in remote areas of oregon and washington, plus about $60 if you want it delivered to your home. I can also work with north american van lines, if you prefer to use them. Their rates tend to be higher, but they do remove the need for palletizing and they will deliver to your residence for no extra charge. Games closer to 200lbs (plus pallet) are considered relatively light, and games over 300lbs are considered heavy. For this item, which will include the pallet, then rolling the game with cardboard, then covering it with stretch-film, then strapping it to the pallet, and finally covering it with “fragile” stickers. My games are wrapped extremely well…

I hate doing so, but it is required by my state government as i operate this company as a legitimate business. I’m “collecting” it for them (and i won’t be held responsible for how poorly they use it). If you pick this game up at my shop, i guarantee that it will be.

When you pick it up. I do not guarantee that it will meet your expectations…

Ask if you have specific expectations that are not addressed above. I will then only give you my promise that it was as described when it left my shop. Once it’s out hands, i can not be responsible for any changes to its condition. I never intentionally hide anything. So please ask me if something is very important to you and i didn’t mention it in my description - let’s be safe rather than sorry.

Approximate size: 70 x 28 x 54 inches (177.8 x 71.1 x 137.2 cm). Approximate weight: 240 pounds (109.1 kg) not including box or packing material.

If you have any questions about this item, please. You will then be notified and can complete the invoice at .

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