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#59 Pinfest. Allentown, PA - The Classic Pinball Podcast

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In this episode Dave and George talk about their experiences at the recently held 2021 Pinfest in Allentown PA. Bonus Feature: George interviews and discusses the potential sale of a NOS Fireball 2...

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Highlights

  • Wayne Neyens turned 103 years old on July 29th during Allentown, designed Slick Chick in the late 1960s
  • Dave purchased a Fathom game for $7.50 at Allentown's flea market area, unplayed
  • George scored 1.95 million on Centaur in the tournament, achieving top score (100 points) before tournament veterans arrived
  • Slick Chick game was named after a chicken restaurant the designers passed while brainstorming
  • A high-end collector in Allentown owns 100+ pinball machines housed in a converted church
  • John Owens (playfield buyer/seller) advised that a Fireball 2 NOS playfield in clear coat condition is worth approximately $1,100
  • July is not an ideal month to hold a pinball show due to competing summer activities
  • eBay seller fees are currently 13% when using managed payments

Notable quotes

“I'll take it. Well, I didn't even open it up for you yet, dude. I don't care. I'll take it. $7.50 for a fathom.”
“You got a high score in three titles of your choice, you get a perfect 300.”
George
“It's like playing Guitar Hero... there's like a little gas gauge thing on the side there... you get booed off stage, you lose the ball.”
“He bought a church. He had to have something to house his high-end collection.”
George
“I think Pintastic if I recall the last time people were just playing because there were lines and if you were a serious tournament player you didn't leave that area you were married to the tournament.”
George
“I think it's their best title from what I've played all their stuff. And it's feature-rich... for $10,000 plus, I don't know if I like it that much, George.”
“To the right buyer, it's worth the money. But with anything you sell on eBay it's uh it's time or money right... So that's why a show is a lot better.”
John Owens (playfield dealer)
“It's almost like a pinball church. You still have all the nice Christian sayings and stuff up there in the background, but you have pinball in there.”
George
“They were all happy. So we continued on, went to Pennsylvania, went to Allentown show, and we met Dave Matrando in there. He does a wonderful job restoring the EMs.”
George
“I kept telling him, just put the stuff in the car. You're going to sell it. And he fought me tooth and nail... I told you you would sell it. You found the right guy.”

Entities

  • CPR (Classics Pinball Restoration)· company
  • Pinfest Allentown· event
  • Centaur· game
  • Fathom· game
  • Fireball II· game
  • Four Million B.C.· game
  • Guns N' Roses· game
  • Rick and Morty· game
  • Silverball Mania· game
  • Slick Chick· game
  • Top Card· game
  • Pinside· organization
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Dave· person
  • Dave Matrando· person
  • George· person
  • Jack· person
  • Jeff· person
  • Jerry Bernard· person
  • Joe (JRPinball)· person
  • John Owens· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Nick Madsen· person
  • Ron Hallett· person
  • Wayne Neyens· person

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