A game's demand is formed by its gameplay reputation (and theme to some extent), not its display. Pins with HD LCDS have now been around since 2011 (WOZ). Demand for classic games has continued to rise. If anything, the DMD era games will continue to rise in value, as their design, code, engineering and QC are leagues beyond the new titles. You don't have to worry about splitting cabinets and chipping clearcoat on older titles.

8's a flood? 8's dumping? Have some perspective. They probably made close to 10,000 between all models. 8 is a blip.

They'll use a "loophole" by not remaking BIB or LTBR. It'll be a Thunderstruck LE or something.

...on the other hand if the cabinets are falling apart & the playfields are cratering and ghosting - I'll be perfectly content with my 2012 ACDC Prem.

While of course I prefer hand drawn to Photoshop, I'm totally fine with how the orig ACDC Prem looks. It's a cohesive package that looks great when lit up - it looks like "ACDC" and the imagery is energetic. The biggest prob with most Photoshop packages is that they're just a collage of headshots. Nothing exciting is happening. All of ACDC's "characters" are bursting with energy. Personally I think it's a more exciting pin to look at than Kiss with its extremely stiff art.

My 2012 Prem was $5600 NIB. So, I guess it'll always be worth more than I paid. I love it and never want to sell it, so who cares! Win win!