Does that really matter? Stern stuff leaks forever before it becomes reality sometimes. Game of Thrones has been rumored for over a year now. KISS was rumored forever. Hobbit was rumored with JJP before it became reality. What difference does the leak make with when you announce it?

Not really, they mentioned they 'had' to do it because of it leaking. Yet Stern doesn't 'have' to do it when they leak stuff, they do it when they're ready. That's why I wasn't sure why the leak forced announcement of anything when it doesn't for other manufacturers.

I'm still waiting for my X-Men to hit $10k by Christmas. This is Christmas #4 coming up, doesn't look like it's going to hit this year.

I would guess that at least 25% of the games were bought with the intent to flip. I thought about it but honestly didn't want to order it just for that purpose, would feel kind of weird. You'll be able to buy RZ a bunch in the coming year as a good portion of them will come up for sale immediately, and since almost all the buyers are pinsiders, you're going to see all of them here. In this particular case, there wasn't much risk, and it was pretty obvious that you'd be able to make $1k to $2k flipping a NIB game if you were willing to wait a year or two.