Steve when you sell this for $25K will it be "Libations for everyone"? Or at least for your Florida pals?

Does it not have the CR032 battery?

A new TRON 82’ with today’s technology would be cool if they announced that next year for the 40th anniversary or a new TRON 3 pin.

Side note since this thread is up and down ...Once completed, very excited to ride the new Disney World TRON Light Cycle rollercoaster!!

When I sold mine it was to fund a new Dialed In and I have no regrets. Next to the newer games it was starting to look dated with the orange DMD and incandescent GI. I got just over $10K for it.

I really thought it had hit the price ceiling, but this hobby continues to baffle me over and over.

Sorry but all what you say is just subjective.
« Best Stern LE game ever made », well you lost me here.
I had sold mine around 8k€ some year ago, it was not as modded as yours. I just sold it as i paid it. No loss. No profit.
But everybody is free to do what he wants.

Dream on. Kaneda’s full of shit on pricing. This is the man that wanted to corner the market on Magic Girls.

$25K for Tron LE? $50K for a JM Matrix retheme? Lol. I’ll have what he’s smoking.

No pump up here. If you have had one they are super fun game. Last playfield in my collection that stern made that shows no dimpling. A year ago it was hard to find one for 10k with the correct extensive mods was higher. I would not sell mine for $25k. One of the first led games. I enjoy the game to much and could not replace easily. There is only 400 world wide. No premium was made. Would I pay $25k for any game? No, but not what I have into the game. Selling and getting another my time is more valuable. I think the game sells between $20-25k. I got offered $18k locally three months ago. Got contacted thru pinside as was in my collection. I told him the price is not the issue but I am not willing to sell the game at this time. There are buyers out there. Better to pay up for a proven game than to buy every LE looking for that winner. You loose on 8 to get the one that people want.

Man, you are working it.

It is your opinion. Mine is this game just deserve its current ranking, no more.
I don’t care if there is no premium as for x-men LE that i prefer over Tron by the way. I doesn’t not justify the price gap between pro and Le in my opinion.
You are free to do what you want and sell the LE plate for over 15k.

In December 2020 a standard heavily moded Tron sold for $10k locally. It had the right back glass etc. Then April a non moded Tron with the not sought after trans light sold for $6500. The one at $6500 sold instantly with buyers lined up. Sales are all over the place.

Weird how the most bumped recent thread is for a 25k Tron Le. I believe that this was my buddy's game, sold to Snaroff. Fun game, but nothing is 25k fun unless it involves a dessert island, drugs, a helicopter, massage oils and a private chef. Just my opinion.

Avocados are my favorite fruits
Then common point!

The dumb money has to dry up eventually, right? Cause pins at this price are just dumb. This hobby is starting to grate me the wrong way.

$11.5k cash.

I am confused. Isn’t it 10,000 GBP? That is $13,900 USD.

It maybe dumb or it maybe smart. Only time will tell. You can read these threads from 7 years ago on the stupid prices. If those stupid prices where around today we would all buy it in seconds. I never thought a beanie baby would sell for over $500,000 or $750,000 for a comic book you can only keep in a safe and never read. There are plenty of art or collectibles that get crazy. Then more crazy. Then beyond crazy. If you had two bitcoins a year ago. It would be worth $110,000 today. Buying a Tron LE for $25k is like $1700 in that scenario.

If you don't think it's worth $25000 then don't buy it or make what you think is a reasonable offer. It's really not that difficult.

Been in the hobby a long time and things are getting weird!

Tron is just an average game, moved mine on ages ago.

I guess it's no more weird than the money being spent on digital art

Must dash to buy a dozen or so Mermaids

Going down this rabbit hole of insane prices is hurting us all in the long run. Obviously you can ask whatever you want, but I think what gets some people annoyed is the fact that indirectly we all end up footing the bill due to this hyper inflated market. It’s not just pins alone...it’s happening with a lot of goods and services throughout the country. Probably some of it pandemic related, but not all. Some of it is pure old fashioned price gouging plain and simple. Not saying this particular for sale ad is. However, it does contribute to the cycle that we are seeing.

The motto for many in 2021 is cash is trash! I hear it daily. Hard assets! The governments around the world just keep printing cash! Heck I just sold a 2006 boat for more than I bought in 2006. It is because the new ones are insane on price. It sold in hours. Guy drove 20 hours. Dollars aren’t worth what they use to be.

