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Need Advice: which game to get rid of for JB or GZ- TWD, MET, or IMDN

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1 year ago


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#1 1 year ago

I am thinking about getting a James Bond Premium or Godzilla premium. My dilemma is I never want to sell games, especially good ones, but I am starting to run tight on space and with the current pricing of NIB games I feel I should let one go before buying a new game. The games I have considered selling are Metallica pro, The Walking Dead premium, or Iron Maiden premium.

The first game that comes to mind to sell is Metallica Pro. This is the game I've had the longest BUT the reason this is my first pick to sell is because every time I play it I feel that the whole purpose of the game is to get into Crank It Up. Does anyone feel this is the only purpose of the game or is there another enjoyable strategy to play the game?

I have always been a huge Sean Connery James Bond fan but my concern with the James Bond game is that it is too new to know how good it will really end up being. I heard Lonnie Ropp is on code and he hasn't had the best reputation for doing good code.

Any thoughts, input, and opinions welcomed!

#6 1 year ago
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:

If you can afford it, hold onto your game until the James Bond or Godzilla is ready to ship. That's a tough call, but I'd let MET go.

That's a good point! I'll have to ask my distributor what their payment policy is but I think it's 100% due at time of order.

Quoted from Darth_Chris:

I had met pro for 7 years before I let it go for exactly the same reason you just said.
It's an amazing game but when you played it too much and weeks passed and you don't play it much anymore it's time to let go.

Yes, it's an amazing game, I've had a lot of fun with it but it's just grown stale on me. It doesn't get played much and when I play it it's kind of boring because I'm just going for Crank It Up and I've played CIU so many times it's just not fun anymore.

#7 1 year ago

Thanks to everyone who replied! It sounds like we are all on the same page; it's a tough choice but MET would be the first to go.

I guess the next question is what is a nice modded HUO MET LED pro worth? I'll have to look more at the recently listed and archived games and see what's similar to mine.

I added the following:

1.) aftermarket cabinet sub
2.) aftermarket backbox speakers
3.) amplified equalizer for backbox speakers
4.) amplified equalizer for cabinet sub
5.) color dmd
6.) shaker motor
7.) spinners at the orbits like the premium
8.) neon green plastic protectors
9.) snake mod
10.) graveyard crosses.

#10 1 year ago
Quoted from KJL:

I wouldn't let MET go for the JB I have played. GZ different story. But sounds like you're ready to let go so GLWS.

I like JB but think it's too early to determine how good of a game it will end up being. GZ is proven and is a solid game for sure!

#12 1 year ago
Quoted from Taygeta:

I had a MET premium for 5 years and loved it, but let it go for the same reasons you listed: CIU is the entire point of the game and it feels like a chore/chopping wood getting there.
It got to the point where I’d start a MB, qualify CIU, then purposefully drain to single ball to start CIU. MET is a classic, but I feel the code has been outclassed by many modern Spike2 games and I don’t regret letting mine go at all.
James Bond is ok, will improve as code develops, but GZ is a masterpiece.
I vote let go of MET, get a GZ premium. You should be able to get around 8K for your Met in this crazy market.

Crazy to think of MET as a classic but it is and like you said it's been outclassed by the modern Stern games. I will miss mine but won't regret selling if that makes sense.

I do think James Bond is pretty decent as is and will improve as code develops but the wild card is how much better will it get. GZ has proven it is an awesome game and I think it's too early to say if JB will be considered awesome once the dust settles and when code is finalized. I was also thinking around 8k for MET from the little bit of research I did. Crazy times, prices, and market for sure!

#31 1 year ago
Quoted from Pinballlew:

My vote is too keep them all if money isn’t the factor. Those are all fantastic games IMO. If room is the reason, is there enough room to fold one game up and place it behind a set up game and the wall? Then you could rotate one in and one out to change things up. Just a idea. Good luck with whatever choice you go with though.

I like all three games and would like to keep all three but the reason to let one go is two-fold: room and money. I wanted to get a premium of either JB or GZ but they are getting close to $10k. That is a lot of money for me to justify adding another "toy" to the collection, I haven't been playing the games I mentioned and the sale of one of them would make buying a $10k game more justifiable.

I could make room for another game but I am starting to get a little tight on space. In the past I have thought about folding up a game and rotating in and out so I like the idea but the price of these NIB games is so high I feel I need to sell one if I'm going to buy another one. I want to get my bathroom remodeled and one of these games is going to cost more than paying someone to remodel my bathroom!

#32 1 year ago
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Ha ha, buying a drunk a drink!

Quoted from SirMachismo:

I am out of room and just proposed a variant of your suggestion

You know what they say, great minds think alike!

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