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« Reply #30 on: January 03, 2015, 09:53:10 pm » |
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Heard you reference this thread on your youtube channel so had to see what it could find in my area. I believe the "space" in (takes quarters) means the thread must have both the words "takes" and "quarters". anyway these first few are key I think. ((takes quarters)|(coin operated)|(upright game)|(standup game)|(coin game)|arcade) -xbox -playstation -fisher found this SI cabaret for $50 and paid less than that today. Notice no mention of the word arcade and the guy said he hadn't been getting any interest. Probably could have gotten the thing for free. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/clt/4819689579.htmlWow, dude! You got that thing because of my search term!? That's amazing! And, I am super jealous. That's the space invaders I want to get. NICE! Those cabs are sweet. |
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Stratus72
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« Reply #31 on: May 03, 2015, 08:25:29 am » |
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Hello. Brand new to the forum. Where is the actual ' search term?' I can't seem to find it. Thanks.
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Stratus72
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« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2015, 08:28:04 am » |
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Disregard...I found it. It was right in front of me!
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« Reply #33 on: May 05, 2015, 04:12:42 pm » |
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Holy shit snacks! I tried this search string and immediately found a "pin ball what takes a  " and 24 hours later I picked up this beaut for $150: http://imgur.com/a/kkApDFirst of all Steve Richie is my favorite pinball designer, and this is a Steve Richie design, and this is the first Steve Richie I am adding to my collection . Second, according to pinside: this is the first pinball to use multiball, the first pinball to use a flipper as a way to change lane lights, and the second pin to use speech (Gorgar used 3 words of speech, Fire Power used 7). I am beyond stoked. We plugged it in with a cord that looked like it came from an old lamp and it immediately caught on fire but this is an absolute steal. I would like to thank John for teaching me how to exploit them cricket eating hill folk what beset me from all die-rections. Yeow!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Pins: Addams Family, Space Shuttle, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Firepower, Rollergames, Jungle Lord Games: Pole Position, Battle Shark, Afterburner, Galaga, Punch-Out!!, Asteroids, Missile Command, Outrun, Super Off Road, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Dragon's Lair, Paperboy, Spy Hunter,  , Baby Pacman |
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John's Arcade
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« Reply #34 on: May 05, 2015, 06:55:18 pm » |
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Holy shit snacks! I tried this search string and immediately found a "pin ball what takes a " and 24 hours later I picked up this beaut for $150: http://imgur.com/a/kkApDFirst of all Steve Richie is my favorite pinball designer, and this is a Steve Richie design, and this is the first Steve Richie I am adding to my collection . Second, according to pinside: this is the first pinball to use multiball, the first pinball to use a flipper as a way to change lane lights, and the second pin to use speech (Gorgar used 3 words of speech, Fire Power used 7). I am beyond stoked. We plugged it in with a cord that looked like it came from an old lamp and it immediately caught on fire but this is an absolute steal. I would like to thank John for teaching me how to exploit them cricket eating hill folk what beset me from all die-rections. Yeow!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Dude! That is so awesome!! CONGRATS ON THE PIN! WOOED |
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« Reply #35 on: May 07, 2015, 12:00:57 am » |
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Holy shit snacks! I tried this search string and immediately found a "pin ball what takes a " and 24 hours later I picked up this beaut for $150 Good stuff indeed! That 1980 Williams pin in great condition normally sells for $925 (source: 2015 mr pinball price guide) |
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« Reply #36 on: September 17, 2015, 06:57:22 am » |
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Disregard...I found it. It was right in front of me!
I must be 'simple' because I fail to see it. Would anyone be kind enough to take pity on my poor reading comprehension and re-post the latest and greatest iteration of the query? TIA |
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John's Arcade
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« Reply #37 on: September 17, 2015, 08:37:30 am » |
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Disregard...I found it. It was right in front of me!
I must be 'simple' because I fail to see it. Would anyone be kind enough to take pity on my poor reading comprehension and re-post the latest and greatest iteration of the query? TIA It's in the first post! Here's what I am using today: ((pin ball)|(coin operated)|(upright game)|(standup game)|(coin game)|coin-op|(coin op)|(quarters game)|coinop|pinbal|pinabll|pinnball|arkade|acade|acrade|arcade|pinball|aracade) |
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« Reply #38 on: October 08, 2015, 08:55:24 am » |
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thnaks John I just found a lost Super Offroad that I couldn't find the add for. We'll see how it goes
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KennyL
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« Reply #39 on: October 08, 2015, 09:02:58 am » |
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I'm finding plenty of potential with this string. Just need money and space, heh. I'm about to start gathering bits for the mini build. SOON.
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SuperGunGuru
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« Reply #40 on: December 06, 2015, 03:42:37 pm » |
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Just curious does anyone use the "cPro" app? I use it and had good results until just before Thanksgiving. There was an update to it and that's where I think it went south. I tried getting help with the app developers but I got one reply sandwiched between 2 automatic replies. What they advised was more of the typical check your phone settings to make sure it's not blocking notifications. Does anyone have a good app they recommend? I have an iPhone 5s.
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« Reply #41 on: February 01, 2016, 05:57:47 pm » |
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Tried the string for the first time today. Hot damn did it dredge up some results. Suddenly getting items only 30 minutes away from me as results! I kind of wish i tried it sooner!!!!
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True restoration is an art form. Like any good artist you have to know what your doing. Painting a single line on a canvas and calling it a masterpiece does not fly in restoring a arcade machine. Do it right
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« Reply #42 on: September 13, 2016, 11:39:41 am » |
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I wonder what I'm doing wrong then? No results found for ((takes (quarters),(coin) (operated),(upright) (game),(standup) (game),(coin) (game),coin-op,(coin) (op),(quarters) (game),coinop,neogeo,neo-geo,(neo) (geo),arkade,acade,acrade,arcade,aracade) in all sale/wanted. 125 mile search range hmmmmm  |
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« Reply #43 on: October 25, 2016, 03:22:23 pm » |
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Ok, I modified the string to be a bit more efficient, and leave some extra characters at the end for exclusions. I combined all the (xyz game) statements into a single one to save space. ("pin ball"|"coin op*"|(upright|standup|coin|quarters game)|"coin-op"|coinop|pinbal|pinabll|pinnball|arkade|acade|acrade|arcade|pinball|aracade) -wash* -dry* -xbox I also changed a couple from parens () to quotes to do exact phrase searches. I was getting lots of results for towing hitches with  and pins because of (pin ball) but "pin ball" filters those out, and most people will be posting "pin" right next to "ball", so "pin ball" should work. |
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adamtoth
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« Reply #44 on: October 25, 2016, 04:11:36 pm » |
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And here is my string for arcade only, no pins:
("coin op*"|(upright|standup|coin*|quarter*|taito|bally|midway game|arcade)|coin-op*|coinop|neogeo|"neo-geo"|"neo geo"|arkade|acade|acrade|arcade|aracade) -wash* -xbox -dry* -tic*
You can change the exclusions at the end. I got a lot of results for washers, dryers, xbox, and nfl football tickets (game and standup), so those helped me filter them out.
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