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With automobiles, it's ALL about originality. With pinballs a HEP machine with a new play field, art, even cab can increase the value of the game by 3x.
Sorry man, your post is meaningless.
Quoted from iamabearsfan:I am just trying to make a point that originals can and do hold their value
Well yah. Out of all the people who buy cars in 2013, do you believe most of them are also considering a car from the 70's? Obviously not.
Out of all the people buying pinball machines in 2013, do you belive most of them are also considering a pin from the late 90's? They are for good reason.
You're not causing a stir, you are making no sense.
Quoted from iamabearsfan:there is still a distinct part of the market that will crave the originals. But in Dodges case, they still sold a lot of the remakes.
When MM14 is released and you go to sell your game, I'm sure you'll be asking yourself the same question. With this, I hope you are one of the suckers who are into their game for $13K because you obviously couldn't afford it.
Quoted from tec9:The original will be worth more...how can a knockoff, that doesn't even have the original manufactures logo, uses LED's, and a chinese made surface mount PCB be more desireable?
On average, the condition of your MM just plummeted and so did it's value. In this case, with you, that makes me really happy 
OMFG, it's so hard to get a new nex-gen translite.
Quoted from tec9:Thats not apple meet apple.....you might have to make the following adjustments to your comparison:
The repro backglass does not have the manufactures name or logo
The repro backglass does not look like the original when illuminated (LED's vs. bulbs)
The repro backglass was made by someone who has never built one before....
Now that's a bit more accurate...
I might be making this up, but I believe what he was saying is that Chicago Gaming took the building over from Williams when they shut down pinball production. So, same factory, same building, but different company.
Quoted from calvin12:They made the wood parts, they didn't make the games. Unless Williams is stopping slot production MMR is not being made in the same factory.
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