Price of NIB pins &quot;back in the day&quot;

I'd like to compile a list of game prices over time, adjusted for inflation to see how much things have really changed over time. http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?

Can you supply us with the year, the game title, it's NIB price (no tax, no shipping)

The goal is to include standard retail pricing only -- (not closeout pricing, not distributor cost, no discounts, etc.)

Any year, any title is fine. Just help us paint a picture...

If you know of links to compilations that are already complete, feel free to link it as well.

If you can snap and share a pic of the receipt, that would be a bonus...

thanks!
-mof

(other threads)
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-did-90s-era-pins-sell-for-new

Post last edited 8 years ago.

#2 9 years ago

FIL

pinballphil

Pinside+ Frequent

Romeoville, IL

11y 46,050 223 5

In 1999 I paid $3995 plus tax for my RFM one week before they closed them out for $2995. I remember Twilight Zones were closed out for $1995 and Dirty Harrys for $1695.

#3 9 years ago

MOF

mof

NIB LIST

date,title,price,adjusted-for-inf-to-2014
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?

Lowest Adjusted Price:2007,FGY,$3400,

$3301
Highest Adjusted Price:1992,TAF,$3500,

$5938

1971,Williams EM Gold Rush,$834,$4902
1978,Mars Trek,$895,$3301 <-- low
1979,KISS,$1800,$5902
1980,Big Game,$2025,$5850
1989,Jokerz,$2595,$4954
1992,TAF,$3500,$5938 <-- high
1997,MM,$3400,$5047
1998,MB,$3200,$4673
1999,RFM,$3995,$5708
2003,TSPP,$3695,$4780
2006,LOTR,$3750,$4428
2007,FGY,$3400,$3903

Inflation Calc:
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?

Updating the HI/LOW for 2019 = ~$3500/$6400

Post last edited 4 years ago.

#4 9 years ago

STU

sc204

Inactive member

Hauppauge, NY

10y 41,150 599 4

TAFG and STTNG 1994 both were $4500 NIB and picked up not shipped.

Stuart

#5 9 years ago

EJS

Eric_S

Pinside+ Frequent

Oshkosh, WI

11y 131K 1,719

In 2008 I bought Family Guy NIB for $3950 shipped.

#6 9 years ago

MOF

mof

How should I account for:

1. did you pay tax?
2. did you pay shipping (to your home -- not a required fee to ship to the distributor)?

this could turn into 4 lists. We want just 1. =)

I'm thinking I need to ask each person to make their "best guess" at stripping tax and shipping... is that fair?

-mof

#7 9 years ago

pinballholder

GoldenStatePin

Rocklin, CA

10y 102K 1,447 5 25

Yeah, we just care about cost of pin. Shipping and tax are a product of location and can dramatically change costs (+/- 10% potentially).

#8 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from pinballholder:
Yeah, we just care about cost of pin. Shipping and tax are a product of location and can dramatically change costs (+/- 10% potentially).

Fair. Adjusted rules to:

no tax, no shipping -- you gotta do your best arithmetrickery on your price.

-mof

#9 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from Eric_S:
In 2008 I bought Family Guy NIB for $3950 shipped.

Can I ask you to kindly please strip tax/shipping on that magic #?
-mof

#10 9 years ago

JMB

Monster_Bash

Pinside member

12y 79,800 2,564 23 17

Picked up my FGY for $3600 out the door.

RFM was the exact same price shipped..so probably $3400ish

Still got'em both

#11 9 years ago

SHP

labnip

Inactive member

12y 118K 9,928

2013,MMR,$7995,?

#12 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from Monster_Bash:
Picked up my FGY for $3600 out the door.
RFM was the exact same price shipped..so probably $3400ish
Still got'em both

cool - what yr?
-mof

#13 9 years ago

JFH

jfh

Pinside+ Addict

10y 161K 10,141

Medieval Madness 8/1997. $3855
RFM 7/1999 $4167
Monopoly ?/2001. $3567

All include tax and delivery and probably were $200-$400 higher then they should have been. SWE1 was a few hundred dollars less, but I don't remember the specifics.

