All I know these days in regards to pinball pricing is that buying a pin is far better than putting the same amount of money in a bank hoping to earn interest. I get to play a game I love and then when the time comes that I have a desire to sell it or life needs dictate so, I almost never lose money. Sure, some games go through "Cold Spells" where it feels like the value has gone down, but what other collectible out there seems to just keep going up in value? Classic cars seem to fit the mold as cited a few posts back.

In my case, buying games "relatively cheap", cleaning them up and playing them for a year or so before moving them on allows me to keep fueling my hobby. Have I bought some duds - sure. Games I paid too much for or games that were basket cases that ended up costing too much in the end - sure.

But overall, it does seem like the value keeps going up over time.

Just my 2 cents. (Next week that will be worth 3 cents)

Yikes what? I buy games at a price that makes sense to me at the time, I play them for a while and then I sell them, usually below what the pinside average is. If the market dictates that that price has risen since I bought it, what is the problem with that?

Should I sell my Twilight zone for $800 just because that's what I paid for I back in 1999?

Haha...if I was anywhere near Texas...hmm

You must have one hell of a bank....Cause most savings accounts pay out next to nothing in interest.

Despite that, yes, I have a savings account.
But I also know that I can tie up some of my money in pinball and actually end up making out way better percentage wise when I decide to sell as long as I bought smart in the first place. (Case in point, I've never bought new in box for good reason)

Definitely not a substitute. ..but I swear I make more picking change out of games I buy than interest from a savings account.

It would be interesting to compare some run of the mill stock values from one year to the next vs. Pinball price increases through.....hmm