I have an idea. How about people buy whatever the F*ck they want to since its their money that they worked hard for and earned? If you like old games the best then buy old games, if you like NIB games the best then buy NIB. The anger toward people buying a new pinball machine and sterns price increases is F*ing childish and stupid as hell. I got six new Sterns and im hoping The Munsters will be my 7th new Stern. Anyone who doesnt like that can eat a Dick! Its my money and i work my ass off for it and i will buy whatever i want to. Im not happy about Sterns price increases and the cost of NIB games either, and they just about have me priced out so i wont be buying many more NIB games, but im not on here crying about it constantly like some people are either. It is what it is, some people need to get a life and mind their own business. I just love it when people tell me how i should spend my money, good grief!

Oh yeah and when i bought my first new car when i started driving they were about 10k, now they are 30,40, and 50k for an average car.......waaaaaaaaa! I could buy food alot cheaper back then also.......waaaaaaaaa, houses were a fraction of the cost back then too...........waaaaaaaaaaa. Stop the crying and man up!!!

Exactly.....i like all pinball games personally but i tend to like the new ones better. If i wanna go buy a 600 dollar EM then thats what i will go buy and if i wanna fo buy a 6k stern pro then I’ll buy that too. It’s my money and I’ll buy whatever i want to and i dont give a crap what anyone thinks about it. If you buy an EM for 600 some people will say you’re an idiot and that you wasted your money, if you buy a 6k stern pro people will say your an idiot also so you really just cant win no matter what. For me personally, if im gonna spend 3-4k on an older used game, id rather throw in another 1500-2000 and get a brand new game that is more fun and has a deeper rule set.

Sorry, i just get sick of people’s obsessions with certain things that they cant seem to never let go of, especially when its none of their business.

How did the shit sandwich taste that came with the new GOT that you just bought?

They come with more shit for sure. Iceman had to pull his sarcophagus lock out like 10 times on his new IMDNLE and his BM66 turntable had to be pulled when it wrapped all the wires around it and ate them. He even had to replace some of the wiring i believe so yeah them LE’s are definitely loaded with a lot more poop! He kinda deserved that one though because he was making fun of KPG for all the trouble that he was having with his Ghostbusters game. That was karma at its finest there.

Lol exactly iceman! Heck i know that i paid too much money for all of my games but after a rough week of work and im on my day off, i pop open a cold one and turn all my games on and start playing them and i could give a shit less! I thoroughly enjoy this hobby and you cant put a price on something that makes you happy. Also at least with this hobby you can get most of your money back. Its the only hobby I’ve ever had that i can say that about truthfully. Try racing cars and see how much money you piss away lol. Heck i dont even regret that though because i had alot of good times. Fun things usually cost alot of money, its that simple.

So are you Art and if the opportunity ever arises we need to play some pinball together buddy! I love your passion for the hobby.

Any particular brand of cab you would like Art? My luck i would get one of those splitting cabs and i would end up being worm food.

I guess i just dont understand the argument. Almost everything goes up in price and especially things that are hot items. Companies are going to get as much money out of the consumer as they can whether is be a candy bar, a new car, or a pinball machine. I don't like it anymore than you and im getting close to not buying anymore myself but im not angry about it.

These pinball companies will eventually get bit in the ass due to their price increases and then they have two options. They either fold because they cant make the profit that they need to make or they will get humbled and start kissing our asses with better prices. Im not mad at them or the people who buy their products by any means. Not many items that you purchase are really worth the money, thats just life.

Yeah it irritates me also, especially when they raise prices and cut features at the same time, thats like getting kicked in the nuts twice. The good thing is there are still lots of great older games out there at reasonable prices that are a hell of alot of fun.

I wanted to put new games in my basement since i recently kind of remodeled it, but ive got some plans in mind for some older games as well in the future. Some of the old EM's are dirt cheap and they are fun as hell and many other older games. There are several older games that i would love to own and be able to play once in awhile for nostalgic reasons. This pinball hobby is a sickness and that's why we pay crazy money for games that we want i guess.