Quoted from brucipher:I don't get your math. A P3 machine with the Weird Al module would be $8300 + $3000 = $11,300. Isn't a stern Premium machine like $8600 to your door on a good day? Therefore $8600 + $8600 = $17,200.00. So you could get the P3 machine ($8300), plus Weird Al ($3000), plus Heist ($2750), plus another module ($2500) for a total of $16,550 (less than 2 premiums)?
My point was "about" the same (I was going off the top of my head as I hadn't actually put the numbers into a spreadsheet to compare). I was thinking around $16K for 2 new premiums if you shop around and you can buy those from dealers out of state (no sales tax) and free shipping (I live in TX, so no way out of paying sales tax on a P3). I'd also want game specific artwork and plastics, but unclear to me if these are included with the add-on modules or if they cost extra. For WA at $11,300 plus a $2750 module I'm at $14,050 + $1160 in sales tax + I'm guessing about $250 in shipping which totals $15,460 (a little less, but about the $16K I'd be into P3 for).
Regardless, for anyone if you are only looking at a single pin/title then they higher up-front cost might be tough for many to swallow. My main point, however, is that if you purchase at least one additional game module you're at a break-even point, and beyond that you are significantly ahead. Now it just comes down to preferences of having 2 separate pins you can play at all times or converting your one pin (assuming you are limited in budget and space).
Fort Worth, TX
