Ok, so you’ve decided that you want to buy a pinball machine. What do you do now?

Heighway Pinball normally has more than 20 used pinball machines in stock at any one time. If a required machine is not in-stock, then it can usually be sourced quickly via its network of global contacts.

There have been thousands of different types of pinball machines made over the years. Everybody has a different reason for wanting to buy a pinball machine – maybe they have fond memories of playing a certain pinball machine years ago or maybe they just like the idea of owning a pinball machine and aren’t bothered about a particular machine.

If you don’t have a particular pinball machine in mind then contact us and tell us what you want to get from a pinball machine (eg: what themes do you like?) and what your budget is.

When it comes to pricing, pinball machines are a lot like cars. There are different manufacturers who have produced different models over the years. Those models can vary greatly in price depending on condition. A pinball machine’s price is determined by its:

• Make and model
• Condition of its playfield (how much wear does the playing surface have?)
• Condition of its cabinet (have the colours faded? How many scratches and marks are there? How damaged is the artwork?)
• Condition of its score displays (are there lines out on the DMD (Dot Matrix Display? Is there any gassing? Does the display take time to warm up)
• Condition of its playfield machinery (the parts that move on a pinball machine such as flippers, slingshots, etc..)
• Condition of the playfield plastics (are they chipped/broken? Are there any missing?)
• Whether or not it has been “serviced” (made fully working) or “shopped” (stripped, cleaned, polished, major playfield machinery rebuilt, etc..)
• Condition of its circuit boards (a game’s value will be increased if it has replacement “after-market” circuit boards, for example)

It is worth noting that most pinball machines have spent their lives being played hard in arcades and hence, after 10-20 years they can varying degrees of wear. “Mint condition” or “excellent condition” pinball machines clearly demand a premium. Saying this, pinball machines can often be restored – please see our “Restored” section for more details.

• 30-Day “Return to base” warranty
• Email & Phone support for as long as you own the machine
• 1-Year warranty on circuit boards for NEW pinball machines
• Discounts on spares and servicing
• Trade up or down options on all pins bought
• Buy-back options on all pins sold by us (please ask for details on pricing)
• Access to Heighway Pinball’s Irish Pinball Community – including newsletters, connections to other pinball owners in Ireland, invitations to pin events and to the soon-to-be-announced Irish Pinball League and invitation to Ireland’s #1 Pinball Event – The Irish Pinball Meet – hosted annually at our headquarters in County Limerick with 20+ pinball machines, fruit machines, video games and pachinkos played over a weekend in a relaxed atmosphere.

Some of the machines that Heighway Pinball currently has for sale will be displayed on this site – so check back for regular updates. Many other machines are kept in stock and most titles can be sourced at short notice so call us on 087 745 4110 or email us at sales@pinball.ie for more details.