How big of deal is it if the table is flat vs curved, & if there are 3 goalies vs 1?
-International competitions and certifications often insist on one man goalies with sloped corners... with beginners it is a non issue using either type; here most north americans like their texas 3 man goalie at the higher levels. Really, it doesn't matter.
This ad just popped up today. It seems fishy to me since the location on the map is a residential neighborhood & the ad reads like a distributor. But maybe this is common in arcade products?
-Warrior is shameless and agressive as a marketing team... just like most serious foosball players. I would contact them directly via their official website contact info, they usually have some kind of promotion if you are interested.
What do you think?
http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/tad/4852943335.html-I want a warrior but have no more room(s)
Warrior is by far a best value, best bang for buck in the midrange new table market. Parts are cheap and good support. Enhanced foot design, beginner high control ball, Supposedly has good back pin, bank shot characteristics, and sloped corners. It is a table with spice relative to those in the low end market.
-I'd like to digress a bit. The biggest challenges you are facing in the used low end market is if the playfields are flat and true when the table is properly leveled, if any of the rods are significantly bent, if the bushings are worn out, and if the figures are easy to break . You see, a warped playfield can render a table worthless, rods can tripple the cost of your $50 table, bearings can be hard to source quickly if at all, broken figures tend to curtail the use of a table for long periods of time.
If I were set on a <$300 table I would be looking for someone who has an almost new table, its setup and leveled, and they are good with carefull inspection with a new ball. Some people have a games room and are just selling a perfectly good low end table... this is a best case.
Personally, I think all the hassle of finding, viewing, and moving a table has a dollar value. For me somewhere about $376.35. Ha!... But seriously, your table is competing with videogames, facebook, and netflix; it will take a good table to hold interest.
Maybe find something that looks good to resell, just to get you past the birthday party and then upgrade with a patient mind and educated approach. Most posters will scowl at this... but maybe consider offering $175 for this harvard and flip it when you decide a warrior or tornado is more appropriate. I've played on a harvard quite a bit and it will get you though a few parties. Once someone really starts practicing on it is when its limitation will be revealed. But hey, with a few shelti balls from this site you will have a stop gap solution.
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