Metallica (Premium)
Stern, 2013
Metallica (Pro)
Stern, 2013I am very curious on the distribution of Metallica MOP LE's. I think Pinside is a great place to be honest and share information. I am not looking for comments on this thread; If everyone is honest, we can get some kind of idea of how many LE's will show up in the market (NIB) at a later date for all of the people who missed out. Your votes will be totally anonymous. I am only looking for collectors/hobbyists, not distributors. Thanks for your cooperation.
Quoted from FiveSixPyro:Why would anyone buy more than one unless they were trying to flip?
That is exactly the idea. Let's find out the distribution of the games. I know two friends who each got two. Are my friends the norm or an anomaly? Let's see.
Quoted from musketd:Man it is sad that several people bought more then one; wish these guys would only take one and that way a bunch of other fellow pinheads could enjoy the game too.
To be fair.... Since the demand seems to be high if I was buying one and someone I knew wanted one I'd get a bunch and hopefully save on delivery.
Quoted from musketd:Man it is sad that several people bought more then one; wish these guys would only take one and that way a bunch of other fellow pinheads could enjoy the game too.
I agree, but this game reminded people of AC/DC BIBLE's and it pulled the greed out of many people. I don't judge anyone. No way I am going to cast the first stone, but I have a feeling that many of these games will be available later at a fair price because TOO MANY people are speculating this time. Again, just a theory.
Quoted from BackFlipper:That is exactly the idea. Let's find out the distribution of the games. I know two friends who each got two. Are my friends the norm or an anomaly? Let's see.
Unfortunately rich guy speculators are not an anomaly.
Luckily there are still lots of good folks out there also.
Quoted from musketd:Man it is sad that several people bought more then one; wish these guys would only take one and that way a bunch of other fellow pinheads could enjoy the game too.
Especially since no one would lie on an internet poll just to stir it up right??
Quoted from BackFlipper:I agree, but this game reminded people of AC/DC BIBLE's and it pulled the greed out of many people. I don't judge anyone. No way I am going to cast the first stone,
Weird. I could have sworn you just did what you said you don't do (calling people greedy).
Bought one for myself and/or the location.
I also think certain people are having a hard time accepting that maybe, just maybe, Stern made a pin that they themselves would love to own if it turns out to have great game play to go along with the great looks?
My nickels worth now that we no longer have the penny.
Quoted from Whysnow:Unfortunately rich guy speculators are not an anomaly.
Luckily there are still lots of good folks out there also.
But the pinball community is a little different IMO. In the corvette community, people congratulate you if you buy two pace cars. They don't call you a dick for buying one to drive and one to store as an investment. In the art community, you are considered daring if you buy two of the same painting as an investment. At my local liquor store, it is not frowned upon to buy more than one lottery ticket.
Again, if we are honest here, we can help get an idea what the market will be later for the people who have missed out. If we get 100 responses or more, we can adjust for the people who are messing around.
Quoted from smokedog:Weird. I could have sworn you just did what you said you don't do (calling people greedy).
Bought one for myself and/or the location.
I also think certain people are having a hard time accepting that maybe, just maybe, Stern made a pin that they themselves would love to own if it turns out to have great game play to go along with the great looks?
My nickels worth now that we no longer have the penny.
I didn't mean it in a bad way, I am sorry for that. I just know that both of my friends who bought two have never bought more than one of any game before. Also, I guess I should have added a slot for "more than two because I have locations."
Quoted from luch:what about "0" for an option on poll ?
There is already a poll for people who missed out. I am actually trying to help those people, but I am afraid this thread is going to go sideways. We will see.
Collector fandom drove the ACDC LEs immediately into the "$10k by Christmas" stratosphere.
Hype brought speculators out for XM LEs as well with distributors hoarding them and people buying multiple.
There are still AV LE's available for less than original cost due to the XM LE bubble bursting.
Now we are back to collector fandom with Metallica LE. Hard core fans/collectors planned ahead, while most pre-announcement hype revolved around non-Metallica fans being upset that their favorite band wasn't getting a game.
When Stern pleasantly surprised everyone with an early announcement, including distributors, the only people able to get the LE at that point had only a few hours to get their distributor on the phone, because email and texting did not work. That lack of notice alienated a lot of people who were actually working, or any who were on the fence for more than an hour. There were even people who pre-arranged sales days or weeks in advance who got their pre-order pulled back after Stern adjusted distributor inventory.
I'll say this 5 times a day in 5 different threads. It's really a shame Stern puts customers in this predicament with the LE model. It benefits hard core fan collectors and speculators, but it causes issues with everyone else, including Stern. Remove limits on their top end model, and none of this is an issue. Stern makes more money, collectors get a cheaper game, and speculators make nothing (until the game goes out of production).
None.
Quoted from BackFlipper:There is already a poll for people who missed out.
And I didn't 'miss out'. I don't spend that kind of money on pins, sorry.
Quoted from Baiter:Collector fandom drove the ACDC LEs immediately into the "$10k by Christmas" stratosphere.
Hype brought speculators out for XM LEs as well with distributors hoarding them and people buying multiple.
There are still AV LE's available for less than original cost due to the XM LE bubble bursting.
Now we are back to collector fandom with Metallica LE. Hard core fans/collectors planned ahead, while most pre-announcement hype revolved around non-Metallica fans being upset that their favorite band wasn't getting a game.
When Stern pleasantly surprised everyone with an early announcement, including distributors, the only people able to get the LE at that point had only a few hours to get their distributor on the phone, because email and texting did not work. That lack of notice alienated a lot of people who were actually working, or any who were on the fence for more than an hour. There were even people who pre-arranged sales days or weeks in advance who got their pre-order pulled back after Stern adjusted distributor inventory.
I'll say this 5 times a day in 5 different threads. It's really a shame Stern puts customers in this predicament with the LE model. It benefits hard core fan collectors and speculators, but it causes issues with everyone else, including Stern. Remove limits on their top end model, and none of this is an issue. Stern makes more money, collectors get a cheaper game, and speculators make nothing (until the game goes out of production).
100 percent correct. Perfectly said!
Quoted from bowz:I bought 1.
My first NIB purchase.
I'll be opening the box and setting it up approx. 14 seconds after it arrives.
+1
If you are really buying it to play it, buy the premium. The LE is called limited edition for a reason not everyone will be able to get one.
Quoted from toddsolus:the poll will get skewed because the only way to see the results is to vote..
Or press "show poll results"
Quoted from Pin-Practice:Or press "show poll results"
I noticed that... 
Quoted from Rick471:Especially since no one would lie on an internet poll just to stir it up right??
Haha! I myself was wondering how many of the above votes were honest. I bet at least half the people that put 3 or more were people who were locked out.
I agree it is a shame that this game became unavailable basically within 24 hours of pricing being announced. Really unfortunate; I love the art package and backglass of the LE. Kudos to those of you that were fast and got in on this game.
Quoted from BackFlipper:In the art community, you are considered daring if you buy two of the same painting as an investment.
Wouldn't two of the same painting make at least one of them a forgery? That would be daring.
Quoted from smokedog:Weird. I could have sworn you just did what you said you don't do (calling people greedy).
Bought one for myself and/or the location.
I also think certain people are having a hard time accepting that maybe, just maybe, Stern made a pin that they themselves would love to own if it turns out to have great game play to go along with the great looks?
My nickels worth now that we no longer have the penny.
I only bought one for myself as well.
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