Yeah also got 28,999 quote. Is that just nuts or reasonable for 199 made and will keep that value or go up? Calling around to other dealers bc some maybe $25k. I was hoping for 19-20 range but that isn't going to happen. Think dealers are making big money on these.

What is actually annoying about this isn't the value of LEs or whatever. What is annoying is it feels like a slap to people waiting a year + for a premium. Or a Mando, or DP, etc with Sterns "We are 10 hundred million machines behind" stuff.

Or it could be good news that they are building any Elvira machines at all.

If they have parts (which has been the reason for delay from what I have heard) they should build the premiums ordered months ago. I mean, I get doing other machines if you can't get parts- but I assume this means they have the parts and may "hop over" other premium buyers.

Or they had this new fancy le planned long ago and just got the parts and spot in the line to build them... We can do this all day man. I get you are frustrated, but they are building the game. Good chance some premiums get done too. With the rumors I heard that Stern didn't want to keep building this game at all due to costs and build issues, this would be good news.

It's pretty much a crap move towards the LE/SLE owners - but I guess the impact is softened as the value of the LE/SLEs will be unaffected. But still - it's a "limited edition" game on top of the limited editions already made.

It's an even bigger crap move towards all of the people waiting on Prems. It's basically Stern saying - "we had the parts to build 200 more Prems, but we'd like to make an extra $1.5M profit on 200 "40th" editions instead".

Totally agree. Really bad optics.

Even in this over inflated pin market, it seems like selling 199 of these at 25-30k might take a while.

MANY dealers are sold out of their allotment.

I am wondering if they will give preference to people with Premiums *already on order* - you'd think that the people in line, with deposits paid, would get the first shot at these.

Have to say I normally don’t blink on price increases but 25-30k for a pinball machine???? We are in uncharted waters at this point forward. Wow

but I am not paying $28k... since that is $19k more than the EHOH I have on order. That seems nuts

These 40th are being made in December

My guess is that since they’re making 500-1000 more (wild guess), it makes sense to do 199 ultra special editions while the line is set up and the market is hot.

not how it works, call around. You have to do the work annnnd donate body parts…

So is this the entire run that's going back on the line in April or whatever?

You should tell them you are in at $20K, and if they have trouble moving their allotment you may get a phone call down the line. You can't catch fish with an unbaited hook!

I was literally just no-quoted despite the distributor having open allotment *AND* me having a Premium on order with deposit paid.

Makes me want to rethink who I am using as a distributor.

I don’t understand what does that mean, if they have games available why wouldn’t they give you a quote?

because they want to hold onto them. I assume they want to be the last shop with the game available.

Lol is that called chumming the water or chumping the water at these prices?

Definitely find a new distributor.

Thats sad, you are already locked in for a Prem. If they sell you the 40LE they lose a premium sale.

Any current Elvira owners looking to get an LE40 and have two EHOH games in their collection?

Any Premium or LE owners that would “upgrade” to an LE40 and sell their current game?

Not really. They could just sell it when it comes in from Stern. A EHOH in stock wouldn't last the day. In fact, it would sell, quickly, at $1000 over MSRP.

Not me. The purple color is kind of cool, but there's absolutely nothing else of interest I don't already have

I’m just hoping that Stern can run the premiums along with these anniversary editions at the same time and hopefully they can be made in December.

On a sidenote for $25,000 do you think Stern would at least throw a topper in with the game!

Once my wife saw the pics I am going to have to find someone to do some powder-coating for me also. The purple is amazing.

you’re absolutely right. I just wonder if that is what the distro is thinking because of the no-quote. Crappy either way.

I wish Stern would quit announcing all this new shit with a seemingly endless backlog, haha.

People have had dates pushed back further and further, with numerous price increases, and they feel its appropriate to just continue announcing things?

He emailed back saying that he was caught flat-footed by the announcement and wanted to get an idea of the market.

So - current customer be dammed.
Find another dealer for sure.

I get it... I am not in love with the way it has been handled, but at least they are being transparent. Honestly, at the prices that are being thrown around.. I have no interest in paying $25k+ for the game... so unless it was selling for at, or very near, MSRP (guessing that is $20k) I wasn't going to buy it.

