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Quoted from Colsond3:He’s on here also. Ivan1496.
He posts in the PinFest thread.
And I lurk around here too!
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Quoted from sagejr:Is it just me or has the hobby of collecting, buying, fixing, playing and selling pins finally “ jumped the shark”. I think it has...
interesting observation? what makes you say that? not that I disagree.
Quoted from sagejr:I’m not seeing any good deals here anymore and the volume of machines for sale has gone down. Seems like most just want to cater to the market which is wildly and highly inflated right now. But I guess that’s the new normal and the entry point for newbies. In my own mind it wasn’t like this before and I’m sure many long timers on this thread would agree. But I’m sure many of us remember when you could buy and Addams for $900! If I could only get into a Time Machine, get Lost in Space, find my way to a Space Station, land on Mars, get attacked, get revenge, take a Space Shuttle loaded full of cheap pins back to earth and go Back to the Future I’d be Ok. But I guess that’s just me Living in the twilight Zone
As a buyer/seller for 20 years I know what you're saying though I don't remember $900 Addams. Living in the past is something many of us suffer from. This is not reality. We must adjust to markets as they evolve. I've found patience to prevail over time. At least that's what worked for me but its certainty been more challenging than before. I suspect a reckoning of some type is in order. No market can sustain this growth without correction. And those corrections take place when least expected. A least that is my experiences, painfully!!! Of course I've been thinking this for 10 years and felt stupid for thinking so. I carefully navigate this market as it is. When the music stops I hope to have a set! best of luck to all with similar interests.
Quoted from mpdpvdpin:Under what conditions could you see prices leveling out? Now that’s it’s largely a collector hobby I can’t see prices changing all that much. It’s not like a new hot thing is gonna come along and operators will be throwing pins in dumpsters again.
It would seem to me that inflation itself could be that vehicle. I personally pay attention to markets and this a major concern as I hear/read. I can imagine that when overall living expenses increase rapidly expendables will be quick to go. Just an opinion as I'm hardly an economist.
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