Quoted from Taxman:Didn't you recently create a thread calling DMDs the new VHS?
Now your admitting sales of the older games is stronger than ever?
I provided direct insight to correct that particular post several times, I did not create the false observation.
There is detailed information if you wish to peruse my postings, particularly based on market history.
I have seen these same types of postings for nearly 30 years as a collector.
I even tried to explain what the hell went on in the early 2000s for comparison.
My discussion points are the same as they are here, olders games remain popular for specific reasons.
The interest is not going to disappear in a hobby that has had a major increase in collectors of 25-30% of numbers every year since 2010.
Older games are the competition for new games especially once NIB game prices get out of control, which is not a new subject.
I am not going to list every reason in a single thread, or explain them again, so I get the people stating "TLDR".
What I see people doing from this is "NR=NE".
No Research=No Education.
If people want to be educated, great, if not, that is their choice, just don't expect me to be part of uninformed new collector group think when that is not what is occurring in either the industry, market, or from collectors.
Simply put, PinSide is not a proper representation of nature of this hobby, just a tiny fraction of new enthusiasts in general, with a few older collectors thrown in periodically on the side.
You do not even have representation from the two largest manufacturers here, as they have no interest in most of the face palms, and these forums drove them off the site.
I don't normally created conjectural threads, and I certainly do not have duplicate accounts, as I disdain drama.
I only explain the current market trends and developments, along with growth of the hobby to explain to new collectors relevancy.
The facts are simple, certain old games are on the rise again, higher than expected, and it is not an accident or exclusively based on hobby growth or offset market inflation. I don't exclusively focus on pricing either.
You cannot exclusively look at just all EMs or popular EMs together, if you have to looks at them independently.
General EM prices went up primarily due to market inflation.
Popular EM prices went up for multiple reasons, including the increased desirability of ownership right beside many modern SS machines.
I don't make the ruleset games follow or drive them in a certain direction, I only report them.
If people are interested in full details of some of my observations, they may listen to my interviews on internet podcasts.
My recent review of the 2017 developments was found to be useful by people, so people do not make foolhardy decisions.
"Every time the pinball industry thrives, it struggles, as it competes against its own games from the past."
- TBK