# Delivering A $25,000 Pinball Machine Up 3 Flights Of Stairs! **Source:** Flip n Out Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2022-05-28 **Duration:** 5m 3s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVXlb4akK-o --- ## Analysis Zach Minney from Flippin' Out Pinball documents a white-glove delivery service in Nashville, Tennessee where a customer receives three new Stern pinball machines simultaneously: Rush (Rock Band), Deadpool, and a rare Elvira House of Horror 40th Anniversary Edition. The video highlights the logistical challenge of delivering machines up three flights of stairs and features Minney unboxing an Elvira 40th Anniversary for the first time, noting its extreme rarity and premium pricing ($25,000-$35,000). ### Key Claims - [MEDIUM] Elvira House of Horror 40th Anniversary Edition machines cost $25,000 to $35,000 — _Zach Minney states pricing range while unboxing the machine; represents his casual assessment rather than official MSRP_ - [HIGH] Zach Minney has never unboxed an Elvira 40th Anniversary Edition before this delivery — _Minney explicitly states 'this is a pinball machine I've never unboxed before because it's so expensive and so rare'_ - [MEDIUM] The Stern Elvira 40th Anniversary Edition is among the most expensive pinball machines on the market — _Minney's subjective assessment: 'It might be one of the most expensive pinball machines on the market ever'_ - [HIGH] The delivery location poses logistical challenges with three flights of stairs — _Minney repeatedly emphasizes the difficulty: 'three games and three flights of stairs' and calls it 'not the easiest setup'_ - [HIGH] Rush is a Stern pinball machine themed around Rock Band from Canada — _Minney identifies 'the brand new Stern Rush Pinball Machine for the Rock Band from Canada'_ ### Notable Quotes > "This individual is not getting one pinball machine, not getting two pinball machines, but getting three pinball machines all brand new out of the box at once." > — **Zach Minney**, early > _Establishes the scale and uniqueness of this delivery event_ > "It is the Stern Pinball Elvirus House of Horse 40th Anniversary Edition. Super rare, super expensive. These, it might be one of the most expensive pinball machines on the market ever. They go for like $25,000 to $35,000. It's crazy." > — **Zach Minney**, mid > _Highlights the premium pricing and rarity of the Elvira 40th Anniversary Edition; uses hyperbolic language emphasizing exclusivity_ > "I've not unboxed one, but I'm dragging you guys along so that you can unbox it with me" > — **Zach Minney**, early > _Establishes this as a rare content opportunity for his audience_ > "Three games and three flights of stairs. Oh God." > — **Zach Minney**, mid > _Expresses the logistical difficulty of the delivery setup_ > "I'll have no problem at all with the Escalare stair climbing Staircat hand truck." > — **Zach Minney**, late > _References specialized equipment (Escalere/Staircat) for multi-flight deliveries; positions technical solution to logistics challenge_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Zach Minney | person | Host of Flippin' Out Pinball; operator/distributor conducting white-glove delivery service; known for pinball machine unboxing content | | Flippin' Out Pinball | company | Pinball arcade venue, distributor, and retailer operated by Zach Minney; provides white-glove delivery services | | Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; three of the machines delivered are Stern products (Rush, Deadpool, Elvira 40th Anniversary) | | Straight Down the Middle | organization | Pinball-focused podcast/YouTube channel affiliated with Zach Minney and Flippin' Out Pinball | | Pinball Show | organization | Pinball content series associated with Zach Minney and Flippin' Out Pinball | | Pinball Network | organization | Platform distributing Pinball Show and other pinball content | | Stern Rush | game | New Stern pinball machine themed around Rock Band; one of three machines delivered in this video | | Deadpool | game | Stern pinball machine based on Marvel IP; described as 'tried and true' (established product) | | Elvira House of Horror 40th Anniversary Edition | game | Ultra-premium Stern pinball machine celebrating 40 years of Elvira IP; priced $25,000-$35,000; described as rare and among the most expensive pinball machines on market | | Nashville, Tennessee | event | Delivery location; Minney describes it as 'one of my favorite cities in the entire world' | | Escalere | product | Stair-climbing hand truck equipment used for multi-flight pinball machine deliveries; also referred to as 'Staircat' | ### Topics - **Primary:** Premium/luxury pinball pricing, White-glove delivery services, Stern