Elvira's House of Horrors (Limited Edition)
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Quoted from Wake2wood:Yes they say sold out so I emailed them. They replied right away and said "Good morning and thank you for your email. Unfortunately we do not have any toppers available at this time but the topper will be back in production in the near future. Tech support currently has no ETA on an exact date the topper will be available."
Hmmm... I thought Stern said these would be limited. Changing their minds now?
Quoted from pinballaddicted:No one from Stern ever said the topper would be limited. Distros and Pinsiders said it.
Well, aren't distributors basically Stern's sales arm? If they are subject to Sterns distribution agreements and pricing structure, why would they knowingly spread misinformation?
Maybe Stern's original plan was just 200 or so but hey, who can turn down huge profit margins on a topper if people keep buying? I think the perception that they would be limited is a big part of why they have sold as well as they have regardless of who said they would limit production.
Quoted from flynnibus:Limited availability is not the same thing as a limited edition.
Stern accessories, especially their toppers have historically been low production runs and limited availability (vs tons of stock on shelves).
Producing in small batches is helping fuel the FOMO and speculative buyers that have taken over the space.
I understand all that. Traditionally, they haven't made a lot which is why the GB and BKSOR toppers values have exploded.
It is simple supply and demand. The more they make, the less likely the toppers hold their value or appreciate.
Quoted from jfh:values haven’t exploded, prices have.
Uh, okay 
Quoted from flynnibus:Speculation is not normal supply and demand.
Supply was super tight due to stern’s production. Demand for $500 toppers was not strong. Then a few outlier examples were in more demand than supply and now everyone is looking for their next lottery ticket so every topper is selling out. Now every topper is harder to get... feeding fomo
People didn’t go overnight from hating on the idea of a 700 dollar r2d2 topper to loving it... its people trying to beat scarcity because they think money is there in resale...
Same reason skyrocketing game prices aren’t hitting friction... people think the residual value keeps them from really being exposed. So price tolerance is through the roof
Need a few WWE level stinkers to break some of this mindset
I think there are a lot of possible economic bubbles that have been driven by Covid. First and foremost, housing. The stock market is also overvalued IMO due to all the government stimulus which could be argued is a house of cards.
Lastly, are pinball prices inflated due to Covid and demand for home entertainment? What happens as the country gets vaccinated and we hopefully start emerging from all of this in the coming months? Does spending shift to travel and entertainment outside the home? Could be interesting but only time will tell.
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