Pinball Houses

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Submitted by patb on June 16, 2012 - 7:57pm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate...

"A setup or pinball property is a house listed with an unrealistically high asking price that is visited by lots of agents and shoppers but that attracts no offers. The problem is this: Real estate agents, including even the listing agent, are using the overpriced house as a negative example to bounce buyers over to similar homes nearby that carry lower asking prices."

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If an agent tried to show me
Submitted by spdrun on June 16, 2012 - 8:10pm.

If an agent tried to show me something like that, I'd be asking "why are you wasting my time with this overpriced junk?" inside of five minutes.

Would people pay to go to an
Submitted by squat300 on June 17, 2012 - 8:41am.

Would people pay to go to an arcade w vintage pinball machines?

Vintage pinball machines
Submitted by SD Realtor on June 17, 2012 - 7:36pm.

Vintage pinball machines rule!!!

Damn, I thought this was
Submitted by joec on June 17, 2012 - 9:15pm.

Damn, I thought this was about a vintage arcade opening up here. Read the article in the UT earlier, but miss the old arcade games at Chuck E Cheeses and those other spots.

It's not the same playing on MAME. :(

Fisherman's Wharf in SF is
Submitted by spdrun on June 17, 2012 - 9:19pm.

Fisherman's Wharf in SF is generally speaking a tourist trap, but if y'all are into that kind of thing, the Musee Mechanique is highly recommended!

One of these days, I'll
Submitted by flu on June 17, 2012 - 10:54pm.

One of these days, I'll invite folks over to play on my still working Atari 2600... Combat....

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