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1 HEP grail pin or 2 modern Sterns?

By Patrunkenphat7

4 years ago


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    “HEP grail or 2 Sterns?”

    • HEP restored grail pin 104 votes
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    • 2 modern Sterns 137 votes
      57%

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    #62 4 years ago

    I would skip the HEP and just find machines in nice condition. HEP are the best of the best, but in the end you play the same game. And the higher $ would always be gnawing at me in the back of my mind of how much I have sitting invested, but that's just me.

    #68 4 years ago
    Quoted from MikeS:

    For me I'd rather have 2 modern Sterns. If there's one thing I've found in 15 plus years in the hobby it's that even grail games get boring in a collection after a while. I eventually end up selling all of my grails to mix it up and get something new. It's a lot smaller market when you're trying to sell a $10k plus pin and you usually have to deal with shipping which is a hassle.

    Spot on. I see a lot of people selling their grail games after a short amount of time. Why? Because half the fun is in the hunt, and the other half is in the expectation is so high that the game has a big hill to climb to meet those expectations.

    On the flip side, early in my "career" I picked up a Shadow and a Taxi - and they won't leave for a long time. They are too much fun, and it's been 7 years.

    #76 4 years ago
    Quoted from MikeS:

    I agree with you that Stern is currently making some of the best games that we've ever seen. I do think you have to be a bit careful though not dive too far in though. I'm happy just owning 1-2 at a time. With the QC and node board concerns I'd rather minimize my risk as much as possible. I do think these are the game's that will hold their value the worst too just because of market saturation at these higher price points. I recently sold my Maiden Pro despite it being one of my favorite games so that I can order a JP2 Pro. When something else comes out that I really want I can sell that and switch it up. The nice thing with modern games is that they are easy to find on location and in other people's collections so there really isn't a need to own them all.

    That is the way I'm also doing going forward. I'm only staying with up to 2 of the node board games. Sold a KISS some time ago as I picked up an Iron Maiden.

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