For sale: Quicksilver (MN)

Jeezus

#3 5 years ago

MWB

Moto_bone

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Quoted from wayout440:
Jeezus

What you said...

#4 5 years ago

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jgentry

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10y 137K 5,229

Dang, thought I was going to see a fully restored awesome QS for the price.

#5 5 years ago

TSS

Tsskinne

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11y 138K 6,878 14

Not that I like the price, but I mean how many of these pop up for sale? Supply and demand, it makes sense. Or wait for Stern to retheme it into The Who and charge a few extra grand.

#6 5 years ago

DAD

Tyamry

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Kent, WA

10y 80,050 939 1

PM sent

#7 5 years ago

DLS

bigd1979

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Hagerstown, MD

10y 137K 14,191 8 78

Now i know the market has gone crazy but...

#8 5 years ago

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wayout440

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Quoted from bigd1979:
Now i know the market has gone crazy but...

I sold mine, fully working with wear, to the highest bidder for $900 just two years ago....so I guess it has.

#9 5 years ago

RJA

Hi-Fi

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Milwaukee, WI

11y 63,550 722 10 6

I guess Quicksilver is worth significantly more than a Fathom now?

#10 5 years ago

BIL

dothedoo

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12y 106K 7,265

Quoted from Hi-Fi:
I guess Quicksilver is worth significantly more than a Fathom now?

As it should be

#11 5 years ago

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wayout440

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Quoted from Hi-Fi:
I guess Quicksilver is worth significantly more than a Fathom now?

No, it isn't - just the asking prices are.

#12 5 years ago

JOE

yfz450

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12y 76,800 1,308

Makes me want to sell my Seawitch.

Congrats on the sale!

#13 5 years ago

MEO

beergut666

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Minneapolis, MN

6y 122K 1,473 3 53

Quoted from Tyamry:
PM sent

#14 5 years ago

PVC

patrickvc

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Phoenix, AZ

15y 71,350 2,156 22

Quicksilver is fun and all but 5k for a project. Stern you listening? Same thing with Stargazer, it’s fun and all but not 5k fun. To each their own I guess

#15 5 years ago

RVH

Multiball33

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Montpelier, VA

8y 66,300 201 1

Easier to find a fathom or centaur. Took me along time to find my quicksilver and stargazer. A fathom or centaur in that condition would not have sold that quickly or around that price listed. Likely sold close to the asking price. Been offered more for mine.

#16 5 years ago

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jgentry

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10y 137K 5,229

Quoted from Multiball33:
Easier to find a fathom or centaur. Took me along time to find my quicksilver and stargazer. A fathom or centaur in that condition would not have sold that quickly or around that price listed. Likely sold close to the asking price. Been offered more for mine.

People are crazy then

#17 5 years ago

MWB

Moto_bone

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This has really got out of hand.

Congrats to the seller for pumping prices up.

#18 5 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

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12y 187K 35,338 30 1

Quoted from Moto_bone:
This has really got out of hand.
Congrats to the seller for pumping prices up.

ummm... I dont think anything can be claimed as pumped when it is sale pending in less than a few hours.

That indicates if anything, he may have priced it too low.

#19 5 years ago

MWB

Moto_bone

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Quoted from Whysnow:
ummm... I dont think anything can be claimed as pumped when it is sale pending in less than a few hours.
That indicates if anything, he may have priced it too low.

Mmmm Kool Aid is good around here.

#20 5 years ago

RDS

RustyLizard

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12y 121K 4,724 7

I don't see another one for sale anywhere and to some people the money isn't a big deal. Not sure why that is so hard to understand.

#21 5 years ago

VNO

Vino

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8y 168K 6,136 59 3

Quoted from patrickvc:
Quicksilver is fun and all but 5k for a project. Stern you listening?

They are listening and watching.
Today its called a Beatles.

#22 5 years ago

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wayout440

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Quoted from Whysnow:
That indicates if anything, he may have priced it too low.

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#23 5 years ago

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jgentry

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10y 137K 5,229

It's a rare game, if price isn't a factor to someone then more power to them. What's crazy to me is a drop in the ocean to someone else.

#24 5 years ago

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wayout440

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Quoted from jgentry:
It's a rare game, if price isn't a factor to someone then more power to them. What's crazy to me is a drop in the ocean to someone else.

Nobody is disputing that it is rare, or that people have crazy money. I feel it is just a shock to everyone because of the CONDITION for the price. Holders of nice or restored QS are thinking they've just doubled to $10K machines.

#25 5 years ago

MWB

Moto_bone

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Quoted from wayout440:
Nobody is disputing that it is rare, or that people have crazy money. I feel it is just a shock to everyone because of the CONDITION for the price. Holders of nice or restored QS are thinking they've just doubled to $10K machines.

Exactly!

#26 5 years ago

TPR

frunch

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Point Pleasant, NJ

11y 135K 3,637 10

Quoted from wayout440:
Holders of nice or restored QS are thinking they've just doubled to $10K machines.

They might actually be, though. It's not everyday that a QS is posted for sale, much less a restored or collector quality example. Seems many are coming around to the realization that classic Stern's are some of the best games of all time, and this upward trend in their values reflects that.That said, I'll never own a QS given how much they're commanding now.

Congrats to the buyer and seller. I think we've all been in a position at one time or another where we wanted a particular rare game and had plenty of money to throw at one, but there's simply none available to buy. This was a lucky day for someone!

#27 5 years ago

JAM

NPO

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12y 133K 7,652 3 17

Quoted from wayout440:
Nobody is disputing that it is rare, or that people have crazy money. I feel it is just a shock to everyone because of the CONDITION for the price. Holders of nice or restored QS are thinking they've just doubled to $10K machines.

And just to think people called "bullshit" when in 2013, AFM went for $8K on eBay (shill bidding), and all the AFMs immediately spiked in price.

Guess we will find out the next QS that pops up for sale.

#28 5 years ago

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BoJo

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12y 81,550 3,266

If these prices keep going up maybe Stem would consider a classic VE.

#29 5 years ago

JCS

DrJoe

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Mars, PA

16y 100K 1,513 55 233

A single sale isn't indicative of a broader market. QS doesn't come up at all any more so if a person has been searching for a while and jumps on this one, that doesn't mean there are dozens of others that see such value in this game. So let's see if QS owners that are tired of the machine start to list them for 10K. More importantly, how many people would pay that?

Somehow, in the last few years, QS has risen above most (all but Star Gazer) of the other classic Sterns. It's a great game, no doubt, but there are a lot of great games from this era.

#30 5 years ago

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wayout440

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