# SECOND PPM SURPLUS SALE

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2018-10-08  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/10/08/second-ppm-surplus-sale

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## Analysis

Pacific Pinball Museum announces a second surplus sale of duplicate machines from its 1,300-machine collection, scheduled for October 27, 2018 at its Alameda annex. Following a successful initial sale in June, the Museum will offer machines in varying conditions with pricing designed to move inventory quickly, including a 10% discount for bulk purchases of three or more machines.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Pacific Pinball Museum has a collection of around 1,300 machines — _Museum officially stated in article about their collection size_
- [HIGH] First surplus sale was held in June 2018 — _Article explicitly references prior sale from June; linked article confirms date_
- [HIGH] Second sale will occur on October 27, 2018 at 9am — _Official Museum announcement published on Pinball News_
- [HIGH] Machine list and conditions will be published October 15, 2018 — _Museum statement: 'will be published one week today, on 15th October'_
- [HIGH] 10% discount offered for purchases of three machines or more — _Official sale terms published in announcement_

### Notable Quotes

> "Prices were priced to sell last time with machines in a variety of conditions from 'poor' to 'very good', so interest in this second sale is expected to be high."
> — **Pinball News writer**, n/a
> _Indicates first sale was successful and high demand expected for second sale; establishes pricing strategy_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Pacific Pinball Museum | organization | Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing ~1,300 pinball machines; conducting surplus sales to manage collection |
| Glen Harada | person | Photographer credited for surplus sale pictures |
| Alameda, California | location | Location of Pacific Pinball Museum annex at 1680 Viking Street where sales are held |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Museum operations and collection management, Secondary market sales and pricing
- **Secondary:** Community access to pinball machines, Collector acquisition opportunities

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Neutral informational tone with positive framing of opportunity for collectors and community; efficient pricing strategy and accessibility (discounts, extended hold period) presented favorably

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Pacific Pinball Museum second surplus sale event demonstrating ongoing commitment to community engagement and collection management (confidence: high) — Official announcement of October 27, 2018 sale with published details and logistics
- **[market_signal]** Museum actively liquidating duplicate collection items; high demand expected for second sale indicates strong secondary market interest in surplus inventory (confidence: high) — Article notes 'interest in this second sale is expected to be high' based on success of first June sale

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## Transcript

Date: 8th October, 2018 Pictures: Glen Harada Following their initial sale of surplus and duplicate titles from their huge collection of around 1,300 machines back in June, the Pacific Pinball Museum is organising a second sale later this month. ![Pre-sale activity outside the PPM Annex](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/ppm-surplus-sale/02-surplus-machines-sale.jpg) Pre-sale activity outside the PPM Annex As last time, the sale is being held at the Museum’s annex, located at 1680 Viking Street in Alameda, California. The date is 27th October and the doors will open at 9am. The list of titles available and their conditions will be published one week today, on 15th October, at the Museum’s website. ![Some of the machines available to buy at the previous sale](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/ppm-surplus-sale/03-surplus-machines-sale.jpg) Some sale sale](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/ppm-surplus-sale/06-surplus-machines-sale-1024x664.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/ppm-surplus-sale/06-surplus-machines-sale.jpg) More sale Prices were priced to sell last time with machines in a variety of conditions from ‘poor’ to ‘very good’, so interest in this second sale is expected to be high. A 9.5% sales tax is added but there is a 10% discount for purchases of three machines or more. Purchases can be left at the Museum for up to thirty days after the sale while shipping is arranged, but after that they will be resold.

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