It's just the pre-holiday/spent my money at the shows calm down period. Been like this since I sold my first pin 15 years ago. Usually after Turkey day things start picking up pace, Prices start going crazy. Heck between now and T-day is the time I buy most of my pins and have got great deals. Even on Epay you can snag a few. And parts are dirt cheap. I remember several years ago. One seller was holding penny starting bids with no reserve on ebay. I put a bid of a buck on everything and lets just say I got two van loads for less then $10.00
But with as many pins coming out next year you can expect those over priced games to start coming down in a hurry.

I say the same thing about going to Hollywood Casino here in PA. $200 is my limit.

This is true. I have also been in the hobby 15+ years. The economy doesn't really effect pins sales as much as people think. Just a small portion. The older gen getting out is the same thing. I personally bought out a couple of them and moved the pins to younger gens. The one and only true difference in the past 15 years that can cause a surplus of used games and prices to drop or flatline is several new companies that are actually producing and selling (several) new games a year. And I mean 3 or 4 companies producing 3 or 4 games a year.