Machine-type guide

Project and Parts Machines

Incomplete or nonworking machines bought for restoration, parts or static display.

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What defines this category

Incomplete or nonworking machines bought for restoration, parts or static display. Category labels can be informal in overseas listings, so use photographs and hardware evidence instead of trusting the title alone.

Inspection priorities

  • Inventory missing keys, glass, doors, trays, balls, boards and controls.
  • Price professional electrical evaluation separately.
  • Shipping a low-priced project can cost more than the machine.

Ownership questions

A project machine belongs in this category because of what is unknown or missing, not simply because it is dirty. Price donor parts, a key, glazing, stand, power work and specialist labor before deciding the low purchase price is actually cheap.

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