Todd,
Trying to make room for a CFTBL but I need to move my BK first.

Damn, timing on this just isn't right... but if it were we'd be in communication.

Your right, timing is everything in life.

It has to be the time of year. This woulda been snapped up two months ago.

Not really the time of year, just so many new games to buy right now.

I know of a TOM for $4100 and another CFBL for $3500 that have not moved in a month.

I'm normally a big proponent of the time of year theory as summers are always slower; this summer is slower than last summer though by a wide margin and I think it has to be because of all the new games coming out. People are keeping coin in their pocket for NIB's it seems so the mid level price point games around 4k are sitting longer.

I can't believe that black spider man in the other thread has been sitting for so long.

I paid 3200 for a beautiful original creech 4 years ago, 3700 today is a steal! And i would go back 4 years ago and do it again!

Pin buyers shot their loads as a whole. WAY too many people got into the frenzy and are now sitting on 3 to 5 pins in their home and have no idea how to fix them. 5000 for an average TZ was the norm a year ago and now that it doesn't work 100% and no-one is buying its a 4k pin now.

I think pin prices for average pins hit restored or super shopped values in this hobby. I don't sell often but when I do its super clean super shopped and dialed in to 100%. if not I do not sell for near top value of that pin.

I sold my very very nice SG for 500 less then average price on Boston pinball.....It worked 100% but I did not spend the complete time I normally do on a pin.

There may be some merit here too. As we all have said, for pinball prices to continue to increase (or even maintain) the hobby needs new collectors coming in to buy those 3 to 5 pins for their home. Honestly, the hobby is so niche and so small right now that if new collectors don't come in for a year or so we will see prices retract a great deal quick.

The key is to keep introducing people to pinball. Two of my good friends bought their first games this year. One has a four now, the other just has one but plays it all the time. They are happy and even their wives have bought into the hobby.

I wonder if this pinflation has hurt shipping? Usually you dont feel like shipping a 1500-2k pin, now you cant afford to ship a 3700 pin that is a bargain?

3500 is a good price for this machine. From what I can see is that it needs an extended cliffy, a snack bar plastic and some black touchup paint and you have a really nice machine.

Seems to be somewhat location dependent - sold mine in <2 weeks with 3 people interested. $400+ is more than 10% of the price of this pin - not as big of a deal when you are shipping something more expensive...

Bummer you weren't selling when I was looking Todd. We missed each other by about a month on this. I ended up shipping in a CFTBL.

I don't care about white gloves, but I wish they had put my Joker Poker on a truck instead of
of a mule train.

Stupid doors and landscaping if not for that this would be on its way!

This makes me sad. I have a SM I would trade you (plus a little green on your end) , but I think the distance hurts.

I checked google maps, looks like a 16 hour drive one way

That's not bad at all.

/s

Hmmm, Great Falls appears to be about half way .. Anything to do in Great Falls?

Yeah....trade a pinball machine....