10 million by Christmas.

Not professionally speaking. But I think I mentioned earlier in this thread that increase of new games will bring up prices of the older games for a number of reasons. One being keeping them proportionate to the new games.

Also pinball is arguably making a social comeback (barcades etc) which will drive up the demand. People might shop for new games and get sticker shock and while still wanting a game will resort to an older one. I actually think Stern's home model Star Wars will be a best seller. That makes 0 sense for all of us here on Pinside etc but we are the extreme minority.

Everyday I talk to my friend who is in the pinball business for a living and the pulse is around here people are BEYOND thirsty for machines. Of course we had a huge local retailer close earlier this year. Ironically it was the 2nd week into COVID purely a coincidence but talk about good timing. I have videos and pictures on my computer that would probably ostracize me from here with the things that were thrown into the garbage many years ago because pinballs and parts had little to no value and nobody wanted them. We almost had to pay people to come pick up Flashes and Firepower projects. If I had this information back then I would have kept every post. I passed on free semi populated playfields that we not in that bad of shape.

I would assume we can expect an aggressive level of inflation in the coming years which should at least float prices at the same level which in a sense would decrease their value a little. Key takeaway; inflation is a tax on savings.

On a related note there is a difference between VALUE and PRICE. If prices on pins slowly rise over the years the value of a pinball hasn't really changed. It's just sliding with the dollar.

Finally one thing that throws everything off are the mods. Take a game with factory specs and throw a speaker set, PinSound, ColorDMD, plated cabinet hardware, topper, and a few other things and you could easily add on $1,500 or more to a game which couldn't be done a decade ago so easily.

When things open back up when covid "ends" people will be back out at the bars and barcades and be reminded of pinball once again so who knows if things will go the other way.

I honestly thought VR would pinch things in pinball but pinball didn't care it marched right on.

Where I live the prices of pinball are literally going up by the week. You can take that to the bank.....literally.

Don't feel too bad. Sounds like we have similar stories from a moving perspective. I used to have 20-30 games at a time and sold all but one off.

Some sales I made between 8-15 years ago.....

Funhouse -- $1700 (nice shape too)
CV -- $4500ish in trades
ST:TNG and WPT $2,000 ea
Jack*Bot $1500
Fish Tales $1500
BSD $2000
HUO Firepower $1,000
Genesis $600
JP $1500 (DE)
LOTR I bought NIB $4,000
Rollergames $700

There's more but I can't recall the prices as well or I may have too much shame.