Quoted from Rum-Z:I guess if someone is actually keeping this secret, a good place to spill the beans would be Expo.
or craigslist. lol.
Quoted from zucot:I know who posted this and he fully believes that remakes will be announced at expo.
Then I want some of whatever he's smoking!
Is this the same guy?
"You cannot be f***ing serious, right ?
$11500 for an AFM !?? Even in great condition, that's f***ing bull****."
In reply to:
sfbay.craigslist.org link
(FS minty AFM $11.5k)
Looks like the usual price police to me. Good thing Sean is used to it.
Quoted from phishrace:Then I want some of whatever he's smoking!
Is this the same guy?
"You cannot be f***ing serious, right ?
$11500 for an AFM !?? Even in great condition, that's f***ing bull****."
sfbay.craigslist.org link
In reply to:
sfbay.craigslist.org link
(FS minty AFM $11.5k)
Looks like the usual price police to me. Good thing Sean is used to it.
I don't think that's the same guy, actually.
If it only takes 1000 games to make it profitable - then a MM or AFM remake would make a lot of sense - especially with a pre-sale model.
Design costs would be a lot lower. They could incorporate a few improvements like LEDs, CC playfields, body armor, invisiglass, better sound, modern JJP board/computer system, and an LCD monitor and they would sell like crazy at 7500 all day.
Keeps the line busy between the WOZ and TH runs too...
I vote guy has money in the bank and wanting just these titles. Cannot get to them fast enough so trying to discourage even a few with mis information.
Fun game.......of a Schyster.
Can't believe someone wouldn't do it on a pre-sale basis if they were able. Software rules are done, design is done, playfield is done, demand is there - just need to pick up the money!
Quoted from RTR:Dude, it was on Craigslist. Totally legit.
lmao. thank you. that's the most I have chuckled this week.
Quoted from zucot:I don't think that's the same guy, actually.
Good. I still want some of whatever he's smoking though. Has he seen what Rick from PPS has recently posted here? Nothing is in the works. Rick is a hell of a nice guy, but he's a terrible liar. Ain't happening. Not yet anyway.
Quoted from o-din:Don't worry kwiKi, your pins are safe.
Yeah, they are safe alright!!!
Quoted from zucot:I know who posted this and he fully believes that remakes will be announced at expo.
Personally, I don't see the money in anything besides MM and CC.
I actually sent that guy a polite email asking what he was talking about. Like Rum-Z said. you think someone would have said something on here by now. Wonder what led him to believe there would be remakes. Also, if there are remakes they still would most likely be sold for top dollar right? Who would remake them and then sell them for anything less than the same amount JJP or Stern is selling theirs for. Personally I am just curious.
Did you see the other "ad", maybe from last week that had this guy just losing it in all caps. It was full of misspellings and talking mad trash to these two guys that must have lowballed him on a pin, I wonder what that one is about too.
Quoted from practicalsteve:I actually sent that guy a polite email asking what he was talking about. Like Rum-Z said. you think someone would have said something on here by now. Wonder what led him to believe there would be remakes. Also, if there are remakes they still would most likely be sold for top dollar right? Who would remake them and then sell them for anything less than the same amount JJP or Stern is selling theirs for. Personally I am just curious.
Did you see the other "ad", maybe from last week that had this guy just losing it in all caps. It was full of misspellings and talking mad trash to these two guys that must have lowballed him on a pin, I wonder what that one is about too.
I missed that one. last week I was so busy I hardy had time to do anything besides work. I thought about emailing the poster too. one thing for sure. if this true, some one will bu up a bunch of the mm repros and hoard them or mark them up to a crazy price. another thing that puzzles me is the poster listed cv. would someone actually repro a game that sold so poorly when it was released? Williams could barely give them away.
Quoted from Shoot_Again:I don't know mrgone they would make TZ again and it sold like broken glass icecubes!!
well, tz sold quite a bit better than cv. tz just did poorly on route compared to taf. fwiw, I like cv. I just don't see it as being a big seller on the repro with all the other cool new titles coming out. but hey, what the hell do I know.
Just a point it does not matter how it sold then it matters how it sells right here and right now.
I forgot to bring back this link. Thank you pinside for showing me the true nigerian action
Yup I chop your dollar is back
Well, at this point no one knows, however, pinball is booming. There is a lot of money being spent, seems like a great time to do it (if it was ever going to be done).
It could be that if they do straight up repros, and not much redesign, that the number needed to make money is a lot lower - maybe 500.
That would be really cool, but I know this is unlikely.
This is all a red herring to throw us off the real project that is in the works - The Big Lebowski!!
Quoted from Pinmeister:Where's Wayne when you need him?
I think he got banned for a few weeks, yesterday.
Quoted from cosmokramer:I believe everything on craigslist....
craigslist, the magic 8 ball of the 21st century.
If it were true, I think it would be fun to watch the mad scramble for, say, AFM owners who were counting on selling the AFM they bought 5 years ago for big dough.
If 500 new AFMs flooded the market I wonder how many nanoseconds the market correction would take?
"My Precious!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Quoted from ChadH:The latest Pinball Soul Podcast mentions this.
http://pinballsoul.com/pinball-soul-podcast-16/
Did I get the gist of it?
Quoted from ChadH:The latest Pinball Soul Podcast mentions this.
http://pinballsoul.com/pinball-soul-podcast-16/
There was not really any additional news there. He basically just mentioned the mysterious Craigslist post and then this thread that discusses it.
And he confirmed that there is an actual rumor...
Good enough for me! I am in!
Quoted from The1JoshuaB:Did I get the gist of it?
at what time index.... man that guy can go on and on
Quoted from MrBally:Could this be part of the reason that Mike banned the shuttle to the Pinball Life party?
No.
Quoted from phishrace:Good. I still want some of whatever he's smoking though. Has he seen what Rick from PPS has recently posted here? Nothing is in the works. Rick is a hell of a nice guy, but he's a terrible liar. Ain't happening. Not yet anyway.
Your last sentence is the key. Jack, Planetary and Wayne... I think it will happen.
Quoted from Magic_Mike:So after *14 years*, someone thinks that there is now a profit to be made?
At $8k a pop and 1,000 units, I would think there would be a profit. That's $8M coming in without having to start from scratch.
I tell you what, if there were reissues...... hmmm.
Lets say a NIB 2014 AFM would retail for a solid $6000. ( no reason that it should be from a hardware point of view) That would mean an old solid player would be not be worth $6000 anymore. More like around $3500 or so....
I dont think there would be a huge effect on the other titles though.
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