I don't think so....people want as much as they can get...list it high and negotiate it from there. That being said, Taxi is a sweet game!

You think $1900 is skyrocketing? Game hasn't sold, either.

In general, from what I have seen in the California market, Taxi is harder to get, sells fast, and does seem to be commanding higher prices then a year ago. Skyrocketing is a relative term, but it does seem they are climbing in price faster then other System 11 pins from the same era, but it could be because I am on the hunt for one, lol.

Taxi finally has a full complement of replacement parts including the spinout ramp. Lots of people selling have raised prices realizing that people who love a restore/project have been picking these games up.

There were a lot of Taxis made and they wore hard. If you are willing to wait for a beater game, you can get one cheap. If condition is everything to you, there should be a lot of restored games on the market in the next few years.

It may have jumped up a hundred bucks on average, but definitely isn't skyrocketing. I agree with the assessment that the availability of the spinout ramp is helping beat games move faster.

There's not much room for upward movement without it becoming more expensive than Diner or Fish Tales, both of which I would argue are better Mark Ritchie games. With that in mind, I don't really see it going any higher.

Dont think they are sky rocketing, wish they were! Have one sitting in market for $2900 with installed CPR PF, BG, ramps including spinout and on and on.

I agree with collin. They don't sell at that price, just sit on the market or cl, forever and you can get a diner or ft at that price which most would rather have.

Asking prices.are skyrocketing, but they arent selling at those prices for the most part.

I was having this same conversation with someone earlier. It seems like prices on Taxi are on the rise. This led into another conversation about how the market determines pricing and the possibility of being able to manipulate the market. If enough people see a pin priced at a certain amount, does that amount become the new price?

the latest price is the new price, even if it's batshit crazy.

Yes, all because of this guy!
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That's the crazy part. There isn't a way to determine if someone actually sold a machine for what they said they did.

Someone could theoretically go and create a few alts, post pictures of the same pinball machine in different ads and price them well above the "normal" asking price. Then go and post FS threads, and a few days later change the thread title to SOLD. Nobody knows if they really sold the pin or not.

This happens enough times, and people begin to believe that is the new price. Then they could post their pin and sell it at the increased price.

This probably hasn't happened, but it seems feasible with the way the pinball market has been.

The seller knows the starting price is high. Problem is with today's Craigslist mentality it's hard to list something without padding it because people will always offer less no matter where you start. Even a thread on here about a guy who won't buy if you list your real selling price and say it's firm. He seems to be offended by that. If you really want the Taxi in that thread contact the seller. He is a reasonable guy and will treat you well. I have played that game and it is in pretty nice condition. The reality price on it is probably between $1600 and $1700 if he wants to move it. I sold a lesser condition one at MGC for $1540.

It's just a good game that has been gradually rising in price . To me, "skyrocketing" is a little strong of a word.

Just saw a restored Taxi for $3200. Seems insane to me.

only because it is. putting 2000 into a game does not make a game worth 2000 more.

I wouldn't be all too shocked if people were using replacement playfields, inserts and then trying to market their Lola machine as one of the MM models.
It's shocking how often taxi ads have the 'rare marylin' in the ad.

lol, isn't that always the case.

Seems to me like an average condition Taxi has jumped from about $1100 to $1500 lately, and it wasn't that long ago when they were $800 all day long.

I've heard that said not to long ago about AFM. I believe I was told years back that they were 1500 all day long and you couldn't give them away. Well look today . For most people dropping 5-8K on a next purchase is not easy. So as the big dollar games top out and start to decline the same cannot be said for the 1-2K games. System 11 games are becoming much more desirable due to fun factor vs cost. That said I believe you will continue to see them creep up and dry up.IMHO

It's mostly this coupled with the fact that what you're likely to see now are fully restored machines hitting the market which is going to bring the average up significantly. 3K in Cali is not by any means unreasonable for a taxi that's been fully restored

pf, plastics, decals, ramps (+spinout), board work, general cabinet parts, paint, time effort...

These machines are almost always in completely lousy condition when you find one due to lack of parts, hence the low price in the past.