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SECOND PPM SURPLUS SALE

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Oct 8, 2018
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TL;DR

Pacific Pinball Museum holds second surplus sale of duplicate machines from collection.

Summary

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

  • Pacific Pinball Museum has a collection of around 1,300 machines

    high confidence · Museum officially stated in article about their collection size

  • First surplus sale was held in June 2018

    high confidence · Article explicitly references prior sale from June; linked article confirms date

  • Second sale will occur on October 27, 2018 at 9am

    high confidence · Official Museum announcement published on Pinball News

  • Machine list and conditions will be published October 15, 2018

    high confidence · Museum statement: 'will be published one week today, on 15th October'

  • 10% discount offered for purchases of three machines or more

    high confidence · 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

Pacific Pinball MuseumorganizationGlen HaradapersonAlameda, Californialocation

Signals

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    event_signal: Pacific Pinball Museum second surplus sale event demonstrating ongoing commitment to community engagement and collection management

    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

    high · Article notes 'interest in this second sale is expected to be high' based on success of first June sale

Topics

Museum operations and collection managementprimarySecondary market sales and pricingprimaryCommunity access to pinball machinessecondaryCollector acquisition opportunitiessecondary

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

Transcript

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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.