Ok.. thank you for this information.. So logically speaking any Q3 ship deposits/invoicing should not realistically expect a delivery notification before Q1 2022. I can get back to my life now and start looking again in Jan/Feb 22

I have owned my Alien for close to two months and while I really enjoy the game, there are a bunch of games on the horizon so after spending some time with Alien, I have decided to list it for sale. I got mine in June and it plays 100%. I added wide body voodoo glass, Titans, swapped out the gen 2 skinny stand ups for Williams 3d targets, and completed many of the fixes outlined in this thread. It currently has 126 plays. Current code is 2.2. I am looking for a cash only / local deal. I am not looking to ship the pin at this time. If anyone is interested, let me know.

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Here is a link to my most recent stream of Alien:

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Looks like my ship has come in!

No tracking number . For those with experience , does FED EX call?

Pinside can breath a sigh of relief as i will no longer have to bitch about this!

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I believe I got an email stating I would get a call to schedule delivery. It was very quick from the time I got notified until it was delivered. I got a call about 1-2 days after I got the email. You can also call FedEx and ask them to look it up. Delivery too roughly 3-4 days. I am on the east coast so I suspect a few more days for west coast.

I got an email first since I have a fedex account, and it gave delivery time options for even the next day

Congratulations! FedEx was super quick - I got a text message from them asking to schedule delivery before I even got a tracking number from CoinTaker. Given you are in PA, you should be enjoying it this weekend!

Got my shipping notification too from Cointaker on my Q1 order this morning.

I just got my shipping notification to this morning.

They have my old address though..

If there's some better game on the horizon than this, I'm sure not seeing it.

Got mine this morning as wellm had to call and get it delayed as i am out of state this week. I am the second to last Q1 machine i beleive.

LV details coming September 24th!

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Hmmm..the prices went up

I frequently move games in and out for streaming and my wife and I had a chance to play several new machines at SFGE. Alien is a great game and I have enjoyed my time with it, just looking to free up funds for a game in the future. My wife is obsessed with GnR after playing it at SFGE and I really enjoyed it too so that one is possibly in our future. With rumors floating about Godzilla, BTTF, etc, I just want to be ready. I have beaten the Alien wizard mode, played and almost beat the wizard mode for Aliens, and was 1 super jackpot shot away from All out War multiball mode. Again, Alien is a great game and selling it will give someone else the chance to enjoy it as well.

I thought he was Pinside’s favorite house guest?…

Looks like those that got in early were smart. These are some hefty price increases. The LV upgrades better be worth the extra 2k or I may be out.

I get some part prices are increasing but these pinball manufacturers better get these price hikes under control soon or their sales are going to plummet. My paycheck isn't even coming close to keeping up.

Yeah, love how they just kind of glossed over the fact they just raised the price $800 overnight.

Cointaker has not adjusted prices on their website yet.

Ouch. I'm assuming those prices don't include shipping either

Raising the price $800 overnight without acknowledging it and with an explanation (increase in parts or business conditions) isnt good business IMO.

Be up front , acknowledge it, and address whether shipping is now included. This release makes them look secretive and sheepish about the increase. Transparency is the best policy.

Damn... your problem is you're just too damn good!! I have 22 games and I suck at all of them. This keeps them fresh and always fun to play. hahahahaha

That is more than before, right? I may be out. Disappointing.

Note to pinball manufacturers. The demand and pricing for your products isn't inelastic.

Glad I grabbed a Q2 at $7700. Had been thinking about cancelling my SV and just getting an LV instead, but at a $3k premium now...

I think I paid $500 for shipping. This price increase was inevitable and expected. I was wondering how they were keeping it at $7777 for so long with the global increase of materials and shipping costs. Needless to say, I'm glad I jumped in early despite the issues I had to work through. Like I said before, working through the issues were part of the fun.

So us early birds who put down deposits months ago are also paying the increase or only new buyers???

Yeah be nice for some transparency as stated above. This damn LV better be earth moving...lol.

