Quoted from Pinwizkid:Been seeing a lot of price gouging going on with this title and not being a fan of price policing on anyone's sale thread, I figured I'd open this up for discussing in hopes of keeping yet another title from spiraling out of control due to unaware buyers being taken advantage of.
Here are some numbers:
Boston Pinball Average - $1,236
Most recent ebay result WITH BIDS - $1,525.00 (didn't even sell due to reserve)
Mr. Pinball 2013 Listing - $1400
So, when I see ads for this game for $2200+ for an average condition game and the first 5 replies are "Great Price! Should sell fast!" my gut reaction is that there are simply many people on here that are unaware of the pricing resources available. I know prices are going up, but when all 3 of these stats hover around $1400 as of today, there is no reason for everyone to be APPLAUDING a $2000 - $2500 asking price (especially when some of the recent ads have been "firm on price" or include threats of parting it out if not sold).
I wouldn't be writing this if there weren't evidence floating around to back this up. Not looking to open up yet another "general" pinball price discussion, but I think discussions on specific titles are helpful for potential buyers to avoid getting ripped off.
Rant Over
-BB
You throw out these prices and there is no reference to condition or other important factors. You should just not post nonsense like this. Pinball is a lot like classic car prices...
"My friend has a 69 Camaro running for $3000." Sounds like a steal...Then you see the pics or hear it run and you are like, "no thanks, I'll keep looking!"
In the past, I think I have overpaid quite often for pins that are missing parts. But, in most cases, I had the parts laying around already. So, did I still "overpay"?
Sometimes, the sale price is not all the information you need to say whether a machine was a "good deal" or not. My "good deal" may be a crazy price to pay for someone else.
Minneapolis, MN
