LOTS MORE LOTS

Story dated July 25, 2004

Last time we reported on the first auction to sell the Pinball Paradise stock following the sad and untimely death of its proprietor Robert Thomson.

Today saw the second and final auction at the company's premises in Borden, Hampshire, UK.

Last time there were plenty of parts for sale along with 400 lots of pinball games and playfields.  In this auction, all the sales took place in the warehouse opposite the workshop. The workshop was closed to sellers and despite the expectation that the remaining parts would be boxed and sold as unlisted spares, no parts appeared in the auction at all.  There was also no word about where they would end up.

With many of the warehouse games already sold, there was much more room to display the remaining ones.  It wasn't all pinball this time either.  Of more than 400 lots, around 100 were video games, 250 were pinball or pinball related and 50 were slot machines.  They were arranged over two floors, the lower floor having a mix of games with the upper floor split into video games on one side and pinballs on the other.

Meanwhile, two containers of various parts from all types of games had been opened in the car park.  These were for sale and gave those who couldn't stay for the whole auction the chance to snap up a deal or two.

As before, none of the pinball games in the auction were powered, so buyers had to hope the games worked or bid accordingly.  Several video games were set up and ready to play which provided some welcome relaxation and fun.

Again, the auction began with a one minute of silence in Bob's honour and then the sales began.

Immediately it was apparent that prices were going to be higher this time around.  The games were in a better overall condition and news of the bargains at the last sale brought a bigger crowd of sellers hoping to repeat the deals.  There were also video game and slot machine collectors to swell the numbers.

It was good to see the pleasant atmosphere of the first sale continuing.  I didn't see anyone being awkward or unpleasant and there were no disputes about the bidding or the hammer prices.

The video games were sold first, followed by the pinballs with the slot machines bringing up the rear. The prices of all the lots are shown below in UK Pounds.  There was a 10% buyer's premium added on top but no sales tax.  To convert to US$, double the price shown. Blank lots have been removed and the game information comes from the auction catalogue.

Lot No Game Name Price

500 

 Atari "Asteroids" 1979

£90

501 

 Yoick" Midway clowns conversion

£80

502 

 Williams "Defender" 1980

£100

503 

 For-Play "Sport Center"

£60

504 

 Konami "The Simpsons"

£100

505 

 Atari "Skyraider" 1978

£300

506 

 Atari "Super Breakout" 1978

£60

507 

 Midway "Space Invaders" 1978

£240

508 

 Taito "Missile - X" 1977

£160

509 

 Taito "Sub-Hunter" 1977

£130

510 

 Midway "Gunfight" 1975

£40

511 

 Midway "Gunfight" 1975

£70

512 

 Williams "Defender" 1980

£300

513 

 Atari "Asteroids" 1979

£150

514 

 Caberet "Phoenix" 1981

£120

515 

 Atari "Video Pinball" 1978

£100

516 

 Atari "Galaga '88" 1988

£180

517 

 Taito "Space Invaders Part 2" 1980

£160

518 

 Taito "Space Invaders" 1978

£440

519 

 Taito "Space Invaders" 1978

£260

520 

 Midway "Deluxe Space Invaders" 1978

£160

521 

 Midway "Space Invaders" 1978

£220

522 

 Zenitone "Invaders Revenge"

