Quoted from youdontknowme:did machines level off in 2008, 2009? there wasn't any crazy increase, but you still had your "make a buck" guys that ran around,
snagged up the craigslist deals, just to windex them and flip them on the same site.
i've been waiting for this bubble to pop since the 2010s. i have a bad feeling i'll be waiting a long time with what people
pay for now: site unseen, game unplayed, and all that. limited rush powdercoat: black. wow. thanks. but the flipping
of limited titles will do nothing but cause st3rn/JJP/spooky to constantly increase the MSRP.
when dealers have to pay 20% over cost to buy a jurassic park in today's market, you know there's a bigger problem.
I don't know - I do know the early days of the internet and before reproduction art was available, pinballs were crazy cheap. I think someone posted on another thread a really good breakdown - it depends on the pinball being sold. If it's relatively rare, wanted by a lot of people, and popular, the prices are going to keep going up. If it's easy to find, and popular, prices are pretty level. If it's common and not very popular, you might find a bargain. That said, I've got a Centaur for sale that will test that theory.
But for new pins, I haven't a clue. It's not my market or interest.