Aftermarket lights do light it up, but the candy cane effect isn't wonderful. Do you have to pull those lights off to raise the playfield ? That would be a big drawback to me. Real mixed feelings on those. Still think I'd try additional spots on a game if it's dark in an area.

Room lighting plays into the equation too. If the room is lit decent extra lights usually not needed on most games.

Maybe somebody comes up with something new or better in the future for supplemental lighting.

A reasonable price on Gold Editions would translate to more sales.

You love your game and that's fine. You ponied up the money. That's good too. I'm sure its a fun player.

But the sales for Gold editions have been very lackluster. Interest has been very slow after the initial sales. A good deal of that has to do with the price.

Only the uniformed would buy at 10K from an Amazon site.

At the normal 8K list retail these are just sitting in regular dealers stock. Street price for the Golds is actually about $7600 give or take delivered. Way over what the majority of the market will pay. The initial sales were spotty and now it's down to a real slow burn.

It's not so much about theme, content or execution of the game, it's dollars. The game is not selling well.

Personally I would have a hard time paying normal Pro money for one. I'd maybe consider it at that price level, but even then there are many other choices I would probably give more consideration to.

Would I like to play one - You bet. Would I buy one - No.

I hope they have a Wheel Of Fortune pin when I make it to the Senior center. Played one awhile back and enjoyed the game.

Distros can not go below Stern minimums on the Golds. They can sell the Diamonds and Platinums for what ever they like. If they buy a ten pack and sell their Diamond and Platinum typically they have been sitting with most of the Golds.

I think sales of the Golds would do much better as close to typical Pro pricing as Stern could get. But that is not where the price is at. That is the issue.

Sales are poor, plain and simple. Anybody can put even more inflated prices and put it online. That doesn't mean it will sell for that.

Enjoy your game snaroff. I am not dissing anybody that bought the game at whatever price.

The thread topic is how bad are Beatles sales. My opinion is they are not doing very well. I base my opinion on two private conversations I have had with two very reputable distributors. The games are not moving. Sales have been subpar.