£90

523 

 Midway "Space Invaders" 1978

£140

524 

 Zaccaria "The Invaders" 1979

£120

525 

 Williams "Defender" 1980

£320

526 

 Midway "Gorf" caberet 1981

£240

527 

 Atari "Canyon Bomber" 1977

£80

528 

 Bally/Midway "Baby Pacman" 1982

£300

529 

 Bally/Midway "Granny and the Gators" 1983

£280

530 

 Williams "Defender" 1980

£330

531 

 Williams "Defender" 1980

£150

532 

 "Shuttle" conversion

£50

533 

 Atari "Asteroids Deluxe" 1980

£320

534 

 Exidy "Crash" 1979

£100

535 

 Atari/Kee "Sprint One" 1978

£80

536 

 Universal "Cosmic Guerilla" 1979

£280

537 

 Atari/Kee "Super Bug" 1977

£80

538 

 Stern "Berzerk" 1980

£90

539 

 Sega "Outrun" 1986

£300

540 

 Atari "Pole Position II" 1983

£20

541 

 Atari "Asteroids" 1979

£100

542 

 Atari "Asteroids" 1979

£200

543 

 Gottlieb "Q*Bert" 1981

£140

544 

 Nintendo "Space Firebird" cocktail table 1980

£240

545 

 Streets "Defender" cocktail table 1980

£200

546 

 generic "Galaxian" cocktail table

£200

547 

 "Super Earth Invasion" cocktail table

£260

548 

 Taito "Lunar Rescue" cocktail table 1979

£440

549 

 Namco Golly Ghost 2 player video

£180

550 

 Williams Joust

£950

551 

 Atari Primal Rage two player video

£100

552 

 Sega Virtual Striker

£160

553 

 Sega Virtual On twin driver simulator

£50

560 

 Sega Manx TT Superbikes twin ride on simulator

£620

561 

 Sega Manx TT Superbikes twin ride on simulator

£800

562 

 Sega Sky Target single flight simulator

£660

563 

 Sega Touring Car single simulator

£260

564 

 Sega Le Mans 24hr twin simulator

£950

565 

 Sega Rally twin simulator

£1250

566 

 Sega Touring Car twin simulator

£750

567 

 Sega Touring Car twin simulator

£800

568 

 Konami Dance Stage twin

£4000

569 

 Namco Star Blade simulator

£280

570 

 Sega Star Wars twin ride on simulator

£420

571 

 Atari Space Pirate shooting simulator

£180

572 

 MTV Drumscape drumming simulator

£900

573 

 Mad Dog II shooter by American Laser Games

£190

574 

 Kick It football simulator

£220

575 

 Sega Magical Truck twin simulator

£180

576 

 Namco Alpine Racer 2 skiing simulator

£1300

577 

 Namco Alpine Racer 2 skiing simulator

£800

578 

 Sega Jurassic Park twin ride on simulator

£n/s

579 

 Sega Rail Chase II twin simulator

£90

580 

 Sega Virtua Racing twin driver - no seats?

£50

581 

 Sega Virtual On twin simulator - no boards

£30

582 

 Sega Le Mans twin simulator

£110

583 

 Namco Alpine Surfer snowboard simulator

£900

584 

 Namco Alpine Surfer snowboard simulator

£900

585 

 Namco Rapid River rafting simulator

£1100

586 

 Sega Super G skiing simulator

£420

587 

 Popeye Arm Wrestling machine

£240

588 

 Namco Whap-a-Snappa

£400

589 

 WMH Challenger Crane with swag actual machine featured in Big Brother

£800

590 

 Love Meter

£150

591 

 Electronic Darts

£100

592 

 Glass topped football table

£380

593 

 Football Table

£300

594 

 Sega Virtua Racer twin driver

£220

595 

 Sega Sprint One

£10

601 

 Zaccaria Aerobatics

£n/s

602 

 Gottlieb James Bond

£110

603 

 Atari Middle Earth

£110

604 

 Gottlieb Black Hole

£400

605 

 Gottlieb Black Hole

£360

606 

 Williams Black Knight

£420

607 

 Gottlieb Slick Chick

£360

608 

 Williams World Cup

£200

609 

 Bally Electra

£140

610 

 Bally Skateball

£200

611 

 Bally Mata Hari

£420

612 

 Bally Tic Tac Toe

£320

613 

 Bally Vector

£260

614 

 Bally Medusa

£340

615 

 Bally Flash Gordon

£240

616 

 Bally Mr & Mrs Pac Man

£340

617 

 Williams Sorceror

£380

618 

 Bally Kings of Steel

£300

619 

 Stern Flight 2000

£220

620 

 Stern Dracula

£200

621 

 Bally Spy Hunter

£200

622 

 Stern Meteor

£100

623 

 Stern Sea Witch

£240

624 

 Bally Paragon

£420

625 

 Bally Mystic

£240

626 

 Williams Defender

£1000

627 

 Williams Defender

£520

628 

 Stern Lectronamo

£160

629 

 Bally Centaur

£340

630 

 Williams Diner

£780

631 

 Data East Secret Service

£360

632 

 Williams Bad Cats

£460

633 

 Data East Playboy

£380

634 

 Bally Hard Body

£280

635 

 Sega Lost In Space

£440

636 

 Bally Fireball Classic

£280

637 

 Williams Blackout (no head)

£100

638 

 Stern Freefall

£220

639 

 Stern Iron Maiden

£300

640 

 Williams Magic City

£300

641 

 Williams Seven Up

£220

642 

 Bally Strikes & Spares

£200

643 

 Bally Fireball

£360

644 

 Bally Speakeasy

£240

645 

 Gottlieb Q'Berts Quest

£260

646 

 Williams Fire Power

£240

647 

 Stern Stingray

£100

648 

 Bally Blackwater

£260

649 

 Williams Pinbot

£440

650 

 Bally Strange Science

£380

651 

 Zaccaria Aerobatics

£340

652 

 Bally Hot Doggin

£240

653 

 Gottlieb ?

