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Hide pins or proudly display during garage sale?
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Anonymous Wrote:
Well, im not a fan of having a garage sale, but my boss has spoken and
its going to happen (she dont complain about me getting new pins, so i
did have a leg to stand on during this discussion) So this weekend
our town has a community sale so there is lots of traffic. And the
boss has agreed that whatever doesnt get sold of the kids toys,
clothes, etc.. etc.. will get donated to goodwill. So i am happy that
boxes of items will leave for good.
But here is the question, i have a good line up (in my opinion) of
machines in my garage , NF, SOPR, CV, LOTR, FLINT, RBION, ToM, GnR.
They are all lined up on one side of the garage. So do you hang a
blanket from the ceiling to hide all the machines, or do you just let
them be seen. Im up in the air about it, not that many people know
the value of them, but do you really want to show someone around 20
grand worth of machines just setting in the garage. Thinking that it
might draw attention in a bad way. Or do you prodly display them,
maybe even leave enough room so you can get to them and play. Hoping
that maybe it might spark some interest in pins, and you never know,
maybe even sell one (yes i am a retailer of pins and vids)
I will be having a few machine that im going to bring from my
warehouse like a pacman, cherry masters, maybe a jukebox, and im
hoping that i can get some interested people in CD's, as i have about
3000 cds that have been pulled from jukeboxes over the years whether
updating or just converting to internet jukes (any ideas what a fair
price would be on CD's without a case, im thinking about .50 or 1.00)
Thanks for input
troy
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:10:01 -0700 (PDT), Larry Scott <...@dlptech.com
Most people keep cars that are worth more than 20 grand in their
garages, and a single car is easier to steal than 8 machines. I
wouldn't worry about it - you're likely to meet fellow pinball fans by
displaying them anyway. This assumes you don't live in the ghetto,
but I doubt you do :)
Oh, this is a no brainer then... have the games powered up and ready
to play, and have a stack of business cards and flyers nearby.
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:13:06 -0700 (PDT), obg <...@yahoo.com
maybe - whats your address ??
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:50:29 -0700, "Bob in Phx" <...@cox.net
show them off, along with a gun on your hip.
bob
"obg" <...@p6g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:06:29 -0500, "Lloyd Olson" <...@ssbilliards.com
Hide anything of value not for sale. I'd lessen exposure and risk to
yourself and family as much as possible. Unless you are tired of having them
and don't mind making your home a target for burglars, etc. LTG :)
<...@c18g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:02:47 -0500, "egyptrus" <...@hotmail.com
Agreed, if you're thinking about possibly selling a game or two, leave your
card out on the "payment" table indicating that you buy/sell games. That
way, only the truly interested will be contacting you and you won't really
be giving any information away as the garage sale customers will have no way
to know if your inventory is stored at your house or somewhere else.
I'd take every precaution to keep people out of your pinball area. If
you've had a garage sale before, you know how nosey folks can be. I'm sure
someone's kid will look under your blanket or drop their ball and it'll roll
behind there, etc. Do want you can to keep the folks away but leave a card
out so they can get in contact with you later.
Dave
"Lloyd Olson" <...@skypoint.com...
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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:55:58 -0700 (PDT), Kory <...@aol.com
If you have to keep the garage door open hang blankets and double them
up where they overlap so someone trying to peak through sees another
blanket. The better idea is to put all your for sale stuff out on the
front yard, driveway and close the garage door. Hang a big yard sale
sign on the door or something so it is a back drop for your sale. If
you have a game for sale, drag it out in the drive way and run a power
cord under the closed door - that way you can just show the one game.
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:38:17 -0700 (PDT), CornCob <...@ntlworld.com
I've always thought the last thing theives would consider taking on a
break-in would be rather large, heavy pinball machines - I guess it
could be planned.
Have you considered taking out everything that you're selling and
closing the garage door? OK you've got to bring back in all the stuff
that doesn't sell but better that then have people eye ball your fav-
game ;)
Ping
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:33:02 -0400, seymour-shabow <...@gmail.com
Put the sale items in the driveway and keep the garage shut. Problem
solved. Unless you like having the jokers see the machines in there,
and ask how much, assuming you are selling one, they will offer you
between $25-$200.
-scott CARGPB#29
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Anonymous Wrote:
Hide anything of value. Thieves see pins and could think you have
money and other stuff and could tell others and next thing you
know....
As for used CD's, I noticed that FYE stores have reduced most of the B-
List (in holders with lables) to 75¢ recently.
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Anonymous Wrote:
I vote for hiding them, as stated previously, someone could see the
pins and assume you're loaded, and plan a break-in at a later date to
take other more easily carried items.
Keep in mind, this advice comes from someone considered "paranoid".
Jeff
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:29:45 -0700 (PDT), Steve <...@hotmail.com
We have a garage sale once a year. I live in a pretty nice
neighborhood and of course have a security system in the house.
Needless to say I almost always have at least 3 to 4 pins and a couple
of videos in the garage. Some for play and some for sale. Been doing
it about 5 years now and have never had a problem. People usually ask
about them. Some are shocked at the value and some are interested in
buying and quite a few have a pin or two in there home that they
either want fixed or they want to sell. I guess the question is what
type of neighborhood do you live in? Is your garage attached to the
home? and do you have a security system that will make you more
comfortable? Good luck with your decision.
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:07:27 -0700 (PDT), jammer74 <...@yahoo.com
good or bad neighborhood.....thieves are everywhere.I've seen a
wealthy silver spoon who worked for daddy's million dollar landscape
business steal a yard of topsoil back after the home owner left.if its
gonna happen it will.Hide what you cherish. Only let trusting people
in your home.I even run my own cable so I don't get a random sub-
contractor coming through.I am a plumber so I know how it can be. I've
known great plumbers who were BAD people.
Put your least fav out under a canopy(out of the sun) with the gargage
door shut behind it. The true pinheads(good people ...mostly) will
find you and take it from there on your intuition.If a public whale
with a fat wallet full of dough strolls through he'll be sure to let
you know he's got cash to spend.again intuition.
remember our government steals from us daily and they are upperclass
whitebread america.
-paranoid also suspicious....I see a closed garage door at a "garage
sale" I wonder what are they hiding.
-jimmy p
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:21:43 -0400, Craig Tiano <...@vandenplas.com
A blanket just isn't effective. If you're paranoid about people
breaking into the garage to steal your pins, just close the garage
door and hold the sale on the driveway.
Personally, I wouldn't let people see them, since they'll tend to
generate more interest than anything else you're selling. The buyers
will want to go and get a closer look, even if you aren't selling
them, and that creates a security problem for the items you ARE
selling, many of which can probably be pocketed.
Craig
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Anonymous Wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:21 am, Craig Tiano <...@vandenplas.com
There was an article in the paper recently about "shoplifing" from
garage sales. Interesting legal topic. Very difficlut to handle.
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:39:39 -0500, "Rich" <...@yahoo.com
I have a car worth $50K and a motorcycle worth $12K in my garage and I don't
hide them. Do you really think someone is going to pull a truck up and load
up your pins? A car seems more likely a candidate for theft than a pin.
<...@c18g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
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Anonymous Wrote:
On Apr 28, 9:39 am, "Rich" <...@yahoo.com
Home burglars work differently than car thieves. However, there are
some home burglar teams (usually inexperienced ones)that also take
vehicles from garages if keys are found in the house. Kill switches
are your friend, even in your garage. Hey, I grew up in Detroit. Also,
my dad worked for the City and worked as a carpenter at Police HQ
(1300 Beaubian) and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice/old 36th District
Court and he and his Police & Sheriff buddies had lots of stories to
tell.
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