Quoted from porkcarrot:To state it again, I think JJP is bad here. I don't like the distro model. But the way to fix this is to stop buying the machines.
But then you don’t buy the machine- barely anybody does because they took out some mech- and then 5 years later it’s selling for $30k? The pinball consumer just cannot win.
I think people need to grasp the new age of pinball. Buy the CE, leave it in the box, watch the manufacturers gameplay video for years. Didn’t somebody pay $20k to unbox a Data East JP after 20 years? Imagine a pin people actually want to play? GnR CE NIB will be $100k in 10 years. Who’ll be crying about posts then? They’re not toys! Nobody’s modding a Picasso people! (A car analogy would be better here- but…)
I hate posts where people put “I’m joking” but apparently humor has a wide spectrum and can be missed entirely so- I’m joking.. GnR CE will be worth $300k!!
For the record, I do not condone pinball investing or manufacturers that shirk responsibility. JJP- those shirkers.