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any advice on convincing an operator to sell an on location pin?

By Fusionwerks

6 years ago


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#39 6 years ago

I get asked all the time about selling my games. They are what earn me my money, so they usually aren't for sale. I do sell games, but when they are for sale they usually go to someone I know for a few reasons.
-I know once it is gone I won't hear about it again
-I don't have to deal with tire kickers and people that are DEFINITELY going to buy it only to go silent when the time comes
So I prefer to take less money and get the game gone. It is all about less hassle, not more money. But that's just me.

I also get asked all the time by people that have no idea about how much pins cost. They think they are all $500-1000. Or less. Once you tell them a new Stern Pro is >$5k, their interest dries up instantly. So I kind of tune it out when someone asks about buying a game because I know 90% of the time they aren't serious and they will never buy it.

So if you want to buy one of my games you need to be knowledgeable and informed, ready to take it as is for what I'm asking, and don't bug me after the sale. That being said, I don't have anything for sale.

Quoted from Willathrilla:

Maybe he'd take a fully working, clean game of comparable value in trade. He gets a new title, no extra work and you get the game you want.

I can tell you as an op that nobody has ever sole me a fully working, clean game that is ready for location right away. People have no idea what you have to do to get a game ready for public play. So telling me you have a fully working game ready to go means absolutely nothing to me because...it isn't.

And one other tip, don't bother asking an op if he'll sell his TAF. The answer is always, "No."

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