So Expo is around the corner next week, a few new games are being introduced.
Stern has already hit $8500 on the LE and I think JJP is going up another 5 bills to $8500 for the base model. Why not? Everybody raves about the F ing quality and its so much better than a Stern LE.
This has become a HUO market across the board, with location taking a back seat.
Tough for an OP to make enough $$$ routing a JJP pin.
What you get with JJP is great support, quality, code support (as long as they don't make 3 games a yr) and a bulls eye on the HUO market.
How much more can they siphon out of us?
Most people remember when WOZ was announced at $6500 and it was a HUGE WTF moment.
Hard to believe $9k-$10k is going to be the norm in HUO market from here on out.
Even Spooky, as they expand and grow as demand gets higher and higher for their stuff, prices gotta keep going up. More overhead, fixed and variable.
I see folks being MUCH more selective going forward, including myself.