pinball machines, Elvira 40th Anniversary Edition rarity and exclusivity - **Secondary:** Logistics and equipment for multi-flight pinball delivery, Flippin' Out Pinball operations and content ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Minney expresses enthusiasm and excitement throughout ('spectacular', 'Love you guys', 'Beautiful', 'I can't get over this finish'). Tone is celebratory of the delivery event and the rare machine being unboxed. The phrase 'Oh God' regarding stairs reflects logistical concern but is presented as a production challenge/obstacle to overcome rather than true negativity. Overall sentiment is promotional and enthusiastic. ### Signals - **[business_signal]** Flippin' Out Pinball offering white-glove delivery services including multi-flight installations, indicating expansion of service offerings beyond retail sales into logistics and installation (confidence: high) — Title and entire video premise centered on 'white glove delivery service' and use of specialized equipment (Escalere/Staircat) for challenging multi-flight installations - **[competitive_signal]** Elvira House of Horror 40th Anniversary Edition positioned as ultra-premium collector item at $25,000-$35,000 price point, among the most expensive machines on the market; represents premium tier differentiation strategy (confidence: high) — Minney emphasizes rarity and extreme pricing: 'so expensive and so rare that I've not been able to open one for myself yet' and 'might be one of the most expensive pinball machines on the market ever' - **[market_signal]** Premium Stern pinball machines (Deadpool, Rush, Elvira 40th Anniversary) generating sufficient demand to warrant bundled multi-machine deliveries to single customer (confidence: medium) — Customer purchasing three new Stern machines simultaneously; described as 'special enough' and noteworthy enough to generate video content - **[product_strategy]** Elvira House of Horror 40th Anniversary Edition features distinctive premium finishes including chrome decals with protective coatings and gloss backing, indicating cosmetic/material quality differentiation strategy (confidence: medium) — Minney's comments on unboxing: 'chrome decal stuff', 'protective coating', 'reveal the gloss backing', 'Beautiful. That chromium. I can't get over this finish' --- ## Transcript And action! Hey, what's going on fellow pinheads? It's me, Zach Minney. Salutations with Flip N Out Pinball with Straight Down the Middle and with Pinball Show exclusively on Pinball Network. Thanks for coming along. I'm dragging you guys along today because we're having a very special Flip N Out Pinball white glove delivery service in one of my favorite cities in the entire world, Nashville, Tennessee. Love you guys. This individual is not getting one pinball machine, not getting two pinball machines, but getting three pinball machines all brand new out of the box at once. How spectacular is that? Have any of you guys ever been able to open up three or more, two or more at the same time? Comment down below, subscribe, follow. Thank you so much for doing so. But yeah, that's special enough. You get three. They getting the brand new Stern Rush Pinball Machine for the Rock Band from Canada They also getting the tried and true Deadpool Pinball Machine by Stern Pinball And what makes this video so special is I get to unbox a pinball machine I unbox everything but this is a pinball machine I've never unboxed before because it's so expensive and so rare that I've not been able to open one for myself yet. It is the Stern Pinball Elvirus House of Horse 40th Anniversary Edition. Super rare, super expensive. These, it might be one of the most expensive pinball machines on the market ever. They go for like $25,000 to $35,000. It's crazy. So I've not unboxed one, but I'm dragging you guys along so that you can unbox it with me and also to see the perils that most people would get into trying to deliver at this location. Let's take a look now. All right, gang, we're here. Check out why this is not the easiest setup for a lot of people. Let's see if I can switch this around. Three games and three flights of stairs. Oh God. Let's go with the Escalare stair climbing Staircat hand truck. I'll have no problem at all. I shouldn be doing it I Say look It's got that chrome decal stuff going. Oh, man. Comes with a protective coating on it until we get it into place, and we'll pull that off to reveal the gloss backing. Look at that. Oh, man. Beautiful. That chromium. I can't get over this finish. I think this phone captured it well. BF TV 2021 We'll be right back. We'll see you next time. _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 42f581cf-1e06-4f0e-9a02-20304443a70d*