£100

654 

 Williams Hotline

£280

655 

 Williams Eight Ball

£240

656 

 Bally Freedom

£180

657 

 Stern Galaxy

£280

658 

 Bally Gold Ball

£340

659 

 Williams Hyper Ball

£220

660 

 Stern Big Game

£260

661 

 Williams Disco Fever

£300

662 

 Bally Night Rider

£260

663 

 Bally Cosmos

£160

664 

 Williams Cosmic Gunfight

£340

665 

 Williams Winner

£360

666 

 Bally Evel Knievel

£240

667 

 Bally Hoo

£240

668 

 Bally Cosmos

£200

669 

 Bally Discotek

£220

670 

 Williams Champ

£420

671 

 Bally Golden Gate (Bingo)

£560

672 

 Bally Miss America (Bingo)

£460

673 

 Bally Champion Pub

£1000

674 

 Williams Monster Bash

£1900

675 

 Data East Star Wars (ex corporate hire)

£780

676 

 Pinball 2000 Revenge From Mars

£1200

677 

 Pinball 2000 Star Wars Episode 1

£1500

678 

 Sega X Files

£700

679 

 Data East Star Wars

£560

701 

 Chicago Coin Festival - no head

£15

702 

 Williams Casanova

£170

703 

 Bally Playboy

£240

704 

 Williams Alpine Club

£60

705 

 Bally Playboy

£320

706 

 Bally unknown

£n/s

707 

 Williams Post Time

£100

708 

 Recel Torpedo - empty head cabinet

£20

709 

 Gottlieb Force II - no glass

£20

710 

 Williams Jolly Roger

£90

711 

 Bally Hoo - no head

£20

712 

 Gottlieb Bowling Queen

£140

713 

 Williams Honey

£120

714 

 Williams Starpool - no head

£n/s

715 

 Bally Par Golf

£40

716 

 Bally Rolling Stones - no head

£20

717 

 Williams Fun Fest

£70

718 

 Bally Six Million Dollar Man - no glass

£160

719 

 Williams Doodle Bug - no head

£20

720 

 Williams Gold Rush

£70

721 

 Williams Casanova

£60

722 

 Williams empty cabinet - no head

£20

723 

 Williams Jubilee

£80

724 

 Williams Jive Time - no glass

£10

725 

 Williams Post Time - no head

£30

726 

 Williams Toledo

£100

727 

 Williams Time Warp

£60

728 

 Segasa Baby Doll

£20

729 

 Nordamatic Champion

£80

730 

 Playmatic UFO-X

£20

731 

 Gottlieb Torch

£20

732 

 Bally Odds and Evens - no glass

£20

733 

 Stern Lectronamo

£20

734 

 Zaccaria Ten Stars

£10

735 

 Williams Flash

£110

736 

 Williams Big Ben

£20

737 

 Bally 50/50

£140

738 

 Gottlieb King Kool

£60

739 

 Chicago Coin Action

£70

740 

 Williams Barracora

£90

741 

 Gottlieb Fashion Show - no head

£40

742 

 Gottlieb Totem

£20

743 

 Automatics Dig-A-Star - no glass

£10

744 

 Stern Split Second

£160

745 

 Williams Barracora - no head

£20

746 

 Zaccaria Pinball Champ - no glass

£30

747 

 Bally Eight Ball - no glass

£110

748 

 Stern Lightning - no head

£10

749 

 Bally Blue Chip Bingo

£190

750 

 Williams Casanova

£40

751 

 Bally Spectrum - no glass

£100

752 

 Williams Heatwave

£70

753 

 Bally Flip Flop - no glass

£60

754 

 Data East Torpedo Alley - no glass

£140

755 

 Bally On Beam

£180

756 

 Stern Pin Ball - no glass

£100

757 

 Bally Centaur - no head

£110

758 

 Williams Derby Day

£280

759 

 Bally Gator

£320

760 

 Gottlieb Royal Gaurd

£200

761 

 Stern Nine Ball

£320

762 

 Williams Aztec

£240

763 

 Zaccaria Supersonic

£180

764 

 Williams Tri Zone

£180

765 

 Stern Catacomb

£220

766 

 Stern Big Game

£n/s

767 

 Williams Black Knight - no glass

£100

768 

 Williams Black Knight

£170

769 

 Bally Six Million Dollar Man

£220

770 

 Gottlieb Royal Gaurd

£140

771 

 Stern Flight 2000

£180

772 

 Bally Mr & Mrs Pacman - no glass

£220

773 

 Williams Starlight - no head

£50

774 

 Zaccaria Wood's Queen

£320

775 

 Recel Space Race

£100

