Quoted from Lobo2k:Anyways I have a few simple questions if hope to get some input on before buying.
1). Are newer games worth the sticker generally? Looking at the top 100 quite a few seen a lot more recent..
I think yes. Everyone has different tastes so you need to play and decide yourself but newer games can have great rules and great lighting/sound effects that blow older games away.
2). On that note, are new ones ever released that are stinkers? I look at the Beatles playfield for example and it looks insanely simplistic.... Reading some reviewers comments seemed to confirm my suspicions
Some can be worse than others. I don't think Beatles is bad, don't judge a book by it's cover. Unless you can play it and decide for yourself Beatles is very fun and also a game like TNA look simple but more than meets the eye.
Stinker maybe WWE but can't say myself because I have yet to play. I have probably played 90% of the pins made in the last 10 years. I think 20% are GREAT. 40% are very good and 20% are good and 20% are so-so.
3). Do machines generally hold value? I'm asking because I'm thinking of going big on a limited (looking at batman 66, Ghostbusters, Deadpool or Metallica). In the marketplace ppl generally seem to be asking close to MSRP from what I can tell ... Does that affect reality?
I've also noticed a lot of games ppl ask more than original MSRP ... Provided they are kept in good shape do a lot of these go up?
people can ask whatever they want doesn't mean it sells at that price, in general most games would sell for less than they sold for new. For example I got a ST premium 6 months old cost me $5700 when it was new at $6700 (?) and the pin looks as good as new. Now some of the for sale games might have mods added like color DMD which adds value. I think (in general) I'd like to save $500-1000 when I buy a used pin. If its much less than $500 why bother buying used when you can get new with a full warranty and less plays. (unless you are also getting serious mods).
