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Is the pinball market about to collapse?

By 27dnast

4 years ago


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    #17 4 years ago
    Quoted from Eric_S:

    CrazyLevi - Uh oh, looks like you're up for a response to a pinball market crash thread!
    My guess is that most collectors will hunker down and hold on to the machines they already have. If you can afford a bunch of pinball machines, you can probably afford to weather this economic storm. I do think NIB game sales will probably slow down and high end machine pricing ($5K+) may come down a bit as well, but I don't see a collapse in the pinball market overall. I'd be more concerned with some of the barcades and impacted business due to social distancing and quarantine.

    This assumes that people buying games actually have emergency savings and such.

    I would be willing to bet that most don’t.

    Pinball machines are toys. They will be one of the first things to go when people need cash after the first few missing paychecks or medical bills come rolling in.

    #32 4 years ago
    Quoted from athens95:

    If you own pinballs and are worried about their value, sell them.
    Why would anybody buy something like a pinball and be worried about what it is worth after you bought it. If so, you are in the wrong place.
    Do you worry if your house is going up or down in value? How about that big screen TV.
    You should worry about your job, as this is where the real concerns I see with this corona issue.
    If you bought games you can’t afford and need to be able to sell them at the same or more money than you paid, you should sell now and sleep good at night. And next time you go buy a pinball don’t do it on credit, or with money you need to pay rent or other essentials.

    I agree with most of your points, but yes, I do worry about the value of my house going up and down. I think most home owners do.

    #96 4 years ago
    Quoted from Butch2099:

    People need their quarantine pin. Can't go out to play, stuck at home watching TV all day gets old fast.
    Most people lost more in the stock market than the cost of a pin. At the end of the day at least you have the pin..

    If you didn't sell your stock, then you haven't lost anything. Unless the company goes under lol.

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