776 

 Bally Speak Easy 4

£320

777 

 Zaccaria Nautilas - no glass

£90

778 

 Bally Star Jet

£100

779 

 Williams Phoenix - no glass

£80

780 

 Bally Space Time

£280

781 

 Gottlieb Orbit

£260

782 

 Williams Dipsy Doodle

£120

783 

 Chicago Coin Super Star

£80

784 

 Chicago Coin Cinema

£220

785 

 Stern Meteor - no glass

£100

786 

 Recel Lady Luck

£120

787 

 Gottlieb Mars God of War - no glass

£70

788 

 Stern Wild Fyre

£80

789 

 Chicago Coin Blue Max

£140

790 

 Stern Magic

£240

791 

 Williams Strato-FLite

£200

792 

 Chicago Coin Sky Rider

£190

793 

 Bally Rolling Stones - no glass

£100

794 

 Bally Nip-It

£440

795 

 Bally Eight Ball Deluxe

£400

796 

 Bally Six Million Dollar Man

£280

797 

 Zaccaria Moon Flight

£300

798 

 Stern Monaco

£100

799 

 Bally Big Valley

£220

800 

 Gottlieb High Hand

£320

801 

 Gottlieb Soccer

£300

802 

 Williams Apollo

£320

803 

 Bally Grand Tour

£340

804 

 Keeneys Venus Bingo

£50

805 

 Bally Playboy

£550

807 

 Stern Lightening - no glass

£180

808 

 Bally Key West Bingo - head only

£50

809 

 Bally Hawaii Bingo - head only

£110

810 

 Bally Bingo - no glass

£240

811 

 Bally Laguna Beach Bingo - head only

£n/s

812 

 Midway Hotshot basketball

£120

813 

 Star Battle Coctail Table Pinball

£440

814 

 Sega Speed Basketball

£280

815 

 Gottlieb Water World

£440

816 

 Data East Time Machine

£200

817 

 Bally Party Zone

£480

818 

 Bally Safe Cracker

£1075

819 

 Segasa Head Only for Gulf Stream

£n/s

820 

 Stern Head Only for Cheetah

£40

821 

 Williams Head Only for Fire Power

£100

822 

 Bally Head Only for Camelot

£20

823 

 Williams Head Only for Fan-Tas-Tic

£20

824 

 Bally Head Only for Mini Zag

£10

825 

 Williams Head Only for Big Daddy

£20

826 

 Gottlieb Head Only for Sunset

£60

827 

 Bally Head Only for 50/50

£20

828 

 Williams Head Only for Lazer Ball

£50

829 

 Williams Head Only for Fun-Fest

£30

830 

 Williams Head Only for Casanova

£25

831 

 Bally Head Only for See Saw

£20

832 

 Bally Head Only for Vector

£55

833 

 Williams Head Only for Fan-Tas-Tic

£20

834 

 Gottlieb Head Only for Flip A Card

£30

835 

 Segasa Head Only for Travel Time

£20

836 

 Williams Head Only for Gay 90's

£20

837 

 Jive Time head only

£25

838 

 Galaxy head only

£40

839 

 Williams Head Only for Fun-Fest

£15

840 

 Bally Head Only for Hootenanny

£20

841 

 Bally Head Only for Kiss

£75

842 

 Alvin G & Co Playfield only for Soccer Ball

£20

843 

 Alvin G & Co Playfield only for Soccer Ball

£50

844 

 Bally Playfield only for Freedom

£10

845 

 Gottlieb Playfield only for Sinbad

£25

846 

 Bally Playfield only for Beat The Clock

£25

847 

 Bally Playfield only for Night Rider

£15

848 

 Gottlieb Playfield only for Slick Chick

£35

849 

 Williams Playfield only for Alien Poker

£25

850 

 Williams Playfield only for Tri-Zone

£15

851 

 Bally Playfield only for Camelot

£10

852 

 Williams Playfield only for Stop & Go

£20

853 

 Bally Playfield only for Freedom

£10

854 

 Bally Playfield only for Escape from Lostworld

£20

855 

 Bally Playfield only for Power Play

£40

856 

 Zaccaria Playfield only for Pool Theme

£15

857 

 Bally Playfield only for Odds & Evens

£15

858 

 Gottlieb Playfield only for Spin to Win

£20

859 

 Williams Playfield only for Fun Fest

£10

860 

 Stern Playfield only for Quick Silver

£15

861 

 Stern Playfield only for Meteor

£15

862 

 Stern Playfield only for ?

