Its awesome condition!!! Buy with confidence from Duckboy!

Brian is a super good guy to deal with. I've bought a pin from him before and he's great! You can trust this guy.

GLWS

Good pics always help a sale. I would never post game for sale without pics, unless it was NIB.

GLWS!

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I had one listed for several weeks with little interest. I had a couple national bites, but I was not interested in shipping. I have to think we may still be too close to them being available NIB.

In the end, I've decided to hold onto mine for a while longer.

Hope that helps!

That topper looks familiar

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That also appears to be a cropped version of my pic...

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I was very interested when I saw it but I'm not into toppers at all. So I compared what I was getting to just grabbing a new one myself and it didn't add up for me. I think with some time you will be able to get your price.

I'll be honest and say that if I was interested in Tron (well more like if I could justify the money now, great game), I'd just grab one of the NIB ones on the market for less; none of your mods are hard to get or install, and then I'd have the fresh out of box experience. The market has softened, and it's my opinion that people might need to start adjusting to the fact that when you open a game it doesn't become worth more than you paid for it, nor will you automatically get your money back from mods.

We'll see, too early to really say, but that's the normal state of things, open NIB = worth less, so it wouldn't really be all that shocking.

yes,
then in about 2 weeks you realize this machine needs certain mods.

shaker motor
leds
cliffy protectors all around

at minimum. if you want a nice machine that has everything and more, I dont' see why paying more for the mods, and getting a machine that has been proven to play isn't worth it? NIB is nice, but if you can find a nice machine it really doesn't matter imo. anything a year old will still play NIB in my experience anyways.

A new game in home use does not need Cliffy protectors. It takes many thousands of plays to do hole damage.

It takes many thousands before you can see the hole damage. Damage starts on game 1. Kinda like rock chips ona car. They start to accumulate on the first mile but the car does not look like crap for a while, but it will.

Duckbrian
When I saw your handle I got excited
I was hoping you we're in Oregon
For some reason there are not many Trons
In Oregon. I only know of one on route in the entire state.
GLWS

I had two blown out ramps after 500 plays I think? stern replaced one, I was able to make the other work. 3 cliffy protectors for the 3 sides not protected on the 2 ramps is a must for this machine.

I can verify beyond a doubt this is simply not true. I had signs of hole damage beginning on lots of my NIB games (including Tron and XM) within the first 500 games. Cliffy's / Mantis protectors are a MUST!

It's a pinball machine. "Proven to play?" What does that even mean? FS: Tron, proven to play!!

Look, anyone can spend their money however they wish. Someone can come in here and swoop up this machine, and be totally happy, I wish everyone nothing but good buying experiences.

I'm just saying, in a normal market when you open the box on something brand new the value goes down. If 9/10 NIB Trons were lemons then maybe there'd be something to this "proven to play" idea, but we all know that's not the case.

So I'm making the suggestion that people might need to come back to reality a bit here. Maybe I'm wrong, it's all tea leaf reading, but that's how the signs are looking.

The same thing goes for mods. Your mods are just not worth what you paid for them. Nicely done, popular ones? Sure, they'll increase your value. But forget adding up what you paid for them and just adding that to the NIB price on your used game and calling it a day. Tron Pros aren't a scarce commodity, you can't command whatever you want for them.

This is not true as others have expressed. You need to put a protector at least at scoop hole. You can clearly see divots/chipping around the edge after 10-20 plays. Stern doesn't use near the same quality of wood or clear that was used on new PF's years ago.

No one said you were trying to gouge people. I certainly didn't. You expressed surprise that you weren't getting any nibbles, and I suggested that the market may be getting to the point where pins are going to depreciate a bit after you open them, as is normal. That hasn't been true in the somewhat recent past, you had every right to ask your price, not hammering you for it.

The reality is Tron is still available NIB, and for most people NIB always trumps used. If you find a problem you've got a receipt, you talk to Stern, you get it fixed. If the decal gets a scratch, hey you put it there yourself. Hell, just opening something in the package can be its own thrill.

Some people find pre-modded games to be of value, the market will decided I guess.

I hope you either enjoy your game or get a price you want for it, don't take any of my speculating out loud as ill will.

it is all about marketing. if you have nib you brag about that when there are few left. if you have dialed it in then you mention how it's better than new. if you install many mods then that is the angle. I agree with everyone involved. I agree with the point made about for sale threads deteriorating when the price involved; conversely I agree with the people who point out that someone shouldn't be surprised if there are no nibbles if a price appears high. I agree with the person who will jump on here shortly and say anything here isn't sacred; if you don't want comments then advertise strictly in the for sale ads. as long as things don't turn nasty then anyone's opinion should be valid.

a game that sells in a matter of hours was typically underpriced. those that have a lot if interest over a day or two are typically priced right. those that stagnate then wither and die are either a) an unpopular game or b) overpriced. with that being said I hope you get a decent price brian. I am glad you didn't buy mine only because this third run allowed you to pick up one NIB. I've bought used and new and new is always cool whenever possible (knowing there is a good chance you can lose money). enjoy your Tron now that you've decided to keep it!