All that may be true but $800?! With Covid spiking again and governments tapped out on the stimulus spicket, many of us are going to have to reevaluate these purchases.

My job isn't guaranteed and I'm not getting 10% raises year over year to keep up with these never ending price hikes and inflationary pressures everywhere.

My issue is more about how they announced it. Acknowledge it, address it, and move on.

Agreed!!!!!

BTTF

Not on the SV. It says as of now. The LV only put $1 down. Those will be the new price as well as any new SV orders going forward. We always knew the prices seemed low...sucks though

Agreed. Melissa has always been fair and transparent on things when I've dealt with her.

I just think the increase is on the high end of the scale and that Pinball Bros. didn't help themselves by avoiding acknowledging or addressing the elephant in that news release.

Price increase was inevitable and every manufacturer is doing it. JJP bumped the price of GNR LE by $1k overnight, very early in the run. Stern has an upcoming price hike that is supposed to be significantly larger than their typical annual price bump.

Cato shared some of their frustrations with me on electronic components - one particular component, that is used in many parts of the machine, went up 50x overnight. I've seen similar things first hand when I tried to order a run of assembled PCBs from China - the component prices went up so much compared to a year ago that I thought there was a typo. This is happening in every industry right now.

It does have me rethinking my plan to upgrade my SE to an LV. It will really have to knock my socks off.

That PB pic shows an open egg pop.. that's not on the SV game.. one of the new LV features?

yes sir....agreed as well.

Might have to use my $1500 deposit for the new gilligan's island.

I think we all get prices on some components are increasing but an $800 price increase without acknowledging and addressing what you basically said isn't the best way of handling it IMO.

My question is, when global supply chains eventually return to a more normal and prices on this stuff also normalize, are pinball manufacturers going to lower their prices? They are walking a bit of a slippery slope assuming customers will all take these massive increases in stride and keep buying.

As stated earlier, there are significant inflationary pressures throughout the economy even on essentials like food, gas, etc. People's paychecks arent even coming close to keeping up with all of it and discretionary, entertainment items like pinball machines may start feeling that sooner than later.

It will be amazing for the 3k more.....lighted side cabinets with storage for beer, 6 subwoofers, larger screen, signed plaque from SW worth 2k , smoke machine and a dripping goo side mod that spits it at you during game play......LOL

Based on that, I think I just found a leaked photo of the LV:

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Compared to My Mando LE Alien SV looks 10times more complex and more fun to play

I love my Alien and the service is great! Thanks to Cato!

7777.00 was too low, I made a super deal with Melissa at day 2

Does pinball brothers gonna make a Limited version of Alien ?

Yes, check their Facebook page

or here....

Yea, I'd hate to bother Melissa but I was on the first list and rolled my ~1500 into LV#2 but since it's been pushed back further...I can only assume we have to pay the higher price. Shoulda kept my OG, grabbed the SE, paid my 1 dollar on a LV and sold the SE lol, or buy another OG...it's looking more affordable! haha

Lol. I wish that were the case. Some games completely break me and I can’t get rid of them fast enough. Every once in a while the stars line up. Those games are usually followed by the worst games I have ever had.

BTW, I spent 14 years living in Lake Forest, CA and hope all is well out your way. I don’t miss the traffic but I do miss the a lot of other things.

I share the concern that these price hikes, which are at least partly due to higher component costs, will not get rolled back when the components get back to their normal levels. Especially in this hobby that seems to be growing by the day with people with deeper and deeper pockets. The prices of toppers pre-Covid was already escalating at an alarming rate. The next couple of years will be really interesting.

Yeah I did the same thing as you....LV 20-ish or so...gonna be a 12 month wait for final product from our deposits date....damn who woulda thought...

Not bailing until the announcement and hope it's more than just cosmetics....

Okay, so when we get the pin in our hot little hands, is there a link to download the latest code?

Found it!

https://pinballbrothers.freshdesk.com/support/home

Yeah same here but nowadays 10 K for a game is the norm and since I owned it before it’s a great game! Maybe I can ask Melissa back 1499 lol So I can make interest on that money for another year LOL