I don't really keep an eye on new pin prices other than they seem to keep going up. ( I buy old Bally games)
So how much longer will it take to hit 20k or has it already happened.
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Blue Ridge, GA
Didn't show pin prices, just all the stupid junk that you can buy prices.
Kind of figured that it was already there. Not sure how they can justify it. But oh well...
Maple Ridge, BC
Wow I guess I didn't realize that it was already reality.
Sorry if I offended folks by starting another price thread (down votes) just asking a question.
Quoted from hoby1:All I can say after being in the hobby 25 plus years is that I am just about priced out
I used to buy most every game and now it’s come to the point of only the best one every few years
Oooooh well.
Yeah that's too bad. Only new game that I have played was my neighbors Led Zeppelin and I really didn't see how it was any better than the 80s games that I own.
Maybe I should change the question to 30k pin instead.
One thing I've noticed among the casual pinball crowd is they don't like all the complicated rulesets of the newer games. While they like all the flashy stuff, they prefer simple rulesets of the older pins. I imagine that is because they don't play them enough to learn them like those of us that pay for them and own them (which want more for our money).
Quoted from schudel5:How much was Supreme? Beatles Diamond? BM66 SLE? I'm sure all were over $20k.
I think Batman SLE was $15k when released?
Quoted from Zablon:One thing I've noticed among the casual pinball crowd is they don't like all the complicated rulesets of the newer games. While they like all the flashy stuff, they prefer simple rulesets of the older pins. I imagine that is because they don't play them enough to learn them like those of us that pay for them and own them (which want more for our money).
One thing I notice about crowds is they tend to pigeon hole other crowds.
Put me down for the simpler 90's rule sets crowd.
Quoted from Black_Knight:They must have taken the price down, it is $19,999.
So not $20k, resume thread!
Supreme pinball re-saled for more but retailed for less.
Quoted from timab2000:Wow I guess I didn't realize that it was already reality.
Sorry if I offended folks by starting another price thread (down votes) just asking a question.
Yeah, people can get pretty pissy for you simply asking questions. Many people like to talk -at-, not conversing -with-.
Quoted from arcyallen:Yeah, people can get pretty pissy for you simply asking questions. Many people like to talk -at-, not conversing -with-.
Pretty normal around here it seems
Well I did say that I do not follow price that much. I guess they missed that.
If I could delete the post I would.
Quoted from Zablon:One thing I've noticed among the casual pinball crowd is they don't like all the complicated rulesets of the newer games. While they like all the flashy stuff, they prefer simple rulesets of the older pins. I imagine that is because they don't play them enough to learn them like those of us that pay for them and own them (which want more for our money).
To be honest...I don't think I have ever looked a the rule set.
Put your money in hit the ball at stuff to score points and hope you hit enough to win a game. Aren't they all like that?
Quoted from arcyallen:Yeah, people can get pretty pissy for you simply asking questions. Many people like to talk -at-, not conversing -with-.
It never ceases to amaze me how a pinball question here on Pinside always has the risk of being belittled or criticized. But, post a question about cigars, your favorite childhood toy, movies, etc...and your post will receive many upvotes and responses.
Quoted from timab2000:If I could delete the post I would.
Nah, it's all good. Now you have been educated on where the high end prices are. A year ago, Elvira's house of horrors 40th anniversary edition was $25k.
Just ignore the wienies that do nothing but criticize.
Pinball is fun. Pinside is, at times, a struggle.
Quoted from timab2000:To be honest...I don't think I have ever looked a the rule set.
Put your money in hit the ball at stuff to score points and hope you hit enough to win a game. Aren't they all like that?
I don't upon first plays, but over time yes, otherwise...you are bound to get bored. I've had multiple people tell me they want straight forward scoring, not all the complicated hit here, then there, then this 2x and over here another. They want to know what to do, but don't want to spend 10 minutes figuring it out. I don't actually agree with it, just something I've noticed. Another thing is they don't like to watch video/cutscenes (which usually tell them what is about to happen). They just click through them and then wonder why they get nowhere....
Quoted from timab2000:I don't really keep an eye on new pin prices other than they seem to keep going up. ( I buy old Bally games)
So how much longer will it take to hit 20k or has it already happened.
I am a little curious about the down votes. I didn't take anything out of the post that would warrant.
Quoted from elcolonel:I am a little curious about the down votes. I didn't take anything out of the post that would warrant.
Welcome to Pinside. Ask a question, get drug though the mud. Not sure why I post here anymore. My mistake.
Quoted from timab2000:Welcome to Pinside. Ask a question, get drug though the mud. Not sure why I post here anymore. My mistake.
I wouldn't be so offended, I think you would have gotten flack for such a silly question even if you had asked in idiot/casual FB pinball world. I think it was just a combination of the question itself and it being asked on a day where literally a 20k pinball machine was revealed a couple hours beforehand. Surely, you can see why this would rile some people up. A couple of downvotes is no big deal.
Quoted from rwmech5:Don't get your feelings hurt, do some research and read past posts before you ask a question. Most topics have been gone over and over at some point. Pricing is a sore spot for a lot of pinsiders.
If pricing is a sore spot for most Pinsiders, maybe they should ignore the occasional sore spot instead of picking it raw, infecting it, and then complaining about it even more. Some people like having conversations on Pinside. Sometimes those conversations have been had before. Just like in real life. So maybe, just like in real life, people can see a conversation happening and say "Nah, I'm not interested in that again" and NOT JUMP IN TO SCREAM AT EVERYONE FOR HAVING THE CONVERSATION, in turn making the conversation go even longer. And stupider.
Quoted from arcyallen:If pricing is a sore spot for most Pinsiders, maybe they should ignore the occasional sore spot instead of picking it raw, infecting it, and then complaining about it even more. Some people like having conversations on Pinside. Sometimes those conversations have been had before. Just like in real life. So maybe, just like in real life, people can see a conversation happening and say "Nah, I'm not interested in that again" and NOT JUMP IN TO SCREAM AT EVERYONE FOR HAVING THE CONVERSATION, in turn making the conversation go even longer. And stupider.
But then how can I feed my already inflated ego and maintain my false sense of superiority?
Quoted from elcolonel:I am a little curious about the down votes. I didn't take anything out of the post that would warrant.
I love it. I got a down vote, just for commenting curiosity, that original post was getting down voted...Too funny!
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