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Pinball in 2018: a price-gouging money grab, or still deals out there?

By Colsond3

5 years ago


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    • Most prices are out of control and obnoxious. 100 votes
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    #13 5 years ago

    I don’t know - I see two things happening in the hobby on the upper end and the lower end.

    On the upper end, we have seen prices come DOWN on many titles - MM, MB, SMLE, TronLE, CC, BBB, AFM, Luci, etc. Most of these are all due to remakes, threat of remakes or vault editions.

    On the lower end, prices are simply adjusting to demand (more people in the hobby) and the rising prices of the new titles. $6-$12k is a huge chunk of cash to buy a new game. This has caused many of the “B” and “C” titles to increase significantly in the recent years.

    #39 5 years ago
    Quoted from Colsond3:

    Like TFTC for instance. Great game, and not so easy to find anymore. Even so, it’s just crazy to me that I see them listed between $4000 and $5000, when my friend had a minty one that he bought just a year and a half ago at Pinfest for 2500 in great shape. The pin has nearly doubled.

    Why is this crazy? TFTC is an exceptional game - much better than several BLY/WMS games that cost $1-$2k more. If anything, I think this title has been underpriced and is starting to equalize.

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