Quoted from dung:If you want accurate pricing go ask on rgp. Pinside has quite a few new pinheads that overpay for machines. People around here may not like rgp for various reasons, but it does have a lot more older collectors with a good pulse on what machines are worth.
I'm afraid it is Dung and those like him that seem to have little clue as to what pins are realistically selling for currently. Like it or not prices have been on the rise for pinball machines. Here on Pinside you get an accurate idea on what it would take to pick one up. Granted each area has different price range and of course condition is key when pricing as well. Fellas like this give a really unrealistic price of which you would likely need to wait 10 years to find one close to you. Congo was a small run and if you think your going to pick one up one in great condition for 1100 to 1300 locally in a well populated area then you are either really drunk or high maybe both. Congo is without a doubt one of my favorites I could care less what some haters think about it.
Quoted from jalpert:I've been offered Congo locally for $1,300.
Well you must live somewhere where the prices on pins are among the lowest in the country. It's a good thing for you, but it's a mistake not to recognize that pins are usually higher in other areas or that you got a great deal on one. Just because it is cheaper in your area or you got an amazing deal does not mean it is the accurate price to pay for a pin. Areas like Colorado have pins for good prices where a place like CA has very high prices. It is when you take the average of them you get an accurate price range. Taking the crazy high or low and calling it what someone should pay is a bit short sighted IMO.