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Episode 402: Captain’s Auction Warehouse (and showroom)

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Next time you're in Anaheim, stop by Captain's Auction Warehouse (and showroom) and say hello to Chris Campbell & CC Castanada. Enjoy lots of the gameplay action on site or on Pins & Pirates on...

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Highlights

  • Captain's Auction Warehouse has approximately 64 machines in showroom plus 40, 45, 35, and 50 machines in separate rooms
  • Captain Chris Campbell has been involved in auctions for over 40 years
  • The Banning Pinball Museum auction took place in August/early September (approximately 3 years before this recording) and required 90 days of preparation
  • The Banning Museum closure was triggered by COVID and a marijuana facility moving in
  • The Banning auction attracted media attention including Good Morning America, Vice News, NY Times, and Spectrum TV
  • Crypto buyers were significant participants in the Banning auction, with CeCe personally knowing half a dozen crypto millionaires/billionaires involved
  • The most expensive item Captain's ever auctioned was a Sega R360 arcade cabinet that sold for 65,000-75,000 dollars
  • IFPA rule changes have made tournament formats less efficient and longer, with multi-table play no longer awarded bonus points

Notable quotes

“If somebody blinks, is that a bid? It can be, depending how much I like you, I guess.”
Chris Campbell
“The people that come here, the people that I deal with, they have a good time. I am an auctioneer that you can understand... I got a passion for it, and I think that translates out a lot.”
Chris Campbell
“I know all the back corners, Jeff, of Banning. Believe me, you don't want to go there. The haunting. The hauntings. Yeah, the experience of the ghosts of the museum that were in there.”
CeCe Castaneda
“here's the real truth about josh and the ifpa because that curmudgeon can't get out and play because he's got three little ones at home, he makes it hell for everyone else.”
Chris Campbell
“IFPA doesn't matter. Whoppers don't matter. You've created a fun little tournament for me. That's why we all got into it.”
Jeff Teolis
“I'm very open to trying to get anybody and everybody to play pinball.”
CeCe Castaneda
“So there's going to be a surprise auction. So stay tuned. Go to my website to check it out, which is captainsauctionwarehouse.com.”
Chris Campbell

Entities

  • Captain's Auction Warehouse· company
  • Banning Pinball Museum· event
  • Indus· event
  • Pins and Pirates Pinball· event
  • SoCal Gaming Expo· event
  • Whopperpalooza· event
  • Extra Life Foundation· organization
  • IFPA· organization
  • Captain Chris Campbell· person
  • CeCe Castaneda· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Jonathan Soon· person
  • Josh· person
  • Neil McRae· person
  • Sega R360· product

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