In my opinion I would buy the one that you think you're going to have the most fun with. Iron Maiden premium is a blast. I usually take some sort of hit when I sell my games. As long as it doesn't break the bank, I'm glad that I had a good time doing it.

If you're that worried about it then why not wait to buy a used one and let someone else take the NIB hit? Seems like you want the NIB experience but don't want to lose money, usually doesn't work like that.

I would expect a decent decline in resale value from ANY new game as so many seem to be coming out on a regular basis.

That said, buy what you like, and maybe consider trading a better option down the road.

Agreed

Premiums for ALL recent sterns seem to land around $5800-6500 depending on title and mods, etc. you will lose money (as you should- it’s a second hand good with no production limit to decrease supply)

Why are you buying a game with plans of selling it anyway? I never buy a NIB game with intentions of selling it but if i do, I definitely expect to lose some money on it.

Oh ok. Well i think IMDN is going to keep you entertained for a long time but id still look for a used game since you most likely will be selling soon. How many games do you have room for?

If you can't stomach losing 1k on resale, than you shouldn't be buying NIB. Just buy another used pin to pacify you until there are a ton more IMDN out there and you'll find one for sale and let the other guy can take the hit for you. That's the price of buying NIB. You already discovered that with your AS experience.

Buy the Premium, lose $1000 in a year after you've mastered it, create a new post bitching about it on Pinside.

Rinse, lather, repeat

Maybe you should keep your eyes on pinball shows by you and see if you can snag a demo game for less after show.

Dont buy nib if your worried about resale value.... bc your gonna lose 500-1000 depending on title and how popular it has become or hasn't become. Its the reality now with prices as much as they are.

Contact Marco Specialities or similar vendors with a big presence at your local shows, and see if the have a show game program. I got my IMDN pro as a show game from Marco at SFGE and basically saved the entire NIB hit - I think I got around $800 off for a game with 300ish plays on it.

I was also credited with being a game bringer and got admission to the show everyday for free. Another $50+ benefit.

Check with dealers, a few often have demo games for $400-$500+ off with a few hundred plays.

Only on Pinside would someone expect to buy a product, use it for a year, then sell it for the same price they paid for it.

Thats not a good deal in my book. Id stay away from that distributor.

Wow $1000 hit after having it a year.....its amazing what is clearly forgotten which is the shipping!!! Right off the bat you might as well subtract $400....So its costing you $600 when you resell it....So whats the big deal you paid $600 to enjoy a game in the convenience of your home go play at any time your hearts desire.Too bad you sold your AEROSMITH because they had a HUGE MEGA UPDATE and the game is AWESOME and very SATISFYING.

PUT IT THIS WAY..let's say you buy IMDN @$7400 and you want to sell it for a $500 lose(which doesn't make any sense because your playing the game)which puts it at $6900 most people won't pay that because shipping will CRANK IT UP to $7300....I'll pay the extra $100 for a new game/warranty....
At the end of the day it sounds like it's not worth it for you after a year....when these machines get released the full code won't be finished for 2 years or so,so you should get games that are 2 years and older rather than NIB

$6k or under would be a good deal.

Otherwise, it would just be better to buy a brand new game that no one has messed up with Cleaner Wax, sticking dolls on the top, or bedbugs.

Your about right $6400-$6500.....$6000 is not realistic

Are you telling someone that $6500 for a used Maiden is a good deal???

What are premiums selling for new? Shipped direct or picked up at distributor?
And I’m not talking Whysnow “ I get a better price than everyone else does pricing”.
Last NIB stern I bought was MET road case so it’s been awhile.

I'm sorry but I just can't stand all this "I lost $" talk. Pinball is not a good investment and why do I almost never see anyone talk about the joy they got as part of the factor in these conversations. If you sell the game for 1k less than you paid for it but had it for 2 years then the fun factor shouldn't make anyone feel like they lost money. That's depressing to me

As for value used. Nobody knows and if they think they do it's all speculation.

If you have people skills, you can also add your machine to an operator's order.

Ops get tasty discounts because they buy a dozen machines at a time.

You adding your machine to their order lets them get a bigger discount, you get to share that discount, win/win

Real ops only deal in cash, so don't try to hand them your plastic, they will slap it out of your hand.

You will need a vehicle to take the game from their warehouse, bring your own helper.

Vid Approx what would you estimate the add it to their order/pay-cash/pick it up in your vehicle at the distr price might be?
I’m sure the amount would partially depend if a customer had already made several/ many purchases from the same distr.

Assume it will lose $1500 right off the bat. Games are going to keep coming out and they are going to get more
Complex and probsbly More expensive, and eventually one will be as fun as Maiden. Deadpool is already pretty good - so don’t assume you will keep your initial investment. And get the one you think will be more
Fun. And play the hell out of it!!

You will. You’ll lose much less on the pro. It’s just as awesome.

It’s purdy simple.

Buy NIB = lose some money

Buy HUO = lose less money

Buy routed = lose even less money

Pro vs Premium vs LE depreciation rates depend on the title IMO

Pick your poison, it will be fun no matter what

Id be more worried about if a game is fun than how much you will lose

Up here games are a buck a play (sometimes 2) so I look at it if I loose 500-1000 on a game, hopefully I had 500-1000 plays so the loss would be the same as playing a routed game!

Probably the most sensible post ive ever seen from you PW, way to go buddy!

It's not a thousand dollars, but a few hundred dollar savings is certainly real money.