It’s a better investment than a boat or a wife. Worst case, you’re out $500-1000. More likely it will hold its value over time.

I wish Stern would release a game called “Stock” so I could tell my wife I’m buying Stocks and Bonds with our money.

@Tango, don’t take the downvotes personally; there have been a lot of threads like this. You have great collection of older games. If you can swing it and you have the space, treat yourself to one new game to go with them. Here’s a place near you that has Bond, so you can play it before you buy it:

https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/15889-revenge-of-los-angeles-ca

Did this really happen? How long has the owner waited for availability of a replacement board?

Spike games have been reliable for me and my friends who operate pins. I'm not sure what you're suggesting as an alternative.

I’m starting to think that the best new pin to buy is one that Stern is on the last run of, or has stopped making. There’s no advantage to getting the first run of a pin, other than being the only kid on the block that has it (for a while).

Stern is apparently done with Rush. Mark my words, once the hyperventilating over the Node10 boards is over, Rush Pre/LE will be a sought-after pin.

Yeah, that’s why I broke my rule (“no more first runs”) with Rush. It was a dream theme, so I couldn’t wait.

LE’s are mass-produced the exact same way, on the exact same work stations. If any segment of pinball is a bad investment, it’s a new LE in the current market.