Chelmsford, MA
Quoted from Pahuffman:Picture this: you're saving up to buy a new pin, Stern releases something you're excited about, you buy it, JJP announces this amazing new Lawlor pin and now you don't have the money because you just blew it on the latest Stern. Not many people have thousands of dollars they can just whip out of their wallets as soon as a new game is announced. These are luxury items most people have to save in order to have. This requires financial planning. If you know this pin is coming and then Stern releases something you can feel comfortable passing because you know there's something better being released in the future.
$0.02
I feel just the opposite. The Hobbit effectively froze me out of the hobby for 2+ years. I had all this money down on a pin I didn't have in my possession, and I ended up passing on two awesome Stern titles (Star Trek and Metallica). I couldn't bring myself to buy them while I waited for what I thought would be coming much sooner (my problem I know, but that's how it went down). Now I wish I had bought them and had fun with them during those years.
Bottom line, I'm done wondering what's coming in the future. All I care about is what I can buy now (or within max 3 actual months). So Pat's game is dead to me until it's just about to ship. Sure it's in the back of my mind, but I'm treating it like it could never happen.
No more saving for some pin I can buy tomorrow. What can I buy today, have something or miss out on my money.
