Quoted from Reality_Studio:I think sometimes it's a different audience. Like having an original arcade machine or a 60-in-1 that looks the same but is emulated. For some people original actual hardware is a big part of the purchase, they can't get their nostalgia fix playing a remake. Those types will always chase the original.
I collect arcade games too. This is more akin to new PCB's being created with original roms for an arcade than an emulation...But perhaps I'm splitting hairs...
Either way, gotta believe the vast majority of collectors, if the prices were identical, would buy a NIB pin over anything else.
Yes, I am aware there are exceptions.
Either way, this is great for pinball. Bad for those who collect hoping to make money off it.
Westwood, NJ
