Question:
Should pins carry a premium if they are huo?
Or do sellers just like to use huo to elevate their asking price?
At a time when so many machines purchased go straight into a home, not sure huo carries the same weight as it once did.
Good to know but worth the extra $$?
Yes. If I say a game is HUO the buyer should pay me more money for it.
We just had this dumb conversation last week. Enjoy!
Quoted from BC_Gambit:HUO games are waaaaay more common than they once were. If anything it should drive down the price of routed examples more.
yes, we had a local operator trying to sell a heavily routed Stern Star Trek. not only were they asking as much as a used HUO they were asking more than NIB (which was still available at the time). Cracked ramps, pf wear, etc.... unreasonable esp when 50-60% or more of the build now goes straight HUO.
condition is king. HUO means nothing if the game is trashed. I have no issue with routed games if the price is right.
Although I do think just a simple NEVER ROUTED would suffice.
Then there should be a new category for people who never play their games...like I ONLY BOUGHT IT FOR THE PRETTY ARTWORK
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Yes. If I say a game is HUO the buyer should pay me more money for it.
We just had this dumb conversation last week. Enjoy!
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/is-a-nib-huo-game-still-huo-if-you-take-it-to-a-show-to-the-freeplay-a/page/3#post-5366723
Ahh... Not quite
Quoted from Zablon:Then there should be a new category for people who never play their games...like I ONLY BOUGHT IT FOR THE PRETTY ARTWORK
You left out lights.
"The pretty artwork"
and lights.
Quoted from Djshakes:Should a car in mint condition bring more than one in okay condition? These HUO questions are getting dumber and dumber.
My inexperience should not
be misconstrued as stupidity.
The reason I ask is because there is a machine available locally and his asking price is several hundred $$ more than several offerings of the same machine here on Pinside.
The only apparent reason for the higher price seems to be huo.
I seek the input of those more experienced than I to determine if it's legitimate to ask more based on huo alone.
Thank you.
I bought a HUO tspp a couple years ago. I set the game up nib for them back in 2003. This game was black from use. It had about 4k plays and it was cleaned once. I stopped by to fix it and gave it a quick cleaning about a year after I sold it to them. To me HUO is a term thrown around to easily. If I ever see it in an ad for a wms game I instantly assume the seller is over hyping his game. It seems to be better now, but a few years ago everybody used the term. With the newer games it means less to me because of all the playfield issues. A HUO game can have clear coat pooling just as easily as a routed one with 5k plays.
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