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Electromechanical pinball

A restored electromechanical pinball machine from the 1960s or 1970s.

$2,000–5,000Buy on eBay
Estimate. Prices change.

Scores kept by spinning reels, rules decided by relays, and real bells. Restorers keep them running with a soldering iron and a parts catalogue.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisElectromechanical pinball
What it replacesSmart oneRoblox
2
Power cut
FALSE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the Roblox.

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Relays, bells and score reels. No updates since the seventies.

Electromechanical pinball

$2,000–5,000
Repairable
Electromechanical pinball$2,000–5,000
Buy on eBay