While I was reading “PinGreed” thread, I was thinking of something nobody talks about, and I hope my wife never figures out. If you think pinball is expensive now, consider what holding a game for 10+ years really costs you. Google “hypothetical historical return calculator” and take your pick; I used this one:
https://financial-calculators.com/historical-investment-calculator
Now put the cost of your game and the year you bought it, and make sure you set “one time investment” to “YES”. I’ll use my LOTR as an example. $4300 invested in the DOW from 2004 to 2020 would have left me with $13,327. NASDAQ: $25,475. So, there’s the “real cost”: the hefty profit I missed out on by sitting on my LOTR for 16 years.
I’m not an investor, and I’ve pissed away more than $4300 in 16 years in beer alone, so this isn’t a lecture. I have no ragrets, I know I deferred my retirement a few years buying pins. This is just a counterpoint to the “greed” commentary. If I was really greedy, I’d never have started with pinball.
Conway, NH
