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Rocky @ 10k? Don't even wait for xmas
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Quoted from trolldownstairs:I get that machines are worth whatever you are willing to pay for.... but geez.
I'm starting to wonder if this is a money laundering scheme, or just people with too much money and not enough sense.
I'm convinced there's something ultra shady going on here.
No way someone just randomly spends $12k+ on a fucking Rocky.
Quoted from Rarehero:I'm convinced there's something ultra shady going on here.
No way someone just randomly spends $12k+ on a fucking Rocky.
No big money laundering scheme, just dumbfucks with stimulus money...
Quoted from Morgoth00:Will pinside be flooded with "history unknown, probably HUO" pins for the rest of the month?
Maybe there are a bunch of foreign bidders that are just happy that they will be shipped to their country without question?
Gonna be lots of ads in a few months with "No lowballers, I know what I have here."
Has to be foreign bidders + noobs who have no CLUE about pinballs. Bet they regret it when it comes time to sell one.
OR when it comes time to repair one.
Anyone paying attention if the winners tend to be the same people? i.e. a few whales or a lot of single bidders looking for one game.
Quoted from MtnFrost:Has to be foreign bidders + noobs who have no CLUE about pinballs. Bet they regret it when it comes time to sell one.
OR when it comes time to repair one.
Usually people who have no clue think that pins cost $500.
Something isn’t right here.
It's bad. People bidding on line & not even able to see the games or ask questions. It's like condition means nothing. Some of these games like Haunted House? You can't even tell if there's wear on the playfield where the ball drops into the cellar. A million things like this that are so important and effect the price. These games are from a public place (not home used) & literally being dumped & if worth this price simply because they exist? it's Ridiculous. The only thing this tells me is that my games and some of the people on here that really love & pamper their games? They are worth a fortune! It doesn't make me want to sell me games, it makes me want to keep my games.. and most of us aren't going to want to buy someone's garbage going forward for these prices.
Quoted from ForceFlow:$8800 for qbert...wow
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https://bid.captainsauctionwarehouse.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/80/lot/19402
I sold them that exact machine last year from an ad here on pinside, 2500 bucks.
I guess I shouldn't bother trying to sell games at shows and just ship them out to captain's auction. Good grief.
Even with shipping costs and commission, I'd still be making money.
Quoted from 80sMan:It's bad. People bidding on line & not even able to see the games or ask questions. It's like condition means nothing. Some of these games like Haunted House? You can't even tell if there's wear on the playfield where the ball drops into the cellar. A million things like this that are so important and effect the price. These games are from a public place (not home used) & literally being dumped & if worth this price simply because they exist? it's Ridiculous. The only thing this tells me is that my games and some of the people on here that really love & pamper their games? They are worth a fortune! It doesn't make me want to sell me games, it makes me want to keep my games.. and most of us aren't going to want to buy someone's garbage going forward for these prices.
Agreed - but I think we can all agree this isn't going to move the needle on prices one iota.
Its just crazy! $5500 after commission plus state Tax!!! for a class of 1812?!?
Nobody wanted to buy mine at $2K, just a couple years ago!
Lots of gate keeping in this thread.
Sorry your pinball hobby is evolving into a collector sport. Maybe you can spend some of the left over money you have on therapy.
Keep the downvotes coming! I know it makes you feel better on this dark day.
Quoted from Rarehero:What's the scam?
Advertised all over the country. All Joe public knows is pins are valuable and going up in price. Many non pinball people are buying in hopes of flipping them or think they are a good investment.
Too many people see asking prices on Ebay, Craigslist, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow. And here is their chance to get in on it.
Not everyone knows about Pinside, or any pinball forum. Or even does their homework on what games actually sell for.
The scam is have ignorant people with money and mix thoroughly.
Watch in the next half year or so as a lot of people need help fixing, or trying to sell these games, for more than they paid.
Pinball is coming into the wild west era of pinball. Throw common sense out the window. And watch the fun.
The size and scope of this could really hurt pinball in the very near future.
LTG : (
Quoted from LTG:The size and scope of this could really hurt pinball in the very near future.
This. Lloyd knows
Quoted from MtnFrost:Has to be foreign bidders
Dunno why you guys think overseas people are going to pay waaaaay more than games are worth here, let alone the currency exchange.
That $12,500 Rocky would be $17,600 New Zealand dollars.
Or $17,000 Australian dollars.
Plus shipping. Plus taxes.
Nobody overseas is paying that.
The Haunted House sold for $8200 New Zealand dollars. I sold mine not long ago for $3500 NZD.
So the maths doesn’t add up.
rd
Quoted from jbovenzi:fireball2 is now rich!
Title Fight stays, but I'll give somebody a deal on Excalibur, especially if they have an Escape from the Lost World...
Quoted from MtnFrost:Has to be foreign bidders + noobs who have no CLUE about pinballs. Bet they regret it when it comes time to sell one.
OR when it comes time to repair one.
The more you know about pinball and its history, the less likely you are to be among the bidders for a HUGE MAJORITY of these lots !
Quoted from rotordave:So the maths doesn’t add up.
rd
I think it's more noobs and a few foreign - and the math doesn't add up here either.
Merthyr Tydfil
What. A. Scam. And what a coup getting the NY Times to give free global advertising. On the homepage no less.
Curious where the arcade machines end up. Clearly not the place to score a pinball machine. Was hoping I could snag the Stargate at market, but looks like it will go for 7k based on these prices.
Quoted from EalaDubhSidhe:It's not foreigners. The machines have to be picked up within 5 days of sale, I'm told.
Lots of dumb Californians?
*remembers a LOT of people on this forum saying "more people in pinball is great for the hobby!"*
Still feel that way seeing this prices? Think maybe...just maybe...the eBay prices will get affected as a direct result of this?
Kind of like how once someone got $1000+ for a topper...thankfully...that was just once and no other toppers went for that kind of...oh wait...ALL new toppers are now $1000+.
I wanna see $8000 LW3s and $22K regular TAFs. $9000 JMs and 16K OG AFMs. Watch my collection value quintuple in a matter of weeks!!!
$3600 hammer prices for a Barbwire....OOF
Quoted from ForceFlow:I guess I shouldn't bother trying to sell games at shows and just ship them out to captain's auction. Good grief.
Even with shipping costs and commission, I'd still be making money.
Cap’n will likely get a popularity bump from this, and a ton of email addresses, I may be taking some games over to his warehouse for his next ‘regular’ auction.
Quoted from NPO:*remembers a LOT of people on this forum saying "more people in pinball is great for the hobby!"*
Still feel that way seeing this prices?
Yes, I do. And these prices aren't going to be repeated anytime soon by anyone. They are so far removed from fair value, they won't move the needle an iota. Those in the hobby know value, and those who join quickly learn.
Quoted from MtnFrost:Yes, I do. And these prices aren't going to be repeated anytime soon by anyone. They are so far removed from fair value, they won't move the needle an iota. Those in the hobby know value, and those who join quickly learn.
Exactly...those in the hobby.......wiling to bet eBay prices will ABSOLUTELY adjust bad on these auction prices. $5K SF2s on eBay now...!
Dude....$5900 for FREDDY....HFS....
Quoted from uncivil_engineer:oh man it's like watching a car accident. I just can't look away
So this... I can't stop watching the bloodbath
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