FWIW, you can’t pay your rent with a TZ. I can’t imagine that those who have been laid off or furloughed aren’t looking around their homes for unnecessary items that can bring in cash. If we pretend that the market is ‘overbought’ due to yers of prosperity, nostalgia, availability (new) and popularity then it’s ripe for reversal. Pinball is, after all, a toy and considerable non-liquid capital. Inventories will stagnate in distributor warehouses, assembly lines will slow, that Batman 66 is suddenly two more months of living, prices drop.

The good news is that once once the sun shines again, potential buyers will realize the market is ‘oversold’ and will rabidly start snapping up the endless deals. That interest will drive prices back up again.

You can’t really time it perfectly, but there’s something to be said about buy low and sell high. Get ready.

If you like pinball and photography, you might want to check out the book I have available through Pinside.

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Amen. Ever try to find Shaq Attaq parts?

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I saw a lot of location players (I’m in NYC) procuring machines to cuddle up to during the stay-at-home time. Myself included. That was when it felt like it would just be a few months waiting out the apocalypse. The depreciation felt reasonable. Buy NIB, play, sell, lose 10% (or less if you went vintage)

There’s the bubble.

I’m eating this Batman66 when things get hairy and I can’t get a decent price because people are listing games to feed their kids.

Let’s hope that isn’t the case.

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