Store a game, shop it out, play it for free
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:42 am
I have done this twice before and offering it up again to see if any takers.
I like to buy games but only so much time to fully refurb them. This means the cue gets longer, quicker than I can get games finished.
(I know... First world pinball problem...). Much of my free time is also busy keeping route games in working order so that means less time to work on my own titles.
This is an offer for someone in the region that has some amount of skill and desire to learn more on how to wrench on a game and maybe has some extra space. I have a few games that are functioning but in need of a full refurb and shop out.
The way I have done this in the past seems to work well, but always open to other ideas.
I bring you the game. I buy all the parts (flipper rebuilds, LEDs, Rubbers, coil sleeves, etc...) I am happy to pay for some pimping (i.e. colorDMD, maybe powder coating, etc). Basically I pay all the associated costs and you do the work and get to enjoy the game for a while. I am happy to lend a hand or provide advice as you go (ideally you have some skill and basic knowledge of working on pins and are organized when doing a shop out, but a healthy attitude about it and desire to learn is the most important if not real experienced).
You keep the game for 6 months. The assumption is that you will work on the refurb in the first month or so and then keep the game for the full 6 months and be able to play and enjoy the game like it is your own for a while after you are done fixing it up. This has been a nice exchange in the past and enjoyable from all involved the last 2 times.
Games I have in cue that could be worked into a deal:
Special Force
DE Time Machine
SST
JD
Genesis (bought as project and have not gone through at all yet)
Mars God of War (another project and possibly willing to sell outright?)
RoboWar (doea not need much but could use a refresh)
I realize this deal is not for everyone and obviously there will be a good deal of trust needed on both ends, but it has been fun in the past.
I like to buy games but only so much time to fully refurb them. This means the cue gets longer, quicker than I can get games finished.
(I know... First world pinball problem...). Much of my free time is also busy keeping route games in working order so that means less time to work on my own titles.
This is an offer for someone in the region that has some amount of skill and desire to learn more on how to wrench on a game and maybe has some extra space. I have a few games that are functioning but in need of a full refurb and shop out.
The way I have done this in the past seems to work well, but always open to other ideas.
I bring you the game. I buy all the parts (flipper rebuilds, LEDs, Rubbers, coil sleeves, etc...) I am happy to pay for some pimping (i.e. colorDMD, maybe powder coating, etc). Basically I pay all the associated costs and you do the work and get to enjoy the game for a while. I am happy to lend a hand or provide advice as you go (ideally you have some skill and basic knowledge of working on pins and are organized when doing a shop out, but a healthy attitude about it and desire to learn is the most important if not real experienced).
You keep the game for 6 months. The assumption is that you will work on the refurb in the first month or so and then keep the game for the full 6 months and be able to play and enjoy the game like it is your own for a while after you are done fixing it up. This has been a nice exchange in the past and enjoyable from all involved the last 2 times.
Games I have in cue that could be worked into a deal:
Special Force
DE Time Machine
SST
JD
Genesis (bought as project and have not gone through at all yet)
Mars God of War (another project and possibly willing to sell outright?)
RoboWar (doea not need much but could use a refresh)
I realize this deal is not for everyone and obviously there will be a good deal of trust needed on both ends, but it has been fun in the past.