"Elvira and the Party Monsters won an award at the industry trade show, Best New Equipment in '89. I’ve kind of become a strange role model."įreres, who has produced art for a number of popular pinball machines, including Medieval Madness, says the two Elvira machines are his favorite. "But as I have gotten older I understand better that Elvira represents, as cooky as she is, a strong woman who doesn’t take any bullshit from guys. The advertising would be more for female products, which I was blown away by," Peterson says. "In my show my main demographic was female. Peterson's first pinball machine, "Elvira and the Party Monsters," came out in '89, and it was so well received that seven years later Bally followed it up with "Scared Stiff."Ĭourtesy Greg Freres This weekend, Peterson will be on a panel at the three-day Texas Pinball Festival at the Frisco Conference Center with the game artist and designer who worked on her machines, Greg Freres and Dennis Nordman.īally thought Elvira would be a good theme for a pinball machine because she appealed to both men and women. By '88 she had enough of a following that NBC Productions gave her her own movie, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.Īround that time, Bally approached her with the idea for an Elvira pinball machine. Peterson had created Elvira, a goth Valley girl who bared lots of cleavage, for the television show Movie Macabre, where she'd present B-grade horror movies with humorous commentary. "When I finally got a pinball machine it was like getting an Academy Award." "When I was a little kid, my dad used to take me to bars and play pinball with me," says Peterson, who reconnected with the game as an adult when she dated another pinball freak for four years. But Cassandra Peterson, who became a pop culture icon in the early '80s when she invented the character Elvira, was excited by the prospect of a different milestone. Many actors setting out in their careers dream of someday tearfully accepting a shiny golden Oscar statue. We buy pinball machine, that's what we do.Cassandra Peterson, Greg Freres and Dennis Nordman will speak at 2 p.m. If you have a used pinball machine that you'd like to sell, fill out the form with your best description of the machine and one of our representatives will be in contact with you. If you are considering selling an old machine or if you’re looking to add to another pinball machine to your collection, contact us today. Our goal is to make sure you are happy with your purchase and that you are going to be comfortable when we leave. We’ll take you through the menu of the machine, and we’ll show you how to remove the glass. We set up your pinball machine and show you how it works. We lay down canvas tarps to cover your floors and stairs. When we pick up a pinball machine or set up a pinball machine, we come prepared. If you don’t feel it’s a fair value, we don't take the machine.Īt GAP, we’re all about making our customers happy. When we evaluate your machine, we offer you fair market value for your machine. There is no lengthy negotiation, our offer is final and we pay cash. We’ll give you a final offer, and if you’re happy, we’ll take the machine with us that day. If you find the range acceptable, we’ll come look at your machine and check over what works and doesn’t work. We'll give you white glove service and a fair price.īefore we come to see your pinball machine, we’ll exchange emails and give you an idea of the range we would be willing to pay for your machine. We're courteous, professional, and fully insured. We're not some guys from Craigslist coming to your home. We also want you to be comfortable when working with us. Let us know what pinball machines you want to trade in, its current condition, if there are any issue with the game and pictures are very helpful. Credit towards your new pinball machine can help make the machine itself more affordable. This can help freshen up your collection while still allowing you to get fair value for your machines. ![]() If you have one or more pinball machines already, we are happy to take in your machine at a fair value and put it towards the purchase of a new or used machine. We are also happy to consider trading in your used pinball machine towards a new or used pinball machine. If you have a used pinball machine that you'd like to sell, fill out the form with your best description of the machine, Price you are looking to sell it for and one of our representatives will be in contact with you. We'll give you white glove service and a fair price. We're not some guy from craigslist coming to your home We're courteous, professional, and fully insured. Wither its one pinball machine or an entire collection, we offer competitive prices based on the condition of your used pinball machine. Great American Pinball is always looking to buy used pinball machines.
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