It was fair, as it's sold.

I'm still not sure why expensive pinball machines make people so angry. You can tell some people are about to explode with rage when an expensive game - whether new, or in the used market - pops up. Sincere, pure, purple rage. People get downright ugly and nasty with hatred and spite.

Relax folks. Pinball is supposed to be fun!

To that point, check out the video footage that's popping up on FB of the new Elvira 40th on the show floor in Chicago. It just looks amazing!

Let's just hope that this means Elvira stays on the line for all the back orders.

More Elviras is a good thing, I think it's the Best modern Stern game yet.

Yeah looks amazing. Didn’t have shooter rod and hoping apron looks better when released.

They better be looking amazing for extra 15 large! Ha

For those who don't have facebook can someone share the links of the videos referenced above? Thanks!

From your keyboard to Stern's eyes. It would only make sense and be fair to those that have waited thru 2 price increases and delays for nearly a year attributed to parts shortages. If they have the parts to build these 40 Anniversary versions, then the premiums should be completed and shipped first.
The world is not always fair unfortunately, now lets see if Stern Pinball is !

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Damn good looking machine! Thanks for posting the video

Ain't $25K and up sharp-looking.

I need to throw neon powdercoated hardware on all my machines and sign them with a sharpie if that's all it takes to get that kind of money. I'll even cut a piece of vinyl up that I claim to be a couch my fiancee sat and passed gas on and include it with every machine.

Spot on RD

i wont buy one because i have self-respect and dont like the idea of stern screwing me over. id rather leave the money to my kids to piss away on pokemon cards

I heard wholesale price was 15k though

Duh, everyone knows they are going underground.

Ok, a 60% margin and $10K profit per machine isn’t too shabby!!!

So Radcals, fancy powdercoating, and mirrored backglass. All things that should be pretty much standard on machines in 2021 if manufactures weren't so cheap. I mean, show me one thing on this machine besides the LED's and video screen that wasn't being used in 1999?

Add up what it costs to make nice decals, powdercoat armor, put in side blades, and a few other things.

Everyone has clearly missed the point of this machine

The expo video does a decent job of showing off the actual 40th version. After careful inspection, I've concluded that although the foil effect is nifty, I prefer the bolder/richer reds and blacks on my LE to the purples on the 40. It seems like you lose some of the deep blacks with the foil decals. I'm curious if that's the case when seeing it in person?

Someone go play it at Expo and let us know if the code is basically the same or not.. Other than the achievements of course.

Rob

I hope one of the achievements is “You bought Gary a new house” right when you turn it on.

Re-releasing LE's just isn't cool. Premiums and pros can be run to their hearts content but LE's are supposed to remain Limited. Spooky is the only pinball manufacturer that has integrity and will not issue more LE's despite the crazy demand they got for example with Rick and Morty. JJP, CGC and now Stern have violated the trust in their LE models.

The price increases are due to the new blood in the hobby that don't remember the $4K NIB days... And these new guys are the ones paying the super high prices for everything.. they could care less about old LE owners, just give them product at any price!! Stern is riding the high profits and can just say they are "giving the people what they want". LMAO.

And I am with you, I'm an old time LE owner... just saying this is the new reality.

You could stop buying them if you know these companies are just going to break their integrity.

Funny you mention that. I stopped buying JJP and CGC LE's due their practices and bought about 4 LE's from Stern and of course a R&M BSE in the last 2 years thinking that Stern and Spooky were the only ones with integrity. Now I will drop Stern as well from future purchases. I already put deposits down for Haggis' Fathom ME and PB's Aliens LV. Hope those two companies don't shaft LE owners like JJP, CGC and Stern did.

Because your investments aren't turning enough profit or what? Everyonewho bought any of the machines referenced day one is doing A-OK!

Don’t forget the trading card.

JJP has always had kind of

LE really doesn’t mean anything. Just buy the games you want to enjoy & enjoy them.

Maybe but an LE is what was paid for and re-issuing LE's violates that. I could have saved a lot of money just buying premiums and powdercoating them myself. At least I know that they can build as many premiums as they like when I purchase a premium.

How is everyone liking the purple?

