Quoted from Rarehero:Here’s the breakdown. Tron LE’s been out for a decade. People who have it generally don’t move it - they love it, keep it, play it. So - you can say 20k’s not “the real price” ...but why would someone who loves their Tron list it for less, or at all? $20k starts to be that “pry it away” price. If someone really wants one, and none are for sale - it is what it is. Only way the price goes down again is if like 10 people simultaneously list Tron LE’s for high prices...then there’s more supply & competition, buyer has the advantage.
Yeah well I’d say if you can get $20k for it, do it now while you can. As soon as we start emerging from Covid, consumer purchases are going to shift considerably from at home entertainment (including pinball machines) to vacations and entertainment outside of the home. I predict the pinball market shifting back to something close to what it was before Covid and prices adjusting accordingly.
You can argue that because it’s an LE, there is a subset of buyers who just have to have the LE and that the price is somehow now inelastic. I don’t think that is true except for possibly a very small number of people. Sure some will want an LE but we all know outside of one multi ball mode a recognizer that moves a little, a nicely modded pro with an Eli or TLS kit is basically the same game.
Clearly the LE is more valuable but are you really trying to say your LE is worth $25k now where a nice, HUO pro with basically the same mods is only worth $7-$8k? I would say if you think your LE will fetch 25k, go for it and get it while you can.