So, my sister wins a Stern Pro that's valued at $5600. Not sure what machine it is yet but she has no use for it or the room for it. Whats some advise on selling such a thing? What about shipping it? Whats a real world price she can expect to get from it? Thanks...
Quoted from WildmanWilson:So, my sister wins a Stern Pro that's valued at $5600. Not sure what machine it is yet but she has no use for it or the room for it. Whats some advise on selling such a thing? What about shipping it? Whats a real world price she can expect to get from it? Thanks...
Around here, people usually pay ~ $4500 for NIB Stern Pro games from collector-friendly distributors...$5600 is MSRP. Which game is it? Is it brand new in the box? And yeah...location!
Quoted from WildmanWilson:So, my sister wins a Stern Pro that's valued at $5600. Not sure what machine it is yet but she has no use for it or the room for it. Whats some advise on selling such a thing? What about shipping it? Whats a real world price she can expect to get from it? Thanks...
If you couldnt tell by some of the replies, you can sell it to someone right on this forum. =D
Selling it new in the box will net you more money, and would be easier to ship if the buyer isn't local. Shipping can be easily handled by companies such as NAVL. If you are in a larger metropolitan area, you'll find a local buyer.
If its still in the box, low to mid $4K is reasonable.
Yes, I'm interested!
Key is, where is the game?
She enters every contest known to man. She was actually trying to win coffee and instead won the grand prize. She lives in Western Ky. She said she thought it was a Star Trek but isn't 100% sure until she gets more info. Yes, its a new in box as well.
Quoted from WildmanWilson:She enters every contest known to man. She was actually trying to win coffee and instead won the grand prize. She lives in Western Ky. She said she thought it was a Star Trek but isn't 100% sure until she gets more info. Yes, its a new in box as well.
/sigh.
Well, thankfully I gave up on entering that after the first day...
Best bet is to sell it local for $4500 cash and carry pickup. I assume she'll need to use some of that money for taxes, but she'll have some change for coffee.
P.S. She can use Market here and you can make a For Sale post too.. Take a couple pics of box, but if she plans to sell, don't open the box.. 
Good luck and congrats!
Quoted from Frax:/sigh.
Well, thankfully I gave up on entering that after the first day...
Well, I live in southeastern ky and entered it everyday for about a week before I got tired of watching those stupid videos. Lol.
Quoted from Quiddity:I could trade her some coffee for the machine. I noticed McDonald's is now selling their coffee in K-Cups. Does she have a Keurig? I could throw in one of those, too.
Sure, and they could just drop it off in Louisville at your grandparents place right?
Quoted from Frax:Sure, and they could just drop it off in Louisville at your grandparents place right?
I'd be willing to make the drive and meet them at the back door of the garage, the back of my car overflowing with boxes of K-Cups.
Thanks for the replies. My sister stays with our elderly mother so she doesn't work a job. Thats why she enters all these contest. I'm not wanting to push this on anyone on this forum. Just looking for advise as how to sell something this specialized and the value she could get from it. She needs the money so I want her to get all that she should. I hope she can sell it local but if she can't I will place an add in the for sale forum and see how it does. Once again thanks....
From what I recall of the contest, the winner of the pinball machine would also receive $1500 (presumably to take care of any tax liability).
Not that I entered every day for weeks thinking I'd win.
Tell her to not open the box.
Try your local Craigslist. Cash and carry. If you can't get lucky there, come here and list a for sale ad. Last resort, eBay. As far as price goes, she can't expect to get any more out of it than any one of us can currently purchase one (shipped) for going through our favored distributors.
I think depending on title you should find a pinsider that would get most NIB sterns for 4500 to 5000. Most pinside peeps will be helpful, but lookout for peeps badmouthing the title to get the price down. Just dont take the first off you hear.
They think its Star Trek Pro
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/win-a-stern-pro-maxwell-house-coffee-sunday-ad
Quoted from libtech:Out of curiosity, even if its nib, if you resell it will the warranty still be honoured?
yes....I have bought HUOs and stern still honored warranty
Quoted from Quiddity:Tell her to not open the box.
