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Quoted from Phat_Jay:Seriously? U want my employers phone number? Get off ur high horse people are suffering and u wanna pretend its ponys and rainbows.
Your anecdotal experience doesn't make a statistic or trend, as you asserted earlier
Quoted from tomdrum:I rarely ever post in these pricing threads. My 2 cents. I've been buying and selling games on a small scale for 22 years, total over 75. Usually buy projects and fix and shop them. I make a few bucks and learn on the way. I have never lost money on a pin. Some stayed for 15 years, others just one. Pinball machines are a different category than food, fuel, rent, mortgage, school costs etc. When someone wants a title and has the cash, game sells. While the overall economy might affect some sales, an older pinball someone played in their youth and they have the cash, game sold.
I am not in the newer market, so newer Stern's etc, I don't know nor care. But I bet the market for Bally and Stern SS games, WPC games and parts will remain strong.
My exact business model for around 12 years just on a larger scale. I basically got out of the hobby after about 12 years and 600+ machines passing through my hands. I never tried to make a killing on anything - just cover my fuel & time and make "lunch money" most of the time. But I have been a "wheeler-dealer" since I was a kid. Never trying to take advantage of anyone but always looking for a "win-win-win" situation by buying right and helping sellers out - selling at fair prices - and making a few dollars for my time & effort.
I know I will not be doing that with machines in the future due to my age but I think 2023 & 2024 might present great buying opportunities again. I doubt it will be anything like 2008 but I think there will be some great deals in the not too distant future. So my advice is to "hoard" some buying money and wait and see what happens in a few months.
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