After waiting for what feels like far too long my wife & I are finally ready to purchase a NIB Metallica Premium (Road Case edition, I know everyone wants the Monsters version but she's a rocker and a giant road case is very cool for us <I play guitar and used to be in bands, owned several flight cases> - though I"ll have to replace the translite ASAP!) )......

Now that we are ready to buy it seems they aren't so easy to find new (either version) today as they were at this time last year - I figured that Stern would continue to manufacture premiums for some time to come (with the new LED Pro Met announced as well as Lucy and LED AC/CD pro models announced rather recently)....

We stopped at a distrib in TX recently as unfortunately we both are patients at a regional cancer center that's just minutes away from a large Stern dealer but it figures that now that we were ready to buy - No machines are to be had at that dealer! (the best they could do would be possibly a demo model is seems and the price was the same as when they were selling them new right near $7k).

Does anyone know what one would expect to pay for a Metallica Premium at this time (NIB)? I am afraid that the price may be more than in the past if production has ceased & stock is limited - even last year I never did come across a great deal or perhaps we would have gotten one by now & now that time's critical if they are truly never to be produced again we have to try to track down a premium Met RC and hope that we can get a decent deal.

What's tough to swallow is that we've paid enough in medical costs , deductibles, travel in just the past year to have bought a machines but that's another story - at least my wife did NOT have to undergo a stem cell transplant as planned last year so getting a NIB pinball machine would just be a bonus i guess a very nice bonus though - hope we can track something down and at a decent cost (funny how perspective can change once life is turned upside down at a moment's notice, if we can't find one , life goes on - i don't let the little things bother me so much anymore these days, ha)

I"m anxious to see which distributors call me back tomorrow, i just left messages for 3 dealers after work tonight.

Thanks for any current pricing info!

Here are 3 good distributors to check with:

Pinball Refinery (Gio)
Game Exchange of Colorado (JJ)
Tilt Amusements (Trent)

Best of luck

Damn, that means I have to get one quick then. I have been saving but the fact that they quit making them means I have to get going.

The game is still listed on the 'in production' part of the site

http://sternpinball.com/games/metallica/premium

All they're doing is allowing demand to build before the next run. They still have to make TWD Pros and LEs, and then MMr. No reason to confirm right now that more Mets are coming and possibly suck demand from current TWD. I'd hope they'd make another Premium akin to Lucy, since the current monsters is quite similar to the Pro.

Next run of Premium METs will be a new version! Similar to what they did with Luci on AC/DC.

Hmmm
Interesting

New run of MET's is tentatively scheduled Dec/Jan.

Is this a guess or do you have insider info? Don't know what the sunglasses emoticon means.

I have a Brand new custom Roadcase Metallica pinball machine I am customizing if anyone is interested.

mods
Custom lazer etched hinges and side rails
Custom Painted sparky
Marshall ramp amp mod
Custom pop bumper caps
Graveyard entrance mod
Mirror Blades
Upgraded subwoofer system
Shaker motor
Custom Topper
Back Box Led kit
Speaker Led kit
Skulls on speakers
Chrome flipper bats and flipper buttons
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IMHO the roadcase edition with the premium monsters translite looks fantastic!

Is that with a new art package?

I like both premium cabinets but the roadcase translite is horrendous. Is the premium monsters translite available from Stern? If so, that would be the way to go for sure.

Yes!

Thanks for the listing of the 3 distributors - I've tried 2 already - waiting for a response on each and will try the 3rd.

It makes sense that there may be future runs (updated) but I guess a Road Case option may not be available if future runs do come thru.

We are also at the point now to where we've been waiting so long (life goes by quickily, time to act).

I have a feeling that if anyone does have one in stock it's going to be full retail as they are difficult to find - what would you all expect as the best price for the moment considering the lack of stock?

I think i've found 1 at $7k.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GIBMSWI

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GIBMSWI
2 left NIB... Hurry!!!

http://flipperfidelity.com/review/product/list/id/277/category/41/

$7k seems to be a bit on the high side.

Call JJ at(303) 288-6500

http://gameexchange.biz/search?q=metallica

Ask for the Pinside discount code
This will 100% be your best option
Enjoy

Better than Cointaker?

I spoke toGame Exch and a few others on this thread - none have a RC in stock (though still waiting for 2 to return my call). - quite a few Prem Monsters out there NIB however.

btw if someone wanted a prem Monsters, the DD Ltd Ed at Game Exch seems to be the best deal at the moment.

I guess it's either pay the $7,100 RC - Amazon

OR go with a Monsters (not really an option for us though as we wanted a Road Case since it was announced - for those into music / gear, a giant road case is too cool of course with an alternate translite however)

OR wait to see if another run comes thru which i have a feeling won't include Road Case's as nobody seems to want a RC besides us.

Get the version you want... if you are already paying $6500+ a few hundred more for the exact one you want is really not bad. I say go for it and Enjoy!!

http://www.pinballs.com/

Automated will shave $250-$300 off the $7095 if paid via check or wire

wow, so i had to sleep all evening to be up near all night for work and now that I just finished up with work I just checked Amazon & while still in stock the RC models went up in price apparently after midnight to $7,495 !

I was planning on depositing a check to be able to purchase on our debit card (which would include a ton of rewards points) & order once the funds were posted - hopefully tonight / tomorrow - guess now i'll just try to get some more sleep and forget about it for a while .

@FullBlown - I'll look into Pinballs.Com (hope unlike Game Exchange their site is accurate and a RC is actually avail - the price is ok and free shipping it seems) - maybe Amazon will revert the price back down to $7,095 (I have no idea how often their pricing moves around).

Isn't half the fun the buying experience? ha

Michael at flipper fidelity has one listed.

No offence, but after having the price repeatedly creep up on you it seems the lesson should be "you snooze, you lose" , or "strike while the iron is hot".

That being said, if you are patient Stern will either make more or a HOU will EVENTUALLY come up for sale locally enough that you can make a deal work (though that might take a decade if you live where I live ).

They are routinely on eBay for $7100 with free shipping from gameroomguys. There is one on there now. If you call them directly you should be able to get it for less than $7k. They are not the cheapest distributor compared to JJ and the other Pinside ones but if you don't want to wait to save a few hundred $'s it's not a bad deal.

Buy with Confidence with Automated (pinballs.com)
Prices are what they post, they do not really negotitate but at least you will get the version you want.
Mike does respond on weekends as well to orders.

Too bad Game Exchange doesnt have one in stock

Metallica will become sterns modern day medieval madness.. The total package with custom art, music, new toys they never had done before, and great code. It's the total package!

call all of them.
http://www.sternpinball.com/find-a-retailer
http://www.sternpinball.com/find-a-dealer/?dealer=&city=&state=&country=United+States

Good luck, I hope you enjoy it! Congratulations for being persistent and making the rounds. It sounds like you have been rewarded

enjoy a great great game