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That’s what I think.

I only buy an LE If I’d get it sooner or if it looks nicer.

I’m thinking of getting a new MM remake super edition so I’m glad they made it. After having a large display on AFM LE, didn’t want a small screen MM remake. So likely CGC will sell me something rather than not which might have gone to Stern something.

Ironically I was going to get the first MM LE remake but the wait was too long and I get a STLE instead. Now it’s coming full circle back to MM remake maybe.

hopefully it will be priced in my budget range.

I hope there is more illumination, somewhat felt that MM has been a bit on the dark side

Basically, this new pinball sales a zero sum game (IMO) where there are x thousand sales every year. Us buyers are going to buy something (Spooky, CGC, Stern, JJP, AP etc.) and if CGC wants to sell more games like MM remake this is how it's done. I was considering a Stern for my next purchase because I don't like small display pins (in the $8K price range). Look at AFM/MB small display in the $6K-something range. No matter how great MM is, I won't buy one for $8K with a small display. But this with the lighting upgrades will maybe just get my money instead of Stern (SW, DP or JP that I was considering).

Before this announcement I was not a buyer of a new CGC pin (I have AFM LE but never liked MB so that was a pass so it was just wait for the next CGC because I wasn't buying a regular MM for $8K).

Stern just re-did the art on SW, they want to sell more SW pins. They hit a wall on the old art likely, they felt like they could grab another couple hundred or thousand sales from the new art. It's just smart business.

I don't think this is called an LE anyway.

Tad more than I was hoping for. Are these prices free shipping and do they include shaker? (anyone know)?

I can't see they had no choice? When Apple releases a better phone do they have no choice to keep the old phone at the same price or do they just drop it to a price that reflects that it's not a top of the line phone anymore?

I am saying if a MM classic is equivalent to the classic editions of AFM and MB why does it cost $1500 more?

If the topper was exclusive (like AFM) then it makes sense, that topper has to be quite pricey. If you can buy all the parts upgrades separately then it doesn’t make sense for one to be limited.

It’s really a money game.

I’m just guessing but it seems as if there are a good number of deep pocket folks and they would pay $$$$$ whatever it takes. These people sold out BM66, bought YBR and so forth.

You have the majority who are more comfortable in the $6-8K range like was once Woz, STLE etc.

The question would be if company feels like they’d make more selling x hundred games at very high price or x thousand games at middle price.

I’m not sure if production capacity is playing a part as well, so if CGC can only make 300 games a month it doesn’t need to sell thousands upon thousands of pins since they can’t build them fast enough.

Some companies would like to gain market share steal sales form Stern or JJP but we have seen this before when JJP PotC just didn’t or couldn’t make any more. Stern is one company that seems to be able to make anything they want at will. They can sell cheaper than most other companies and they can make pins for years on end such as GoT vault or SW comic edition. Also maybe Stern has surplus parts on hand for SW. I do consider SW now especially if they make a code update like have done with GoT and GB recently.

Me too. Like BigD said, the newer pins are more appealing to me, but I love my AFM LE with topper etc. I was all set to buy MM topper edition if the price was $9K. Dealer on speed dial and bank account ready, but now I’ll wait for few other releases and maybe look for HUO discount if any on MM topper edition.

Be nice if enhanced sound, invisible glass and so on.

Especially if you are a long term buyer like many years It’s not as horrible but if you like to jump around every 6 months it can get expensive. I bought PotC 12 years ago, my Tron 7 years ago. If I buy a MM for $10K and keep it for 8 years then sell it for $7K that’s just like $1 a day of ownership.

These pins hopefully are built to last.

How is the GI overall, I mean does the game look dark?

Agree that MM used to be $15K or whatever but that was then this is now, IM was $6k before the Vault edition. Now won’t get $6K for any Iron Man since it’s been remade.

Supply and demand back 6 years ago there was a thread the OP said should he could trade Tron + LotR And bring some cash as well for one MM pin. That’s not the case anymore.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/tron-lotr-a-little-cash-mm/page/1

I am not saying MM is not great at all but it’s not a game that you bring Tron and LotR plus cash for because it’s not rare anymore. The game has changed as they say in Tron.

will the Royal come with invisible glass?

I wanted MM remake Royal treatment but can not justify +$2000 above what I paid for my AFM LE. God bless all buyers and GCG, I'll be interested in any future releases (less than $10K).

You are 100% correct yolo. Not to be morbid but I’m in my mid 50s and read all the time about guys dying in their 60s, not that it’s all that common but you never know. So if you really want MM and can afford it why not.

My problem (ish) is that I don’t love MM as much as AFM and I paid $8300 for AFM LE with topper, shaker, mirror blades. Meaning I’d need to pay $2000 more for MM which I don’t like as much.

That’s faulty logic tho because back then there might have been a small number of MM that were in as good shape as new. Now there are butload thousands of MM around. I was offered MM remake standard straight up for a a Tron pro (modded). I’m sorry that I didn’t do that. But don’t conflate the idea that MM used to cost $20k with the idea that you are getting MM for half off now. You would be paying full weight for MM royal and it will never sell for more than $10K used.

However,, if you keep it for long time and sell down the road for a small loss you would be small price for one of the best pins ever made.

Agree