Must be real precious stones on that Dagger for 25k...

So did my autographed LE just increase in value then? I mean.

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I can’t watch your podcast as all I see is the Elvira machine and I can’t get one, it’s like looking through the window of a restaurant when you’re starving

You'd be surprised....

If a manufacture comes out with a Limited edition and a Super Limited edition from the beginning then they should stick with that model. Nothing is safe. Rare is not really rare until it is discontinued.

Way more than $1.5 million profit guaranteed

25k? Maybe if there were only 200 of the title and all variants combined. But it would have to be a dream theme and packed.

Even then they can always bring them out of "retirement". This has become completely ridiculous

Depends on the license. But yes.

Zach quoted me 28999. I get it. They’re losing money with all the back orders. I think this was sterns way of letting the dealers make some extra coin to compensate for the slow down in velocity of orders. I’m not mad just emblematic of a perfect inflation storm.

I think what's happening here honestly is Stern is trying to help dealers make some money. Sterns big distros are back ordered for up to 1 or 2 million dollars worth of machines. Dealers who's really only business is pinball, not other arcades machines, can't sell anything if they don't have anything. By releasing this game and telling distros to tell sell for as much as they want, they're making more off this one game than selling 10 Stern Pro's. That is what's going on.

What Stern should do actually is STOP making new games, stop releasing new titles. Catch up on all the back orders then start releasing new machines. So instead of making those back ordered Jurassic Park Pros they're making Godzilla. They'll never catch up if they don't delay new titles to get orders out. You have a lot of dealers and distros frustrated so I think that spawns a money grab machine like Elvira... Stern is literally telling these guys to CASH IN!

Hence you see the price of $28,000.00. My guess is and I'm not positive they're buying the game for around 12k. This helps make up for all those Stern Pro's that aren't getting shipped. This is just my assumption of the situation.

Another words like getting some bread to your table while you wait for your food. The real question is are their 200 people who can shell out $25,000 I doubt it seriously doubt it but we'll see. In the end I think the price will DROP drastically. They will sell a couple for a crazy price then from there, they'll negotiate back down to planet earth. We'll see.

Lyman is gone so aside from the connectivity update will there be any additional code added? We have an LE and enjoy the game but it is no where near that kind of money for this special edition LE.

Elvira does a lot of shows and sells her autograph for around $50.00. Her autograph is easy to get and not hard to come by. I would say having her autograph your game is COOL but not worth much.

Now if you can get Tom Cruise to sign a mission impossible pinball (if it where to be made) I would say oh yeah you increased the value by a lot! Good luck finding Tom Cruise to sign anything. See the point?

Sliding over to GNR, an album cover signed by those guys can sell for $5000 dollars. Technically you don't have the band signing the pinball but you do have their autographs in the game. LONG TERM... GNR collectors will pay TOP dollar for those CE games chip or no chip because getting their autograph all on one item is hard to do much less inside a pinball.

Its cool Adam West signed those cards for Batman, and I think it means a lot to Batman 66 fans, but he made his living signing autographs. They're worth about $100 dollars, because he traveled the country signing stuff. Get the original Batman game signed by Jack or Keaton or even Tim Burton and I would say YEAH someone will pay you a ton just to have it.

All, don’t take the bait from these Distro’s charging 20+k. Literally it’s the same game with new powder coat and shooter rod, which by the way is the only additions with value. Throwing is autographs who cares, not worth it at all, would have rather had the topper included. You got to draw the line somewhere and it sounds like these are being priced way over the line. Close your wallets and send a message that you want more for your money. They are testing the waters here.

28K and no Topper. This is complete nonsense.

As a point of reference, I paid $14,000 for a Batman 66 SLE which I thought was exorbitant 5 years ago. That included personalized shout out from Adam West, “Saul, get the batphone!” which makes me smile every time I hear it. Compare that to the underwhelming features on Elvira 199 for $15k above the Batman SLE? Just buy two large pillows and save yourself some money.