Pinball FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about the world of pinball and explaining how to buy your own pinball machine.
This FAQ about the world of pinball and explaining how to buy your own pinball machine
was compiled and written by Andy Oakland sao@REMOVETOREPLY.mit.edu
with numerous contributions by others.
- 01 On-Line information sources (Pinball)
- How much is that pinball machine worth? Don Shoemaker's Auction ...
- 02 How do I buy my own pinball machine?
- Frequently Asked Question number one: How do I buy a machine?...
- 03 Decide what sort of machine you want (Pinball)
- Games available for home purchase fall into three categories: Used electro-...
- 04 Go looking for one (Pinball)
- The path a pinball machine travels typically looks like this:...
- 05 Buying pinball machines at auctions
- Another source for machines is the gaming auctions. This isn't ...
- 06 Publications (Pinball)
- There are many periodicals good for getting background ...
- 07 Manufacturers (Pinball)
- Alive and flipping:...
- 08 Playfields (Pinball)
- Playfields come in three flavors: Mylared, non-Mylared, and Williams'...
- 09 Flippers (Pinball)
- If your flippers seem feeble, have a look at the contacts on the ...
- 10 Drop Targets (Pinball)
- To clean drop targets, hold the target up by hand, or remove it entirely, ...
- 11 General Cleaning Tips (Pinball)
- If this is a machine you've just bought, by all means clean out all ...
- 12 General Books (Pinball)
- The following books are recommended for pinball fanatics:...
- 13 Manuals and references (Pinball)
- For guides to maintaining machines, you can try the following:...
- 14 Pinball Sources for Parts, Machines, etc.: USA
- The following sources have been used and recommended by a variety of ...
- 15 Pinball Sources for Parts, Machines, etc.: US, West of the Mississippi:
- Two-Bit Score Amusements provides circuit board repairs for Bally, Stern,...
- 16 Pinball Sources for Parts, Machines, etc.: US, East of the Mississippi:
- A.M.A. Distributors, Inc., is a distributor and parts supplier for Sega,...
- 17 Pinball Sources for Parts, Machines, etc.: Canada:
- John's Jukes, Ltd, services Gottlieb boards, as well as Bally, Stern,...
- 18 Pinball Sources for Parts, Machines, etc.: United Kingdom