Try your local Craigslist. Cash and carry. If you can't get lucky there, come here and list a for sale ad. Last resort, eBay. As far as price goes, she can't expect to get any more out of it than any one of us can currently purchase one (shipped) for going through our favored distributors.
I guess she will use Craigslist but has had people screw her over by not showing up or she gets there and they want to negotiate on price. She won a big industrial blender and she drove two hours to the guys business and when she gets there, the guy walks in with another blender. He never called or told her anything. She had just talked to him that morning to set a meeting. If she can get 4200 to 4500 she will be tickled to death. I hope there are some pinball wizards in western Ky. LOL
Quoted from WildmanWilson:or she gets there and they want to negotiate on price.
Quoted from WildmanWilson:she drove two hours to the guys business
Tell her to stop delivering the items. Make the buyer do the work.
Quoted from jayhawkai:Tell her to stop delivering the items. Make the buyer do the work.
What he said.
Of course, if she ever wanted to visit the fair city of Dallas, Texas, I could totally come through on that Keurig and K-Cup offer. 
Quoted from Quiddity:Tell her to not open the box.
Yes. The moment you take the game out of the box you are going to take a hit on value. Don't do it.
Edit: Don't even open it.
Quoted from jawjaw:If it's a Star Trek, it retails for $5300 so I would think $4000-$4200 is on the low side if brand new. I've seen people sell used ones for that.
You've seen people ask for that. You also have to keep in mind what mods are on the machine as that influences what people ask.
As for retail, distributors sell well below retail. That is why it is worth shopping around among different distributors.
Quoted from dung:As for retail, distributors sell well below retail. That is why it is worth shopping around among different distributors.
Like who? I've thought about getting one and would like to know how much they sell below retail. I only see retail prices on a google search but not sure if you can negotiate price with distributor.
I'd recommend JJ @ Game Exchange of Colorado. Apparently Stern's getting dumb with their rules, I'm just copy and pasting this out of one of his recent threads:
"I cannot Send Pricing VIA PM or Email. But I can Send Website Discount Codes via Email or PM.
Or Call me for Pricing. 303-931-3685 is my Cell
Email is [email protected]"
Quoted from jawjaw:Like who? I've thought about getting one and would like to know how much they sell below retail. I only see retail prices on a google search but not sure if you can negotiate price with distributor.
it never hurts to pick up the phone and make a call or two...
that isn't unique to pinball machines, fwiw...
Quoted from jawjaw:Like who? I've thought about getting one and would like to know how much they sell below retail. I only see retail prices on a google search but not sure if you can negotiate price with distributor.
You can search this forum for names of distributors. A quick google search found this thread:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sterns-best-distributor
Simply call up the distributor, tell them what game you want, and ask for a quote to have the NIB game shipped to you. I usually call three or so before deciding who to go with. There are plenty of good ones to choose from. Good luck!
(I have bought from cointaker mostly btw, but you can choose from any one you want)
Quoted from ZenTron:Your better off selling it to someone here who has 1+ years next to their name
What am I buying now?
Quoted from ZenTron:Your better off selling it to someone here who has 1+ years next to their name and a good amount of feedback points. Thats validation compared to some stranger on craigslist.
my selling experience would not jive with this... i sold a machine awhile ago ("bad cats") and there were any number of people with the qualifications you cite who were a complete disaster to deal with... fortunately, i eventually came across a "no bullshit buyer", and it sold to him within 30 minutes...
Quoted from tmontana:Craigslist for 4k and it will be gone in less than a week.
She could get a few hundred more if she doesn't mind waiting longer
I would recommend posting a for sale on MrPinball. Its free of course. You will get a pinball player/collector that is more trustworthy than most of the craiglist scammers out there. I would never recommend someone use craigslist to sell a pinball machine.
Quoted from Pins4me:To the OP of this, how did she make out?
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