I agree. Definitely a weird feeling as of late. It’s really caused me to step back and be thankful I was able to build up a nice collection to enjoy. Hopefully things will start to level off soon. I’ve forced myself to drop the fomo and just play and have fun with the games I already have. It seemed like I was more into acquiring the next shiny new thing instead of enjoying what I had.

Sorry, a few people asking outrageous money for a pinball machine is not going to raise the price of bread. I know everyone is fighting the good fight but this is getting ridiculous. Nobody needs any pinball machine let alone a high end limited edition one. It's a pure luxury item.

Unfortunately true. A little unsettling for sure to say the least.

I get and understand what you’re saying. Have you really paid attention to the price of everyday common items? All going up up and up. This luxury item inflation we are seeing is just a microcosm of a much bigger problem.

Stern is the only company that I trust and maybe Spooky too, that will not remake LE's. Worst offender has got to be JJP with WozECLE, WozRRLE, WozYBRLE etc and CGC with MMrLE followed by MMrRE. Tron LE is a very rare, unique game that has significant physical and code differences over the pro with no premium. At only 400 games worldwide, with no premiums that can be modded to LEs creates the potential for the games price to go up just from the rarity standpoint. I personally would not let mine go for $25K not because I want to price pump or hype it but because it has that special connection to me.I went out of my way to get a sider for it as well. I understand that the game and price may not be for everyone and I hate that pin prices are going through the roof.

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Your EL siderail and hinges are super cool as blue armor

Actually, it does hurt when homes are selling at record prices for two reasons. First, it means houses in that neighborhood will all be reassessed and property taxes will rise (at least that's how it works in my area of NJ). Second, if you sell your house at a record, you now have to find a new house, which may also be at that same record.

From a pinball perspective, I worry these massive price increases block out new entrants to the market (we need new people for many reasons) and it puts upward pressure on lower end games. In my view, things started to get a bit out of control when toppers crossed $500.

That said, it is a free market and people can ask and offer whatever they want. I have no problem with the asking price in this thread and if the ultimate buyer is happy, so be it. The market will adjust over time, it's just crazy right now.

So does a Zelda cartridge. Nothing happens to those.

LE for JJP and CGC means latest edition

New games are selling well which are mainly the new buyers along with the established guys. The new stern games and jjp is paradigm shift. I am old school as I like 90’s games. Many if younger buyers do not. The one guy called my old school. His 9 pins were no older than 4 years old. His oldest game was ghost busters. That is why the top 25 list has so many recent games. My kids prefer our recent made game over the older games due to the deep rulesets, lights and displays. The pro’s are great games also and fairly priced. Everyone your dollar is not work as much we added 16 trillion in debt in 14 years. Sorry

“Your Pinsiders were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

If there is unlimited supply your house would go down in value. Just like pins. A few high prices on a limited number of pins makes others buy hoping they can pick the new game that everyone wants. There are still great buys out there. Remember when every pin you bought you lost 25 percent right away? Glad that isn’t the case anymore. Some collect. Some just play. Others it is a hobby. Some it is art. Some it is a business like yourself.

Totally OT but on the housing topic it is very sad for new families just starting out, housing prices here are crazy! Wages don’t even come close to matching housing costs. There are lots of people selling homes in Cali etc and moving here with lots of $$$ in their pockets. Many young families trying to start a family are shut out of buying a home, even rentals are thru the roof!

Back on topic.. I love Tron more than lamp!

Are 90's pins Old School now? And who are these fossils lining up for the Fathom remake?

What a travesty.

Speaking bread have you check recently. Fuel up, plastic up, commodities up, wood up, and shipping up. All cost of goods are up. Yes inflation. Yes the Fed can say no inflation but reality is different. Go bitcoin, gold and Ethereum.

I was thinking the same thing but he was really happy and a great guy. He makes his own mods and lighting. He is eager to learn how to repair games. Eager to learn how to get better. He had LE’s, pro’s and premiums. However all had shinny powder coated armour in every color. We need that generation of buyers. No boat for him but pinball machines.

I was offended also. Ask the younger buyers. Yes they are old school. I guess maybe there is really old school.

Are you selling everything?

Don’t even get me going, the Fed is full of shit!

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If there's anything I've learned in what....9 years in this hobby.....it's that there IS NO PRICE CEILING.

Stern and JJP already proved this 20 times over.

So....8 years ago with McKee toppers, then? ¬_¬