Just did a quick google search for MM, wikipedia says that NIB had an appoximate cost of $3000. I'd think there would be a price list somewhere with this information.

Roughly a little over $3K NIB. You could pick up most, in used condition, a year or two later from auctions for about $1K. Sigh! Those were the days!

WMS buyouts also sold games like CV, NGG and others for $2K NIB.

I saw a NIB MM buy back at the Knoxville auction in '97. The operator only wanted $3500. Everybody, including myself, didn't want it because nobody didn't really know much about it.

Late 1970's solid state Gottliebs about $1800. High Speed around $2200, Black Knight $2400, Medieval Madness $3600.

Of course considering the amount of pins made in your time frame, precious few have gone through the roof.

LTG : )

did they sell them retail or are those prices what coin operators paid (possibly at a discount for bulk)? either way, more reason to build that damn time machine.

Retail for collectors and small business operators. Distributors and *big time operators* got them much cheaper.

Yep, you could get a MM for $2700.

or a CC for $1500 when they were closing them out.