So they’re running pirates LE ?
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Think about it this way .IMO Pinball is very small to the vast market of goods bought/sold in the world but to those few entrenched it is a legit market that flows completly with the buyers of NIB pins .The higher prices soar on NIB the more all pins of all eras become .just look at those prices you posted compared to what a well kept pin would sell for today .Bottom line take care of your investments and they’ll take care of you .If your someone that buys NIB n gets bored n sells within a few years your going to lose $ most the time .Keep that same machine for 10 years n maintain it now you’ve at least had fun w a pin for a decade n got your money back .Hard to do unless you can vastly collect but that’s what pincades are for 
Quoted from zh2oson:This is a good perspective and your posts in the thread have been great, but the conceit of comparing historic prices with current prices for collectibles is slightly disingenuous. The price (and value) of consumer products changes, especially for items in limited supply and out of production.
For anyone who has ever bought or sold classic cars, we all have a story about something we let go for a ridiculously low price ten years ago that could put our kids through college today. "That [YEAR/MAKE/MODEL] sold for WHAT?!?!? I bought my MINT [YEAR/MAKE/MODEL] for $$$<<<" is a pretty common refrain in that hobby.
Plus, even for something bought-and-paid for like a pinball machine, there's a carrying cost. For you and me here in SoCal, the main carrying cost might be space. I know I can't keep all the great vehicles I've ever owned, nor can I do this with pinball machines - if I want something new, I need to make space. With every transaction, my cost-basis resets. Hopefully, I cash out with a profit and reinvest that money into something else at a higher price...that (God willing) also appreciates.
I think the more intellectually-honest comparison is to look at the top-tier "classic" game prices today vs. NIB prices today. As long as Stern LEs and JJP LEs are in spitting distance of nice Medieval Madness, Monster Bash, etc. I think you can justify the costs. $10,500 for Guns N' Roses (LE), though...??? That does feel like a bit much. For me.
EDIT: Looks like you have 23 games in your collection. Disregard my last point, and...mazel tof to you, my friend!
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