#14 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from jfh:
Medieval Madness 8/1997. $3855
RFM 7/1999 $4167
Monopoly ?/2001. $3567
All include tax and delivery and probably were $200-$400 higher then they should have been. SWE1 was a few hundred dollars less, but I don't remember the specifics.

Looking forward to numbers w/ no tax no shipping...
-mof

#15 9 years ago

F X

Coyote

Pinside member

9y 107K 8,986

Safe Cracker, 10/1997 $2100 no tax, no shipping.

#16 9 years ago

???

GGG

Pinside member

11y 40,150 145 6

CV's, NIB, blown out at my vendor back in the day for $1999, plus tax.

#17 9 years ago

EEE

Evan55

Inactive member

Falls Church, VA

9y 21,900 120 1

in that pin2k documentary, they said that South Park was $3k NIB in 99 (which made the pin2ks a hard sell)

#18 9 years ago

JFH

jfh

Pinside+ Addict

10y 161K 10,141

Quoted from Coyote:
Safe Cracker, 10/1997 $2100 no tax, no shipping.

Wow - was that a close out or special? Seems very low.

#19 9 years ago

JFH

jfh

Pinside+ Addict

10y 161K 10,141

Quoted from GGG:
CV's, NIB, blown out at my vendor back in the day for $1999, plus tax.

Yup. I passed on a Cactus Canyon at the same price. Could only get one at the time and bet on RFM.

Love my RFM, but sure wish I'd bought a CC (or two) instead.

#20 9 years ago

JCW

LOTR_breath

Pinside member

Fultondale, AL

11y 125K 5,675 9 101

In 2010 I worked out a trade that amounted to a NIB BDK for $4300. No tax, no shipping. I picked it up at the dealer.

#21 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,781

2014- Popeye saves the Earth NIB- $5995.00
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/GAME-POP

#22 9 years ago

JIM

Captive_Ball

Pinside+ Frequent

Cypress, TX

11y 128K 7,186 17 86

Quoted from o-din:
2014- Popeye Saves the Earth NIB- $5995.00
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/GAME-POP

#23 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,781

Of course there are other NIB machines you can get cheaper, but remember, this is a widebody.

#24 9 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

Bristow, VA

11y 103K 7,008 4 20

Quoted from jfh:
Yup. I passed on a Cactus Canyon at the same price. Could only get one at the time and bet on RFM.
Love my RFM, but sure wish I'd bought a CC (or two) instead.

if it makes you feel any better ... I think you picked the better game.

#25 9 years ago

F X

Coyote

Pinside member

9y 107K 8,986

Quoted from jfh:
Wow - was that a close out or special? Seems very low.

Not 100% sure. It was a while after it was initially released, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a 'close out'.

The story was that I had JUST learned of the game, and got a bonus at work. Was working at a Mountasia (..heh) out in Colorado, and called my distributor, asked if they had any. They said they didn't. Called me back a day later, saying their Arizona location had one 'in the back of the warehouse', NIB, if I was interested. Hell yeah, they shipped it up to Denver for me, I picked it up and took it home.

#26 9 years ago

ROX

T7

Pinside member

10y 73,150 2,002 20

NIB Monster Bash from distributor 1998 - $3200 + $80 for shipping
I don't think they ever had a closeout special on Monster Bash.

#27 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Added a "lowest adjusted", and a "highest adjusted", as well as a current high price (is it RAZA?)
-mof

#28 9 years ago

SSC

avspin

Pinside+ Pro!

Reno, NV

19y 81,400 561 7 6

Only bought 2 NIB,
STTNG in 93 from Williams $2300 & LOTR in 2006 for $3900 del. no tax

#29 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from avspin:
Only bought 2 NIB,
STTNG in 93 from Williams $2300 & LOTR in 2006 for $3900 del. no tax

very bizarre that another fella reported a price for STTNG 2x this one... !
-mof

#30 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from avspin:
Only bought 2 NIB,
STTNG in 93 from Williams $2300 & LOTR in 2006 for $3900 del. no tax

how much can we remove for del.?
100?
-mof

#31 9 years ago

SSC

avspin

Pinside+ Pro!

