I've been on the fence about getting and Iron Maiden premium or pro. I've played both and think both are great games. I think I am leaning a little more towards the premium. The only thing I'm worried about if I get a premium is resale value because I took a pretty good hit when I sold my Aerosmith premium and it took a while to sell.

I think resale value right now would be good on an IMDN since it's a new hit game, but if I get one it would probably be a while before I sold and I'm sure other new "hit" games would have come out by then.

It might be difficult at this time, but anyone have any speculation what an IMDN premium would sell for down the road or now if I got it and had a change of heart?

I think I would have more fun with a premium and why I'm leaning that way. I don't mind taking a hit, but it's tough to take an $800 hit like I did on AS when I've only put a few hundred plays on a game. I'm not into pinball to make money and if I break even or lose a few hundred I'm good with that and kind of consider as rental money.

Buying a used one has been my plan, not really many used ones out there at this time so I just need to try and be patient, but IMDN looks so great it's really testing my patience

I don't really care about the NIB experience, done it quite a few times, to me it's not all it's cracked up to be and definitely not worth the hit you take come resale time. I've been pretty lucky and bought quite a few games with under 100 plays on them in the past and hope that will be the case and I can find a used IMDN within driving distance.

Nope, see post # 8, really could care less about NIB experience.

Because I have limited space and grow bored of games after a while.

I think it would probably keep me entertained for a while also. I much more than likely will hold out for a used game. I'm not sure I'll be selling soon, but a day will more than likely come when it's time to sell. Not sure on game capacity, I could fit a few more in the basement with some re-arranging, but once games go in the basement I don't play them as much and that is where I have my EMs and SS games.

Yeah, a grand is just too much for me to justify losing on resale. I almost sold my Mustang I bought NIB and was going to take a good hit on it so I ended up keeping it. Good point about just buying a used pin to pacify me until there are more IMDN available used. I had a similar thought that I just need to get back into some of my other games and cool my jets on getting an IMDN until there are more available.

I was also kind of looking to find out what people thought a fair price was for a used IMDN premium, but another pinsider said most premiums end up at $5800-$6500, not sure where IMDN will fall in that range, guess it really depends on how long I wait and how many pop up for sale.

Thanks to everyone for the replies and insight. In conclusion I do not want to take the NIB hit so I will be staying away from a NIB purchase. I appreciate the replies stating how about how much of a loss selling a NIB game will be because that gives me a guideline on what I should be paying for a used one when I find one. If I could find a used one around mid 6s give or take I would probably grab it even if that meant losing a few hundred when resale time came around; I would be ok with losing $300 or $400, but just don't want to lose $800+

At this point I think I am going to quit torturing myself watching IMDN videos; I already know I like the game and would like to own one. I am going to focus on getting better at some of my current games until I find a used IMDN.

I did talk to one dealer, he said he had a demo game for $6900 shipped. Didn't seem like a good or bad price. I guess that would be $400 off since street price is $7300 for a new one.

yep, I pretty much always plan on taking some sort of loss on a game, just try to minimize it as much as possible which is why I will not be buying NIB.

I agree and that's why I didn't go for it. They are actually a reputable dealer, I don't want to say who it was, but this deal didn't seem that good.

That brings up something else I wanted to hear from people on- what would be considered a good deal on a used game? I was thinking $6400-$6600 right now and probably less as time marches on and new titles come out.

I know about Aerosmith! I heard about the new code this past week and it sounds good, but when I had it I played it for a couple months and it got BORING due to the code that was on it. Which you make a good point about not buying games until they are a couple years old, which is ultimately what I did; sold AS to get ACDC premium. I do however feel the code is pretty good on IMDN as it is and I would expect a few updates to be coming to make it even better.

I don't think a $600 loss is too bad on a NIB game, but I think it would be more than that and like you said add $400 if someone wants it shipped which doesn't make it worthwhile to a potential buyer.

I believe new they are going for $7300 shipped now after their last price hike which I'm not sure what it was anyway, maybe when Deadpool came out?