My guess is LOTR would sell pretty quick if you need fast cash. Bummer you've only got a few games on it. Really fun pin but you need time to play it sometimes. I hardly play mine anymore as I gravitate to the more brutal quick pins and also have hobbit which is much longer playing and overall I like it better anyhow (sacrilege I know but I've also owned lotr 3 years). I don't know anything about the other two options. Another nice thing about selling your LOTR is that one should be easy to find again in the future if you so desire.

Sell it to me! Assuming the price is right.

It can take a while to get to know a game, and LOTR is one of the great ones. 10 games isn't enough to start understanding the magic in there. It may end up that the game isn't for you. But seeing you already own it, give it some more time. I'd sell one of the other two.

Here is a small quest. Two Towers Multiball Super Jackpot. Ignore everything else in the game but getting KEEP letters to qualify TTT, then start it by locking 3 balls on the sword. Keep enough balls in play while scoring the lit jackpots. Score enough of them until Gandalf says "On the first light of the fifth day..." And then hit the center ring shot. If you don't squeal with delight, sell it that day.

Notes: the more balls in play during TTT, the faster you complete the stages. So a shot at a double jackpot (3 balls in play) is worth two single jackpot shots (2 balls in play).

I'm explaining this one thing in such detail because LOTR has so much going on. I understand it's not for everyone, and if those layers of complexity are not your cup of tea, by all means, move it on. Or if you already knew all this and you just don't want that type of game, I'm sure someone else would. Good luck with your decision.

Lotr is great, I had mine for over 2 years. But I found I just didn't play it that much, I enjoy more fast paced games. I sold mine to get a met premium, if I had to do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat. Lotr takes so long to play, it's a great game and all, but a 45 min pinball game isn't my cup of tea.

While I am not a fan of the LOTR theme, I've played it enough to recognize its one of the good ones. If reasonably priced, it should generate lots of interest and sell quickly. $4500 - $5500.

Sega HD is a turd of a game when it comes to game play. It would be my first choice in selling. Unfortunately, this title seems to always be on the market, and a sale generally requires some time and repeated price drops. Pricing on this game is a bit strange. Generally overpriced by sellers at $2500. I personally see this as an $1800 - $2000 pin.

T3 is one of those wierd games. Most, but certainly not all widely prefer T2. Generally priced higher than T2. Could be a slow sale.
Also often overpriced by seller at $2500 - $3K. This I see as a $2200 - $2400 pin.

I'm of the opinion that one always sells off there "runt of the litter" first, hanging on to the pick of the litter.

LOTR is possibly my favorite pin. I love it in a large collection and would consider it an island pin if you were stuck and could have only one.

Sell HD or T3. Heck, I would not trade a LOTR for an HD and T3 together.

Bingo. - LOTR is a wonderfully laid out game with satisfying shots and a deep rule set. I totally understand why people love it. But I got bored with the long ball times and I would intentionally drain to play something else. To each his own but I don't miss it at all in my collection.

Ok, so really your interests have just shifted to other things besides playing pinball. In that case I want to go back and change my answer

Sell all 3 games and grab a cheap and cheerful old Bally or Stern from the 70s. Set it up as nasty as you can for short games. They only take a few minutes to play, and they are really not that expensive. Especially because you can buy a beater and shop it into a players copy. It gives the core fun of pinball ownership, and sounds like it suits your needs better for the current situation. This is a few from my "upstairs" line and I'd recommend any of them. That EB is a player. Nastiest game in the house. Good stuff.

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I'm at this point also, I've grown to love older ballys/sterns. I would sell my mm to pick up some older great titles. I'm just limited on space until I move. But once I move it's probably game over for mm.

I think LOTR is a great game! And If I had the money and space for a large collection I think it would be a keeper. It's the kind of game that I only want to play once in awhile when I am in the mood for a long quest type game, and not many pins do that better than LOTR. But in my 3 or 4 pin line up it got passed over too many times. I traded it for an IMVE a couple years ago and I play IM a ton more. So I would say it was the right move.

So, LOTR is probably one of the best pinball machines ever made.

And, I think I was probably happiest with the hobby when I had just 2 machines, LOTR and Tron.

Then I started chasing everything everyone said was great, trying to find the next perfect game.

I sold LOTR, and while I miss it sometimes, like an ex girlfriend, I know exactly why we are no longer together.

Destroying the ring used to make me go into atrial fibrillation I got so excited. But it wore off. Then There and Back Again wore off. Then Valinor was all that remained.

The joy and charm quickly turned into 45 minute long grinding games of repetition ending abruptly with frustration.

It was time to go.

They're all useless wooden toys. If it's not making you excited to come home and play it every day, get rid of it for something that will. No sense in sitting on $5k just in case you might change your mind. There are plenty of other machines to play, and life is short.

But also, the biggest mistake you can make is to buy other machines to try and make other people happy. I tried that with WCS, TAF, etc., just trying to get other people excited about pinball. It's exhausting. Don't go down that route.

Just get what you like, and sell what you don't anymore.

I just sold mine for these same reasons. I had it for 2 years, and made it one of the nicest ones out there, and sold it for a good price. I'll never have another one as nice, and I'm okay with that. Great game, beautiful game. But nobody played it, and every time I wanted to "just play a quick game" it took me between 30 and 45 minutes.

These guys are right. Once you learn the shots, you hardly ever drain. Multiballs and extra balls are plentiful, and it all just winds up feeling like one big slog, especially when you know you'll probably never get to Valinor. (And to see how boring Valinor is, just watch it on YouTube.)

If you aren't enjoying a game anymore, then you should get rid of it. I sold my LOTR and never looked back. It's one of the best games ever made, but I just didn't find myself playing it very often.

I am still calling dibs.

$1500 at most. Oh, did I mention that I'm in the market for a LOTR? Ha! That pin is simply gorgeous! If you decide to part with it, good luck. I would expect it will sell quickly.

My gut tells me somewhere in the ballpark of $4,500.

I wish I had never sold mine. And after months of heaing my wife mock the "But I do not know the way..." callout, it got sold... now she wishes it hadn't been sold too. Joke's on her, sucka....I'll get another one someday.

I keep debating letting mine go. I love the game, but it doesn't get tons of play. I also look at it and think of 3 machines I could replace it with. In the long run I can afford the games, but it would be tough to track down a nice lotr. So, I feel your pain op.