(Topic ID: 45040)
Jennings, LA
Do you have a link to the announcement? This is disappointing . . . they seem to raise the price every machine.
Its going up 500 smackers!
"Pin" failure and R&D on boardset. Told you guys we would take the hit 5 months ago when all that "pin" shit was being talked about. Lots of nay sayers saying i was crazy ok well here we go. The "PIN" is now affecting collector market. No mater what they spin it as thats what its from.
Have to make some money before the pin market Crashes again 
A titles will come crashing anytime now. Ditch them now, they wont get any higher then they are right now.
Holy crap! Thats insane. Avengers was already overpriced. Did they not notice the sales slow down? I won't pay 7k for LEs anymore.
Quoted from AkumaZeto:Its going up 500 smackers!
For pro's and LE's? What about future AC/DC Premium runs? Are they going up that amount too?
Thanks for the info by the way guys; us outsiders really appreciate the inside intel you guys provide. Really helps pinside a lot.
Quoted from Rarehero:What on earth could be in this game to justify ANOTHER $500!?!?!
The cost of manufacturing in Chicago,Illinois. Why arent pins made in Texas?
We should get "The PIN" free with a nib purchase lol. Or take it out of Gomez's paycheck lol.
Dont let it fool you it is the PIN that caused the hike. They will likely spin it as something else but its pretty clear to anyone who has done LONG term business with them. Its how they roll.
Quoted from DCfoodfreak:Holy crap! Thats insane. Avengers was already overpriced. Did they not notice the sales slow down? I won't pay 7k for LEs anymore.
No shit.
I don't think I like pinball anymore. LOL
That's going to be pretty steep increase for some. I don't even think the next two pins M and ST will be on the new platform yet either. I know Steve is pushing to have it with ST. Wonder if another increase will happen with the switch or the increase is early so prices don't increase when that time comes?!
Melbourne
should have operated the pin like Fender does with Squier and MIM Fenders, offshore the pin production to somewhere like china or mexico and sell it under a different imprint. People will still buy it as it's still quality parts just put together by non americans (let's face it I'm sure made in america sterns these days are rarely touched by a worker actually born in america anyway).
If you look at it optimistically could they be including newer features like jersey jack is?
Quoted from AkumaZeto:Dont let it fool you it is the PIN that caused the hike. They will likely spin it as something else but its pretty clear to anyone who has done LONG term business with them. Its how they roll.
Do you say this because, in your view, the pin was a financial failure and they are trying to recoup their lost capital investment or is it for another reason? Conversely, is it simply because they are trying to recoup their R&D for the pin from their higher end product? I guess a final option is, they are now at maximum production capacity and figure they can just do a price increase as they sell out of everything they make?
Your input is appreciated.
Hulk which I like, happens to have the poorest quality plastics of any pin that I have owned. Now they are raising prices again, and will no doubt find any way possible to produce a cheap quality game. The cars I buy also increase in price, but their quality increases as well.
Yeah, but let me ask this: Does this news make anybody want to cancel their Star Trek or Metallica orders? Probably not. They will keep doing this until people stop buying.
Geez. My "must buy" pin just became a "maybe". Absolutely ridiculous. They better have seriously upped the quality with Metallica to justify it. Unfortunately I highly doubt they will.
Quoted from Rarehero:What on earth could be in this game to justify ANOTHER $500!?!?!
You mean another $500 added to the suggested retail price? Who cares? We don't pay that price. I don't think suggested prices have changed since Avatar LE, 3 years ago. The sky is not falling.
Quoted from AkumaZeto:Dont let it fool you it is the PIN that caused the hike.
Wait. Didn't you mention board R&D earlier? Has your thinking on that completely changed in the last 20 minutes? Please clarify.
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8.25 an hour for adults. That went into effect Jan 1, 2012. Its not a conspiracy by Stern its rising costs on everything. State taxes were increased because were broke and the news drama, energy,.....
Quoted from phishrace:You mean another $500 added to the suggested retail price? Who cares? We don't pay that price. I don't think suggested prices have changed since Avatar LE, 3 years ago. The sky is not falling.
Wrong. The "in the know" price goes up as well as the retail price. I would have had to pay $1300 more for Avengers LE than I paid for Avatar LE.
Uk
Quoted from jamespin:Sterns prices make JJP look like a value buy for sure! This may keep JJP in business selling pins no longer considered a premium price for this premium product.
Irrelevant. If you don't wanna play WOZ, price/value is irrelevant. Next title won't be available for another year and a half or so.
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I guess you're out for Star Trek then, huh? 
Quoted from Rarehero:The "in the know" price goes up as well as the retail price.
The in the know price has gone up all along. That's kinda my point. Why worry about imaginary numbers?
Quoted from phishrace:The in the know price has gone up all along. That's kinda my point. Why worry about imaginary numbers?
I'm talking about real numbers. If the "in the know" price of Avengers was ~$6500, then the next game will be ~$7000.
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Derp.
Quoted from Rarehero:I'm talking about real numbers. If the "in the know" price of Avengers was ~$6500, then the next game will be ~$7000.
I don't think you should assume the full $500 increase will be passed along to all the distributors.
Quoted from DrStarkweather:Yeah, but let me ask this: Does this news make anybody want to cancel their Star Trek or Metallica orders?
Yes. Metallica has gone from a "yes" to a "probably not" for me. I already thought it was ridiculous that I might pay the previously-insane price simply because I like the band, but tack another $500 on and you can forget about it.
Quoted from phishrace:I don't think you should assume the full $500 increase will be passed along to all the distributors.
Seems to me that if you are going to assume anything, that would be the safer assumption.
We all know that Avengers LE already cost several hundred more than X-Men LE. Looks like the trend will continue.
I have to say, I'm really glad to be at a point in this hobby and my collection where I have pretty much everything that I want, so I don't have to be worrying too much about coming price increases. I think I might be tempted to get Star Trek, but if that is going to be nearly $8k by the time it is released, it will be much easier for me to resist that temptation.
These continued price increases on NIB pins (including JJP) will continue to have an impact on pricing across the board, including used pins, as they will be seen as having the better value thus creating more demand and thereby hire prices.
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