That is one, awesome STTNG! GLWS!

If anyone doubts the craftsmanship and hours put into this machine, have a look through his restoration thread. Everything on this machine is better than new!

What a beauty!

Hope my restoration turns out this nice. Either way it's staying home. GLWS!

Whoa! My 3 small children would love to play right next to that game (!)...

GLWTS. beautiful..

CQ STNNG = $ 9500
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Divorce = $$$$$$

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Still worth it

Bump for one super SHINY STTNG!

Looks awesome. Good luck with the sale.

Pretty sweet looking

I've followed this fs thread and the previous restoration thread. This machine is the most beautiful sttng I have ever seen and I agree with you -- you shouldn't use the term "HUO".

I think more apro po would be "better than HUO".. Simply stunning

GLWS! It's great that the buyer will have the restoration process documented here on Pinside. Piece of mind and certainty about the thoroughness of the restore ought to be worth a lot.

this was a great restoration thread, immaculate job. I was looking forward to seeing it go to a new home and hearing someone gush about it. best of luck Im eager to see where it ends up

If only this had been put up for sale around July 2015, and not now when I'm tapped out. Doubt I'll see another one this nice when I'm actually ready to buy.

My favorite part about this restoration is for the most part it isn't 'blinged out' with gaudy colors or add-ons. Looks like a really pristine 'stock' game, except for the interior painted cab, which I think is the way to go when restoring.

This is such a fantastic restoration. I keep coming back to look again. If only our dollar hadn't crashed so much. Truly amazing work and attention to detail.

what a great restore job, Op.

I've been a little bummed that ever since the Stern Star Trek themed machine came out I keep seeing these STTNG's for sale and at shows for low-ish prices and and even lower quality. As if somehow the games are related

Nice to see one in such wonderful condition. Well done!!

I would love a STTNG but don't see this moving at the price. 5k tops IMO

Really!! All that work for 5K.

I'm not knocking the game or work put into it but 8500 seems high. I've passsd up pretty nice examples of this title for half the money. The game new was only 3000 but now it's 20 years old for 5500 more?

I agree, great looking restore job, I'd keep that one if I were you and sell the other one you have. Should be much easier to move.

I would be interested but could not deal with shipment of something this valuable. Too much could go wrong. If you ever do a road trip to Florida.....

Price is always tricky isn't it? I'd say the equation would be something like ($Original Retail - $Mileage +$Mods *.75 ) x $Some Completely Random number comprised of condition, number made, price of tea in China, $Buyer's memories playing the machine, $Available Space in Seller's Rec Room

They do go for $3600 in 5 out of 10, off-route condition pretty commonly.

I paid $5500 for mine. If the Op's is a 10 out of 10, mine was probably an 8.5 out of 10 before I went to work on it. I think he'll eventually get close to what he's asking, it'll just take the right collector, someone looking for a perfect-condition machine. Just my two cents, anyway.

It's still always nice to see the result of peoples' hard work giving good pins some love.

$5k is absolutely not the top for a fully restored STTNG like this. ~$4500 is the average asking price for a good one these days, and this is several major notches above good to put it mildly. the market is what it is, not what you wish it was, nor what you think it ought to be.

what it cost in 1993 could not be more irrelevant.

I don't really see anyone tripping over themselves wanting to buy this at the current price. Seriously, 8500? The boards are still 25 years old as well as most mechanical parts im sure. I'd expect new everything for the price instead of some black paint and decals.

What market? Show me a STTNG that has sold for 9000.00

you said the top was $5k for a well-documented full restoration, that is what i was disputing.

Fair enough. Either way it's a sweet looking game do who ever ends up with it should be happy.

I would pay $7000 for this pin so for someone to offer $5000 is way out of line.

I agree, I wish he were closer so I could have him do the same for my existing STTNG. How many hours total of labor do you think went into this? if you do the math it's not unreasonable for those of us without this skill set.

Morning bump for a great looking STTNG.

Sold! PM sent

I'll even tip ya an additional $10 and just throw you a $20 cuz I am a nice guy.

Good luck, but you've got stiff competition in the $8k-$9k range. NIB MMR. NIB TBL. NIB Hobbit. NIB Stern LE + $1000 change. MM. MB. Etc. IMO $6500-$7000 may be top end on this one.

I have to disagree here. 4500 is not average for STTNG. 2500-3000 is still pretty common. But CQ, HUO and restored examples go for double, triple and some cases quad of normal price. So it very well could sell for $8500 for the right person. Again, like the Tron LE FS post. I think it's all just timing. Try again during tax return time, and I think you will do better.

Game looks great.

Neo you son of a bitch.

Show me a $2500-3000 sttng in 2015 and I'll you show you one nasty-ass sttng with rust, missing parts, and huge swaths of playfield wear. Namely a game that either doesn't exist or nobody would want.

Why do you insist on this buffoonery, year after year, decade after decade?

I will say we've seen several very nice sttngs move at 3500-4000 around here recently. Very nice ones.

Maybe over by you. Over here, that's not the case. Very nice STTNGS, are not the same as average STTNGS. If people are paying 3500-4k for "very Nice" ones, why would you disagree on average ones being 2500-3k?

And that's even over by you, which is more expensive than over here.

Yeah right. You've been shoveling this "maybe over by you" horseshit since Clinton was president.

You still getting $3500 MMs "over by you?"

Where the hell do you live anyway? I'm looking to stock up on these half price pins you've been feasting on since the spice girls were on the charts.

And yes, very nice ones have been going for $3500-4000. That doesn't mean you can find crappy ones cheaper. There generally ARENT crappy ones available. But you know that. The "average" on this table is very nice.

The fact is you are simply lying. There aren't ANY $2500 sttngs trading wherever the hell you live, at least not since 2010.

still didn't answer my question. If you see nice examples going for $3500-4k. Why do you think it's so unbelievable for average condition ones to be $2500-3k? Is it really that unrealistic that it's the deal of the century to find a players machine for $2500-3k? My dad sold a pretty nice one not to long ago for $2450. Took a bit to sell it at that. No where near as nice is this one is, but it wasn't restored either.

Your dad should join pinside. His game would have sold in 2 seconds here.

You should join an insane asylum. Your pathological lying about pricing "over by you" over the past decade or so is symptomatic of mental illness.

So tell me again why $2500-3000 for an average players STTNG so unreasonable?

btw he is on here.