Mr. Pinball restores, buys, sells, trades, and
repairs pinball machines. Although
we gladly deal with all pinball machines, our specialty is
electro-mechanical (pre-1978) pinball machines.
We run the largest and oldest
pinball classified pages on the Internet. This is where to go to list
machines or parts, wanted or for sale. Ads on these pages are absolutely
FREE to everyone. Today there are: 1903 machines for sale, 910 machines wanted, 402 parts for sale ads, and 1014 parts wanted ads for a total of 4229 ads.
This is how you can find someone in your local area to help
you fix, or find a pinball machine. Or, if you are a collector, here is
where to sign up to join with other collectors. This is all free!
Pinball Machine Photos
If you would like to view photos of pinball machines, see the Mr. Pinball Photo Gallery. We now have photos
of over 390 machines!
May 2-4, 2008: Pinball Wizard's Convention and
Gameroom Show at Allentown Fairgrounds AgriPlex in Allentown, PA. A
weekend of pinball fun. This is the 15th year of the show. For more information visit the website. Includes
P3Tournament this year. The Pennsylvania Pinball Player's
Association Tournament is part of the Pinball Wizards Convention. 3
days of tournament fun with lots of great prizes. See the tournament website, or send email for details.
May 16-18, 2008: Pin-A-Go-Go at Dixon Fairgrounds, 655
S. First St, in Dixon, California. The relaxed and fun pinball show
of California, now in its second decade! As always, all proceeds benefit the
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento. This year - the show is revamped
and better than ever! Over 100 pins set up, parts dealers, and an auction
with multiple pinball machines and select parts. $15 entry Saturday, just
$10 Friday or Sunday. Kids 12 and under - $5. Free parking.. For more info
visit the website, or call (707)
447-0473.
May 31, 2008: Greater Toronto Area Tournament at 5359
Timberlea Blvd., Unit 14 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 20 minutes
west of Toronto. Now in the fourth season. Pinball tournament at Mike and
Christine Hanley's The Church of The Silver Ball. Sign on the door
says ''Howe Machine Company''. Doors open at noon for
registration/practice. Qualifying starts at 1:00pm. 50+ games from
Baffleball to Lord of The Rings. Qualifying round is one game on each of 10
different machines. Match play to follow. Best of 3 match play. Lose and
you are done. Win and keep advancing. $20 Cdn entry fee. First place is
$100, second place is $50. Pop and munchies provided. Even if you don't win,
you get 4+ hours of great pinball for $20. If you have questions, need
directions or any other info, please email. Any
food/pop/water donation welcome. Pizza will be available for $2 per
slice. Pop/water and munchies provided. Please let us know if you are
planning to attend so we can gauge snacks. For more info visit the website, or
call 905 625 5868.
June 6-8, 2008: NW Pinball and Gameroom Show at Seattle Center
in Seattle, Washington. Dozens of pinball machines from all eras will
be setup for free play with paid admission. Play at your leisure or compete
in an international flipper pinball association (IFPA) sanctioned
tournament. Seminars and autograph sessions featuring pinball designers,
raffles and mini-tournaments will highlight the festivities along with video
games, jukeboxes and other gameroom toys. Whether you play everyday or you
haven't played in 25 years please come, and bring the family. Pinball
seminars with industry insiders, including Steve Ritchie. Raffles for great
prizes. Coin-op vendors and lots of games. For more info visit the website, or send email.
June 6-8, 2008: Stockholm Open at KTH in Stockholm,
Sweden. This is an annual international pinball tournament and one of
the six WPPR majors in the world. It is open to anyone with no requirements
for skill or citizenship. This year, there are divisions for a players,
classics, juniors and split flipper teams, as well as a couple of
mini-tournaments. More than 50 games will be on the premises. For more info
visit the website, send email, call +46 733 103233,
or write to Drottning Kristinas Väg 19, Stockholm.
June 17-August 11, 2008: NYC Pinball League Season 2 at
Amsterdam Billiard Club (11th St./4th Ave.) in New York, New York. 2
new machines, $500 in prize money. Great fun for players of all skill
levels. Meet your fellow NY pinheads and come out and have a great
time. Space is becoming very limited. For more info visit the website. Send email to Max to sign up.
June 27-29, 2008: Pin Maine-ia: The New England Pinball
Championship at 80 New County Road in Saco, Maine. This is the
2nd annual New England Pinball Championship, sponsored by The Boston Pinball
Association. There will be between 30 and 40 solid state machines from
classics to DMDs. This is a 3 day event, from Friday evening at 4:00
p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. and Sunday,
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The entry fee is $40.00 for all 3 days, and
includes a T-shirt for pre-registration. It will be $45.00 at the door.
Spectators are welcome and the fee is $10.00 per day or $15.00 for all 3
days. There will be a team pinball golf tournament Friday night, with
plaques and 20% of the prize money for the winners. The main event is a
non-elimination, individual player tournament and runs all day saturday,
with trophies, plaques and 80% of the money to the winners. They will pay
the first 3 places in both the A and B divisions, with the A division winner
being crowned the 2008 New England Pinball Champion. Last years prize money
totaled $1200.00, and the response was great. The expect a bigger turn out
this year and have moved the event to a bigger facility. There will be
plenty of room for players and pins and lots of parking on site. Food will
be served throughout the event and side events are planned for Sunday.
Players of all ages are welcome. For more info visit the website, send email, or call 207-892-2963.
August 14-17, 2008:
PAPA 11: World Pinball Championships, in Scott Township, near
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the leading competitive pinball
event in the world. Players of all skill levels are welcome. There will be
several divisions of play and a guaranteed prize package. The new World
Pinball Champion will receive a cash prize. Pre-registration is encouraged.
For more information and registration, visit the website or
contact Kevin Martin.
October 1-5, 2008: Pinball Expo 2008 at the Westin Chicago
North Shore, 601 N. Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling (Chicago), Illinois.
This is the big show every year and this will be the 24th annual show.
Please note the new location! This show puts emphasis on the
collector and enthusiast and usually includes a factory tour, auction,
designer/artist/author autograph session, seminars, parts, machines, and
other pinball-related merchandise. This show has major manufacturer
support. For more information write Pinball EXPO 2008, 3869 Niles Road,
Warren, OH 44484, call 1-800-323-FLIP, or visit the web site.
October 3-5, 2008: 2nd Annual Pacific Pinball Exposition at
Marin Civic Center Exhibition Hall in San Rafael (SF Bay area),
California. Features hundreds of vintage machines and amusement devices
from the 1930s to 2008 highlighting their historical and cultural
significance and honoring their impact on America. With an emphasis on
vintage machines, it has a smorgasbord of rare games and a healthy stable of
modern pins that are all ready for play. The exhibition will feature
exhibits on the history of pinball, the science and physics of pinball,
pinball art and the evolution of the game and its mechanisms. Special
presentations will be offered on the artists and the process of screening
and designing the artwork, circuitry design and logic, and, of course, the
secrets of pinball wizardry, all in the beautiful setting of the world
famous Marin Civic Center in the San Francisco Bay area. Fun tournaments and
WPR sanctioned tourneys as well. Proceeds from this event go to the Neptune
Beach Amusement Museum, a 501 C 3 non profit focused on creating a museum
for pinball and amusement machines. For more info visit the website, send email, call 510-205-9793, or write
to PPE/NBAM, 1029 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501.
