WTB: Foosball Table

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Hi CP,

Looking to get my hands on a used Foosball table in good condition. If anyone has one they're looking to part with (in Calgary) please let me know!

As a plan B - if anyone's purchased one and has a recommendation on a brand and/or store to go with feel free to give your 2 cents... seems like there's a fair bit of misinformation online on what's good vs. what isn't as far as reviews I've seen, plus what we're able to reasonably get in Canada.

Thanks!

[theg69]

Just my 2 cents - it really depends on how much you are willing to spend. The best tables in terms of quality are definitely the Tornado tables - but those can run up to 1000+ dollars depending on the model you get.

I personally bought a Shelti table second hand - which is a tier below but still run 1000+ dollars brand new.

It depends on what type of player you are in terms of the quality that would suit you. I have played in tournaments - they mostly use the Tornado tables - they used the Fireball table at another one of the events. So I was very particular when I went to buy a table.

For a casual player, a table in the 300-500 dollar range is reasonable -> which second hand would probably be about 200 bucks.

My advice is before buying a table - go test it out first and find a table that will meet your needs. I mean my dad bought a cheap table second hand for about 150 bucks - it was reasonable - but for a player like myself - it wasn't very good (terrible for pinning, doing snake shots, etc).

Hopefully that helps you out a bit!

Good luck with your search!

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I'm likely more in that $500 range. I want something nice for the mancave that we can play on but will never get into the full on tournaments. I also don't want it to only last for a year...

So there are a few companies that distribute into Canada that aren't on a number of the "top tables" lists, but I'm thinking as long as they have some of the features I'm after they're probably ok... ( table surface thickness, counterweighted players, good rods, good bearings, etc etc)

Basically I'd like to get something that has a lot of quality behind it without paying out the yingyang for it. Hence looking for used.

There are a few "Harvard" tables on Kijiji in Calgary that I've noticed, anyone know what they're like? As reviews are inconclusive.

Thanks again.