I can't imagine them having the cabinet artwork already...the image of Smaug is yet to be released and with two movies to go how can you just use the material from movie #1?? How can Smaug NOT be featured on the cabinet?

I'm pretty sure if he is showing pretty much anyone at a show that he doesn't care if the details are spilled...that is unless he specifically said not to share with anyone.

Yeah, I suppose that's true...he probably shouldn't be showing joe-blow at a pinball show then I would guess if it was unreleased info?

If you are getting a pin with anything but DISPOSABLE income then you shouldn't be getting it IMO. If you don't feel comfortable, don't do it. If you think its priced too high, don't do it. If you don't like the "deposit on game #2 before game #1 is shipped" policy, don't do it. It really is as simple as that.

The difference is that the LEs are the 90's manufacturer's PROs. So yeah, pricing is out of line...even with inflation.

They should do this and make some minor cosmetic difference and charge like $10K. It's GUARANTEED to rope in 10 suckers so they can have it. I mean, it's free money for Stern or JJP or whoever does it!

LE is an inaccurate label on these...it should really be the deluxe edition or something like that. Limited Edition is a label thrown about too much. Technically it's true...it is limited to 1500 units, but in the pinball world LE doesn't make sense in this case. It really should just be one version called The Hobbit and do away with the standard version in my opinion.

Who cares? If it plays as good as it looks nobody will be selling anyways. I personally don't buy games to make money. I buy them to play. It's value could drop down to $5000 or less and I wouldn't care because I will have gotten $6500 worth of entertainment out of it...I guarantee that. I do agree that you shouldn't be buying this game as speculation of making money. That won't happen.

That looks very cool.