Edmonton, AB
Quoted from SadSack:I'm going to point out some fundamentals of a market that many in this thread either misunderstand or don't want to understand or believe:
A seller sets an asking price. If a buyer says I'll take it at that price, it is unethical to not sell or try to change the price.
If a buyer sees an item that has an asking price that he is unwilling to pay, he can either look away or offer a price he is willing to pay.
At this point, the seller can:
a. ignore the seller because he believes there is a gap too far to bridge.
b. simply reply with "you'll have to do better than that"
c. offer a lower price (haggle)
or (most importantly)
d. accept the offer and expect the buyer to follow through.
It's the internet big wheels that make offers and then back out that really suck the worst. They cost a lot of time and make sellers miss out on legitimate offers.
If the buyer and seller find agreeable terms, the transaction takes place and the market price is set. There is no reason for butt-hurt sellers or know-the-market buyers to get emotional. Typically, what really happens is that people realize they are wasting their time on a deal that can't happen and they get frustrated.
Back on topic, my market isn't soft. I have great interest and just sold my most expensive pin yesterday for full asking price. Now if you are counting on cheap pinsiders to pay your asking prices, you might think the bottom is falling out. Otherwise, not so much.
If there was any ethics in pinball, there wouldn't be any businesses selling pins for highly inflated prices 
Nor would we have the Stern model of "you don't get the 'complete' game unless you spend almost $10k".
You want to sell a pinball machine? Be prepared to waste time dealing "interested parties". If you think that is different from selling a car, or a guitar, or a stack of old comic books, then you have obviously never listed something for sale on Craigslist, Kijiji, etc.
Franklin, VA