Reno, NV

19y 81,400 561 7 6

Looking back I thought it was high but I got through a friend in the industry so it may have been distributor pricing.

#32 9 years ago

MOF

mof

It will be cool to get some prices from the 70's and 80's in here.
-mof

#33 9 years ago

SSC

avspin

Pinside+ Pro!

Reno, NV

19y 81,400 561 7 6

Don't recall shipping on STTNG but LOTR was $150 so $3750.

#34 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Added a request to OP that all pricing be retail - no discount.
thanks!
-mof

#35 9 years ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside member

Sana'a

12y 164K 40,201 18

KISS was $1800 list, and your good guy price was ~$1500

One of the few games that kept up with inflation, lol

#36 9 years ago

MOF

mof

I'm no expert on pricing -- please thumbs up/down the prices you want included in the list.
I'll do my best to only include the ones that are no tax, no ship, no discount. Your thumbs would be appreciated.
-mof

#37 9 years ago

TJE

ItsOnlyPinball

Pinside member

Madison, WI

11y 71,300 676 27 25 1

I believe it was in the movie "Tilt" that explained that SWE1 was the most expensive pinball sold at Williams which was $3500 in 1999. I would have though that was retail pricing...

#38 9 years ago

AST

Astropin

Pinside+ Member

11y 125K 8,900

Don't think I have the paper work anymore but I'm pretty sure I paid $3850 for LOTR in 2003. I believe that was shipped. So probably $3700.

#39 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Just for fun, let's see if we can include a price from every year from the solid state era (at least)...

Every 10 inputs, I'll post the two very interesting numbers:

Actual Retail Average: x
Adjusted Average Retail Price: y

It's the difference between x and y where it gets really interesting...

In my brain, movie tickets "should be" $3-5 (since that's what I paid in my high school years). But my brain hasn't adjusted for inflation to think that $10-$11 is reasonable. I honestly think it's all cock-a-mahooey pricing!!! I laugh at idiots (like me) who spend $11 on a movie, hahahaha... wait...

1986->2014 pricing = 2.17x adjustment. So a $5 ticket SHOULD be $11. Sigh... Prices haven't changed at all !!! (but I'll have nothing of it !!! I refuse to adjust.)

-mof

#40 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Looking forward to some early 80's and sys11 pricing...
-mof

#41 9 years ago

LLV

lllvjr

Pinnovators

Milton, MA

11y 96,150 4,762

I picked up a routed circus Voltaire last year for $1800.. Operator said he got two from New England coin op nib for $1700 when they were pushing them out the door. No one was buying them

#42 9 years ago

JAM

NPO

Pinside member

12y 133K 7,652 3 17

Quoted from Astropin:
Don't think I have the paper work anymore but I'm pretty sure I paid $3850 for LOTR in 2003. I believe that was shipped. So probably $3700.

Only $150 for shipping?!?!?!?!

Geez, people today are being skinned alive for shipping.

#43 9 years ago

AST

Astropin

Pinside+ Member

11y 125K 8,900

Quoted from NPO:
Only $150 for shipping?!?!?!?!
Geez, people today are being skinned alive for shipping.

I think shipping direct from the manufacture was always a little less.....but yes shipping cost have gone way up over the last 11 years.

#44 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Who has a price for us today? Really looking forward to a few from the 80's...
-mof

#45 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Who's got a price for us this week on a NIB purchase from yesteryear?
-mof

#46 9 years ago

JRP

stooped

Pinside member

Unknown City, IN

10y 48,050 133 5

$3400 MM 1997 from my local amusement company. AFM a year earlier was a little less. Still my best games.

#47 9 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,781

Quoted from stooped:
$3400 MM 1997 from my local amusement company.

That's about what I would be willing to pay now. Nice to see old pinball machines still holding their value.

#48 9 years ago

MOF

mof

Quoted from stooped:
$3400 MM 1997 from my local amusement company. AFM a year earlier was a little less. Still my best games.

Do you think that was $3400 (no tax no shipping?)
thanks,
-mof

#49 9 years ago

JRP

stooped

Pinside member

Unknown City, IN

10y 48,050 133 5

$3400 with no tax and free shipping for MM 1997.

#50 9 years ago

MOF

mof