Pinball Machine Pickup, Buying & Repair in Goshen, NY
Goshen is where a lot of pinball machines change hands, whether anyone plans it or not.
When the House Is Being Emptied
Houses get sold, parents downsize, estates get settled, and somewhere in the middle of all of it there is a heavy game standing in a basement that nobody knows what to do with. That is our specialty. Tri-State Pinball is a family operation run by Christian Fernandez out of Newburgh, and we handle pinball machine pickup, buying, and repair in Goshen, NY. If a machine is standing between you and a closing date, or you just want it playing again, you are one phone call from a local guy who deals with this every week. Christian has hauled games out of century-old colonials and set brand new ones into brand new builds, sometimes in the same week.
Moving day and pinball machines do not mix. Most movers will not touch a 300 pound game with a glass top, and the ones who will often should not. We step in exactly here. If the machine has to be gone before the closing, pinball machine pickup in Goshen gets it out of basements, up tricky stairs, and onto our truck without drama, on a schedule that works around realtors, attorneys, and estate timelines. And because we are buyers first, the trip can end with money moving in your direction. If the game has value, sell it for cash right off the removal appointment instead of paying someone to take an asset.
Fixing Games and Filling Game Rooms
Not every Goshen machine is on its way out the door. Plenty just need help. We do in-home pinball repair on Bally, Williams, Stern, Data East, and Jersey Jack games, so the machine stays put and we bring the tools. Going the other direction, we keep roughly 16 used machines for sale at our shop, all tested, with delivery available to Goshen. Ask about our warranty when you visit, and if you already own more games than space, trade conversations are always welcome. We rent machines for parties and events too, delivered and set up. One family, every side of the hobby.
Old Goshen Houses Keep Old Games
Around Church Park and the historic blocks near Lawyers Row, Goshen has some of the oldest housing stock in Orange County, and old houses are where vintage machines hide. We regularly see electromechanical games from the 1960s and early solid state titles from the late 1970s come out of homes like these, sometimes untouched for thirty years. Age alone does not make a machine valuable, but it absolutely can, and the only way to know is to have someone who repairs them look it over. Before you roll one to the curb during a cleanout, send us a photo. It takes two minutes and it might pay for the moving truck.
From the Historic Track to LEGOLAND
This is a town with range. The Historic Track has been running harness races since 1838 and sits a short walk from the Harness Racing Museum, while LEGOLAND New York opened on the other side of town in 2021 and pulled a wave of young families into the school district. That mix is good news for pinball. Longtime residents are downsizing out of big houses, and new families are building game rooms in new ones. We serve both ends of that trade, and we cover neighboring Chester along the Route 17 corridor on the same trips.
An Easy Run From Our Newburgh Shop
Goshen is roughly half an hour from us, straight through the middle of Orange County, and we are out this way all the time. That means real scheduling, not a six-week window from a national broker. It also means follow-through. If we quote a pickup for Thursday morning, a local truck shows up Thursday morning. Downsizing customers appreciate that most. When a move date slips or a walkthrough gets scheduled suddenly, a company thirty minutes away can adjust. One based half a country away cannot. Nearby, we also serve Middletown, Monroe, and Warwick. The full town list lives on our service areas page, with everything else on the Orange County hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Send a few photos of the playfield, backglass, and cabinet along with the title name. Value comes down to the game, its condition, whether it works, and how many players want it. We give fast, no-obligation offers.
Often, yes. Solid state games from Bally and Williams have a real following, and even older electromechanical games find buyers when the condition is right.
Usually it does. We buy machines in any condition, working or not, because we repair them ourselves. Never assume a dead game is worthless before someone who fixes them has seen it.
Do not move it, and do not plug it in if it has been sitting for years. Take photos, note the title on the backglass, and call us. We will tell you what you have and what your options are.
Yes. We handle estate machines regularly, we show up when we say we will, and we keep the process discreet and simple for the family.
Then keep it. We can repair it, and we can move it safely to whichever relative won the argument. Not every game should leave the family, and we will never pressure you either way.
Settling an estate, staging a house before a sale, or just tired of stepping around a dead game in the basement? Call or text Christian at (845) 597-3982 and get an honest answer from a Goshen regular, not a call center.