Nice example I would say around $2700 but condition should be
very good with no problems.

Have you seen the game in person?

In CA a "nice" SS would run you in the 3500-3800 range. I wouldnt sell one for any less.

CA. at the moment is pretty high on Pins from what I have seen.

Agreed; and closer to the higher number with no fade, a nice but not perfect PF, and perhaps a few mods.

So,He is expecting more than 3k I see does he have it listed for sale
anywhere?The reason i'm asking is this will help determine how the
selling process is going around him or his area.

I cant imagine Boston being much cheaper.

Agree totally....Is there fade in the green on the cabinet? Skull pile LED's? Dancing Boggie men? Hows the playfield. 3k would be like stealing one unless the playfield was beat. If it is truely nice i'd go upto $3200-3400 & see if he accepts.

This is what he's talking about but you would have to purchase the
book or know someone who has it.http://user.xmission.com/~daina/pinlist_info.html
I don't understand some sellers why they would do that instead of just putting
a price on the darn thing and making it easier on everyone..He's taking offers
is what it sounds like to me.

I'd offer $3200 & see what he replies. You could always just walk away. If he accepts $3200 is a great deal for a SS assuming its in nice condition like you said.

If the Pin is going to be in your collection for quite sometime
then it would be a good move to offer around that.

Man is it ever! Everything seems overpriced, I keep telling myself that I cant afford one right now anyway and I should just save up so if they go down I can get a nice one.

SS is worth every penny of that. I have too much money into mine but it's a blast.

I was out in California a few weeks ago and wanted to buy a system80 ish machine for my brother, and the price are HIGH out there. Really don't know why.

I paid more then 3k for mine but was in great shape. one on ebay just went for 4300
i do not feel bad paying around that much as they are rare to pop up.

mine had all led's dancing boogies, cliffys, led skull pile

I wouldn't sell mine for less than $4k as I haven't seen it go for less than that in northern cal.

In a rising pinball market, price guides are generally low--as the data is a rear view mirror indicator: in a printed book, the price he quoted you is nearly a year old (which is good for you).

However somethings not adding up: you offered 3K and he balked (even though that's the 2011 Mr. Pinball price evidently).

One thing I've never understood through this thread, how nice of an example this one: any cabinet fade or PF wear? Any mods? That all makes a difference of course.

I never saw a nice one for less than $3600 when I was looking last year.

Webfat traded for a sample. I think it was valued at 3k trade and that was in the last 3 months. It is a very pretty game, but considered easy.

I would pay about 3300-3500 for a nice one.

I've been looking for one for a while now and I would say it would be (beater)2800-3500(nice). They don’t pop up as often as some titles so it wouldn’t be unheard of to find someone paying 4k on occasion out of desperate hunger for that title. Thats what drives the crazy ebay prices.

In the end its always worth what an individual is willing to pay for it.

I went the extra mile with mine and had it "pimped" so if I ever sell it I would eat some $$$ unless someone appreciated it. It's a fun pin! Excellent use of space on the playfield IMO.

That's what I paid for mine (plus $270 shipping). Unrestored, unmodded, original SS that was never routed. Perfect PF, cabinet and art. Only needed a few minor things, which you pinsiders helped me with!

Indeed!!!

In my area a few smaller distributors/sellers quickly buy reasonably priced pins shop em and sell them for much more than what they go for on average and people always seem to buy them.

Fairly easy, but not MB easy, for example (IMHO).

Completing Scared Stiff doesn't happen very often.

All things considered, I find it just plain fun.