They've made a lot of them. They'll be available for a long time on the HUO market, for sure.

If you really want one, most distributors have them available and you could make a layaway deal with them to keep it reserved. Act fast, they are selling really well.

i was told by a stern distributor that they were doing another run of the pros in July

I would sell my taf to get a metallica in a heartbeat.

Hopefully you picked up that great deal on that one near you ?

I bought one in January right at the end of the last run. My first NIB pin, something I never figured I'd do. At the time, it wasn't clear if they were ever running more and I had the horrific images of Tron Mania and $8,000 Metallica pros running through my head.

My opinion is to just grab one. Its a great game, if you get one and end up wanting to unload it, its gonna sell fast.

Yep to bad u didn't grab that deal

How long is their license good for? I have a feeling they will be selling out until it expires

They made a lot of AC/DC as well and there are not many on the market. Metallica may turn out the same. The Rare Metallica seems to be the roadcase/bald guys

I've heard that their license to produce machines is valid through the end of this year

Was it an ACDC pro? Resale on that title is much softer than Metallica Pro. Too many major missing features plus the ugly Angus face. Metallica Pro looks and plays nearly the same as the Prem/LE. Demand is strong.

License is set to expire Dec 2015.

That seems like a average stern pro used price......You won't be making money on a pro when they are still available nib.

nice. They'll be pumping these out for a bit Man even the used met pro price is bloated when you can get a nib pretty aggressively priced.

I have decided to grab a MT Pro NIB from this LED run. Any must have protectors or mods I need to go ahead and grab? Was thinking of putting on some under cab LEDs, & a few of the other Mezel mods still available. (Sparky wire, grave arches, speakers).

you could do the cliffy's, all the mezel mods

snake fangs and tongue sticker are must do (Down with the turtle!) and the anti-airball sparky plastic. Really, you should dive into the Metallica owners thread.

I want my METLE back badly! My hope is that Stern produces more Premiums as my 2nd choice after MET LE would be a road case premium. MET is the next game I'm saving for.

I got the whole Pinbits protector set in clear which comes with the longer Sparky protector. It was good excuse to expose some bulbs as I found some of my LEDS loose and not lighting.

I sold it at that price for two reasons:

1. To get the money to buy a good Honda Fit in the near future.

2. There are a LOT of armchair salesmen here. People talk like you can buy a machine, put a couple mods on it, and sell it for 10% more than you spent on the game. I'm here to tell you right here, right now, that is NOT the case. That MetPro I had went for sub-$5000, and it had a ColorDMD, custom sound system, DD Sparky, and about 14 other mods. On top of that, that game had 350 plays.

Yeah, I get it, you don't get much for mods if anything, but the ColorDMD, sound system, and DD Sparky were some premium mods. I didn't take a belt buckle and put it near the in lanes and call it a premium mod; I had 2 very premium mods - ones that you could flat out argue should add to a game's price - and a sound system that would make ANY "kit in a box" sound as flat as a 1 week old soda.

And FTR, I had others offer me at least $5000 for that game. I got hit with at least 4 phone calls in under 30 minutes for that Metallica, but I held true to the first person that contacted me, and I took an even bigger loss because my integrity is more important to me than a couple hundred extra bucks. You can't buy integrity, and I refuse to give mine away.

I will say this though: my charity days are over. MetPro was it. I'm not cutting my wrists vertically anymore to bleed generosity in this community. That ended lastnight.

NPO the Honda Fit is a great vehicle. Its not gonna turn heads but it's gonna get great mpg & never break down.

Your MET went sub $5 due to timing IMO. You sold after the Kiss & Rob Zombie announcement. Plus you waited until the game was back in production. I think a few mos ago or early 2016 would have turned out better for you but we are taking about only a few hundie anyway so I wouldnt fret too much.

Yep heck of a deal I wld have paid 5 no problem and probably more towards 5500 for that exact pin if I didn't yave one already. If I do the ssme stuff you had it cost me over 6k easy so someone definitely got a deal especially if they love them mods which most do anyhow

Sounds like his should have gone for a bit more anyway, but I'm one of the ones that's interested in Metallica and have been slowed down on it after the RZ announcement (the limit forces priority, and I expect it to have far superior art to any Metallica). I have a couple tickets on the PP Pro raffle...perhaps I'll get lucky :p

For the record, that was not towards you directly. A lot of things have been building in this community that have irritated and upset me, and that was just the "last straw".

Edited - I've bitched enough. In the end, it's only pinball .

Sheesh, suck it up buttercup, whinge much?
It's pinball, win some, not win some, if this is the most heinous thing to happen to you this year then you're not doing too badly after all.

This is why I passed on a handful of used met pro's.......

well it may be coming..... Stern posted this just recently.

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Used are higher bc of nice expensive mods so if you plan on doing all the same mods save some money and buy a huo with everything done bc alot of these m8ds are very expensive

Didn't you list the game at asking of $5k? If so...then wouldn't you of just waited until the game sold? I guess I don't get the issue on why you sold it low, if you have an asking price, stick to it, and the first person to low ball you, you don't have to accept. I have no idea what happened though....

well to a point. Just like a used car with mods doesn't sell high. To me mods are meh. I won't pay much extra for a mod readily available and easy to get and install. If it was a rare mod, then okay. But like the snake tongue and teeth? I won't pay for that..that is ridiculous. THis is a hobby, things lose value once they are unboxed. If you buy nib games to increase value then don't open them. Unless a game becomes popular and hard to find, I don't understand why everyone/game has to make a profit when sold. Do I enjoy profit on a sale? yes. But I also know my nib games won't be making me money, but to pay a few hundred to play for x months/years and be able to sell it, is a great return.

well to a point. Just like a used car with mods doesn't sell high. To me mods are meh. I won't pay much extra for a mod readily available and easy to get and install. If it was a rare mod, then okay. But like the snake tongue and teeth? I won't pay for that..that is ridiculous. THis is a hobby, things lose value once they are unboxed. If you buy nib games to increase value then don't open them. Unless a game becomes popular and hard to find, I don't understand why everyone/game has to make a profit when sold. Do I enjoy profit on a sale? yes. But I also know my nib games won't be making me money, but to pay a few hundred to play for x months/years and be able to sell it, is a great return.

I get that but If a huo met has a color dmd, powdered Armor, creeping death, shaker and custom sparky for 5500 ill take that over a nib for 4800 any day bc I am going to put all them mods on anyhow which with the cost of the pin will be well over 6k so y not buy at 5500 to save yourself money?

I am nearly certain more premiums will be coming soon... Bring on Roadcase premiums with Alt translite (or a Ride the lightning middle finger edition similar to what Stern did with Luci)

Sure. It works if your mod taste is the same as that persons. Just like a modded car. THe buyer that will buy it, has the same taste as the seller. Which is rare, but happens.