I only consider actual condition, play count doesn't mean crap. If a game has a high play count and it is taken care of (or even restored) then the condition might not reflect how much it has been played. A lower play count game might have been neglected, or the balls scratched up and never changed, and it will actually be in worse shape.

The same thing can be said for evaluating automobiles:
"Our view is that age and miles don't matter as much as you think. Instead, it's the way the car has been taken care of during its life that makes it so important. A 5-year-old car with only 50,000 miles may have many more problems than a 10-year-old car with twice the odometer reading. It all depends on the type of vehicle, the type of owner and the type of maintenance that's been performed. This is one of the reasons why we always recommend prepurchase inspections before buying a car -- and it's why you can't judge a car's condition based solely on its age and miles."

I cld careless about number of plays on any pin.... condition is all that matters imo. I have alot of plays on my walking dead and met and they cld pass for nib .

I have over 5000 plays on my home use only Avatar. With that being said a) plays can be reset in the code and b) plays are reset when new code is downloaded. I consider most claims of "under 100 plays" or "no more than 300 plays" to mostly be lies. It is worth noting that on newer sterns you cannot clear "lifetime" earnings which is nice. You can easily tell if newer sterns have been routed or not.

Condition in relation to price is all that matters. A game with a ton of plays can still be brought back to good as new condition. I bought an Elvis that had 40,000 plays on it. It looked like absolute garbage. When I was done with it, it looked like HUO and played better than NIB.

Considering you can NEVER trust what the machine (or seller) says for total games it's a completely meaningless stat. Condition is king.

condition should be more important no matter the age, 1000 10 minute games puts more actual time on the machine then 5000 1.5 minute games, so since i suck my high plays only mean shorter games haha

As soon as the clear coat starts ghosting and chipping.

so 200?

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