I was wondering what the market can bear in terms of total NIB purchases from the "avid Pinside collectors" market. I'll run a poll (for as long as it takes) to tally up how many NIBs are likely to be purchased in a given year. (I won't close the poll) I'll post results as each block of 100 votes are counted.
1. Dates/Time Frame.
I'm loose on the dates, but I want them to be current. Feel free to pick any 12-month time frame that includes 2013, 2014, 2015 so that we are looking at "recent" numbers. (April 2014 - April 2015) or October 2013 - October 2014. Use any 12-month time frame that works for you.
2. Price.
I realize NIB purchases range from roughly $5K-$10k USD. Forgive me for picking a rough number to represent them all. I'm going to go with "$8K shipped". Please allow this $8K number to mean $5K shipped and $10K shipped for those of you paying more or less than 8K. My goal was *not* to have this be about "the total price being too high lately" -- it was really just to run a "counter" to see how many people are in the market for NIBs...
3. Titles available.
Pretend that instead of 3-5 NIBs shipping in the current 12 month time frame, that it's 9-15. (3x), and you love many of the titles.
4. Budget.
Assume your budget is your REAL current budget. Make this stone cold real.
Here's the question:
If there were MANY titles out there (not just 1-5, but 6-9) that you absolutely LOVED, how many ~$8K pins would you commit to purchase in a recent 12-month time frame?
Please aim for REAL numbers not IDEAL numbers, the REAL should come from your pinball budget and real spending habits, the IDEAL should only apply to "MANY TITLES EXIST" that you really want. What can your budget afford?
If the polling is honest, we might get a "rough sense" of what the "avid collector market on Pinside" can bear per year in terms of $$$. (Yes, this is not the "real" global market for pins, just our club on Pinside -- of those people who vote +/- troll votes...)
enjoy!
-mof