Pictures taken from Cary Hardy video walk through. Much obliged Cary.

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nvm.......

Who really cares. There was already a premium, LE, Stupid LE, and now buy at any cost LE. Expecting companies to walk away from massive profits so that you can sleep soundly about their integrity is just going to mean you no longer buy pinball machines.

I prefer the original red. But, I'm also biased since I own an LE. That purple is not as nice as the one in the advertisement.

Rob

I think the red flows better when you are looking at the blood dripping on the inner art blades. Never seen the purple in person so can't say with certainty.

The purple powder coat looks good, much better than the flyer images (darker and more blue), although the "dripping blood" side armor loses it's essence a bit.
But the couch is pink - that's not Elvira's iconic couch!

For those that are buying this model, will you actually play them? I'd personally be upset at every dimple that appeared on a 25k pin.

I'm not being snarky, i promise. I wish I had the disposable income to put one in my crib!

You don’t dare play this pin. Are you serious? That’s not what this is for. First ball hits the playfield and it’s already in players condition.

The game looks fantastic! I personally would just buy the Premium and powdercoat/mod to my liking. That's what is great about this hobby. Something for everyone.

They didn’t reissue the LE. There are still only 400 LEs and 50 SLEs. This is the 40th Anniversary Edition, a different variation, limited to 199.

They’re all the same, though. So is the Premium. LOL.

just add $15k

The mirror-finish embossed cabinet art is gorgeous (looks better than butter to me).
The LE40 purple color trim looks good, although I like the red trim on the LE and SE better.
However, the blood-dripping side rails make sense in red but don't make sense in purple.
And I don't like the "40 years" logo on the backglass or various places on the cabinet.
The logo replaces pics of Elvira on the backbox sides and overlaps her thigh on the right side of the cab.

A beautiful game...I'll give it that. Lyman's last w Stern?

I want more breast booster!... I mean beast booster!

Rob

I called my distributor and he said they're out. So I said "Well I called the jerk distributor and they're out of Gary Sterns!"

Sorry. I thought there was a joke in there somewhere.

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So………apart from beltking (congrats), who else is in? I gotta say it is a beautiful thing, and thinking….

I want an invite to Stern’s 2021 Holiday Party. I’ve heard it’s going to be a blowout.

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Gary’s going to be passing out bonuses, himself.
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Yes. Since this is a new special limited edition and is Lyman’s last game .... Stern should have built and included and toppers for free - shame on them for being lazy on this year’s cash grab. Where the hell is the topper for $25 thousand fucking dollars? Anyways, in addition to producing those toppers there should have been an announcement that the topper code had been expanded. It would now select among 5 random Cassandra screams and the topper light show had been enhanced too. Best yet the code works for all previous toppers sold. Notice I said there should have been an announcement? Well, Stern did not announce anything and the topper code gently weeps over what could have, what should have been done in the first place. It’s cool, but not baddazz Kool.

I don’t understand, do you mean the newest code doesn’t work on the early production toppers?

Newest code runs topper fine but does it in a limited way. In fact there is exactly one recorded scream that gets played. It is possible to trigger the topper sequence 2 -3 times per game. So three times you get the same scream. I am bemoaning that this is too limited. Also the topper could have been used in more ways, like the randomly occurring scream on gb gives the game some character. There could have been some really neat things brainstormed and implemented with the EHOH topper to give it a signature feel and make it worth what it costs.

But I am also complaining that Stern is making a super expensive “everything in it” edition of EHOH and they cheap out and don’t build and provide their own $1k topper, to allow buyer to tie his own room together. It is like Gary stands in front of a line of people who purchased a EHOH40. Gary stops in front of each and reaches out to firmly slap their face. “You’ll get your game, but no topper, Gary bellows”. “I think you are stupid, but more importantly, I thank you for buying this game. Rest assured you’ll have your game before Xmas and the premium buyers who ordered their games in Jan can go f* themselves. They’ll have to wait for next year til we build their games. Those cheap asses aren’t paying enough to make me care about them, let them eat cake”.

So is it like that with the later produce toppers as well or is there a difference between later production and early production with the code implementation?

I’m in on one as well. Will be unboxed and played.