There is no current market. We're stuck at home.

There have been *several* threads like this posted already in this sub-forum.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/forum/machine-buying

Time to close this one then.

It's been discussed many times in the other threads.

Poor.

I have four I'd like to move along as we are just done playing them and need the space for other pins. A number of tire kickers but nothing solid.

Apparently the sellers are not as desperate as you think.

Yes, it's too early still for sellers to be desperate. Wait until they have been out of work for 3 months, and are finding that nobody is hiring. Then the desperation will kick in (unfortunately).

Although every state is different, here in NY many people that are now collecting unemployment are collecting more than what they would earn if they were working. I work in the construction industry and we have called people back to work and they question if they have too, because they can make more sitting at home than working, with the new stimulus package.

There is an entire culture of people who have been doing this for years. They'll milk every handout program that are applicable to them, and when combined, they make far more than going and performing honest work.

Yep, but if corps paid real wages, this problem wouldn't exist. I'd rather be bitching about the greedy pigs at the top.

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Sellers > Buyers = Lower Prices
Same as any market
Prices will lower to meet demand as more people feel a need to sell machines

Still waiting out the lower prices part.

Some deals, but local market still has pumpers working the streets. In any case, cant imagine much moving this environment.

I sold my GoT for $4550 at this link:

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/archive/93860

That includes a ColorDMD and many other goodies. Then again, I wanted that game gone. As a military member, we're "essential" so I'm not "in a paycheck" bind.

Very reasonable. Wish you were closer!

What pins are you trying to move ? I looked at your ads was only two ..

Thx In advance

Gold Wings and Haunted House also for sale on regional board. I'm seriously thinking about just folding all of them up and rolling in corner of shop till fall. Everything works 100%

Going to start work again on Flash Gordon and there will soon be tables all over the shop covered in parts to be refurbished.

I just listed couple couple things at very fair prices.

Game plan is the same. No selling, buy a machine on my wishlist right around Christmas time.

I have a ground up restored Skateball (CPR silver playfield, all new hardware, Pinball Pimp stencils etc), beautiful 100% working.... and sitting unsold at 3300....

Probably means it’s priced too high

Difficult to have a market when buyers can’t leave the house to buy/collect said game. Same situation here in the U.K. sale sub forum is a ghost town.

Most people don’t buy machines With plans to sell. With that being said a lot of people that have pins don’t live paycheck to paycheck. So for them to sell to get quick cash most people will not. Some people will. But let’s be honest. People are not going to give up a pin that they bought for a third of the price so someone can buy it and sell it for what they are asking now for it. I also do not believe that pinball prices are going to drop to a low like it did in the past. It’s supply and demand. And the demand will always be there as we are insane with this hobby. Just my two cents. Have a great day!

Judging from my collection and the "What EM are you working on" thread, I would say that around the country and around the world a lot of projects games are finally being pulled from storage and being restored to nicer than ever. That means a lot of broken down $500-1000 EM and SS games are becoming nice, playing $1500-? games as we speak.

I've sold 4 machines in the last 2 weeks.

The only real difference is now tire kickers use 'the corona' excuse instead of 'the wife' excuse.

Yes.

I will be listing a firepower II, a gottlieb big top, and a rare atari Tetris arcade soon. Feel free to PM me if you are interested.

Fire sale prices have started. Grab a beat up Shaq for only $8000.

sarasota.craigslist.org link

Well, as the ad states...they did just add new rubber rings.

Yes, I would sell my Shaq for that kind of cash. My Grandson would be unhappy...

There were a couple of games I saw listed I would have been interested in, but I’m being cautious and remaining at home for now. Given the economic uncertainty, people will be much more interested in liquid cash than an illiquid pinball machine. Once this passes, it will come back, though it may take a while for a lot of people to get comfortable socializing, getting on an airplane, being in a crowded bar or restaurant, staying in a hotel, etc. if those jobs don’t come back, the economy will be that much smaller.

When I look I see way more adds of wanted games than Normal...and I’m talking to buddies that flip games and they are saying that games are selling like hot cakes ...and the fact that no new games are being made now that definitely helps dry up supply ...I do think that we are in the early innings and people still have savings ..so time will tell

I may be wrong ..it’s not uncommon that I’m mistaken