£10

863 

 Williams Playfield only for Lightning

£15

864 

 Playfield only for Bank-a-ball and Flying Carpet

£15

865 

Pachinko Machine £220

866 

Bingo Machine £180

867 

Hoop-la Stall £60

868 

Seaside Photo Frame £40

869 

Coconut Shy £50

870 

Sega Gun Fight £460

901 

 Bell Fruit Chance A Nudge

£60

902 

 Bell Fruit Ten Up

£70

903 

 JPM Super Chance

£n/s

904 

 Bell Fruit Chance A Nudge

£n/s

905 

 Bell Fruit Kick Back

£n/s

906 

 Bell Fruit Nudge Gambler

£n/s

907 

 Bally Monte Carlo

£20

908 

 Brenco Copper Prince

£50

909 

 Cromptons Cromputer Win

£120

910 

 Cromptons Penny Fruits

£220

911 

 Cromptons Tooty Fruity

£110

912 

 Win Free

£50

913 

 Bell Fruit Each Way Treble Deluxe

£25

914 

 Alpine Club

£20

915 

 Brenco Silver Chest

£25

916 

 JPM The Foursome Deluxe

£20

917 

 Cromptons Tooty Fruity

£220

918 

 Bally Mustang

£360

919 

 Bally Super-Line

£540

920 

 Bally Super-Line

£300

921 

 Bally Super-Line

£360

922 

 Bally Add-A-Line

£280

923 

 Bally Las Vegas

£320

924 

 Bally Las Vegas

£320

925 

 Bally Mustang

£520

926 

 Bally Circus

£520

927 

 Bally Big Five

£300

928 

 Bally Safari

£90

929 

 Bally Las Vegas

£90

930 

 Bally Stars'N'Stripes

£120

931 

 Bally Lucky Twins

£50

932 

 Bally Circus

£300

933 

 Bally Circus

£130

934 

 Bally Safari

£50

935 

 Bally Add-A-Line

£120

936 

 Bally Deluxe Progressive

£140

937 

 Bally Super-Line

£90

938 

 Bally Gold Rush

£130

939 

 Bally Gold Bars

£100

940 

 Bally Vegas

£130

941 

 Bally one arm bandit

£130

942 

 Bally one arm bandit

£90

943 

 Bally Gold Award

£130

944 

 Keep On Running

£30

945 

 Coinmaster Super Nudger

£25

946 

 Bell Fruit Upstairs 'n' Downstairs

£20

947 

 RS Coin Monopoly

£40

948 

 Rocket Game

£120

949 

 Chicago Coin Rodeo Shooter

£360

950 

 Chicago Coin Speedway driving game

£30

951 

 Brenners Human Analyst fortune teller

£n/s

952 

 Williams Phantom Shooter

£170

953 

 Whittakers Super Roulette

£50

954 

 Whittakers Super Roulette (for spares / repair)

£25

955 

 Mini Soccer

£160

956 

 Alvin G & Co. A.G. Soccerball

£950

957 

 Whittakers Royal Ascot horse racing machine

£320

958 

 Nova Shocker electric chair

£1000

959 

 Jaques Air Hockey table

£160

960 

 Cromptons Star Soccer

£300

961 

 Dynamo Hockey Table

£260

962 

 Air Hockey

£90

963 

 Midway Twin Pirates Gun

£360

964 

 Astralite lighting trussing and light fittings

£550


From that list you can see that there were some big ticket items - the Dance Stage Twin reached £4,000 and a Joust managed just shy of £1,000 - and plenty of £20 deals too.  On the pinball side, the biggest price of the day was the £1,900 Monster Bash which was not exactly unexpected, but even the Alvin G soccer game sneaked in with a last minute £950, and that was without the metal arch.

The total raised in this auction was £91,415, which when added to the previous auction's £36,640 gives a grand total raised for Bob's family of £128,055.  To that can be added the proceeds from the parts sales.

Although, obviously, nothing can replace him, we hope the money goes some way to providing a safer, more secure future for them.

 

 

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