Quoted from CraZ4Pin:

If they cared about their own wallet they would think long term. They would see that the collectibility of pins isn't just a good thing for them ... it's a great thing. But they're stifling (if not killing) the very thing that has caused a pinball revival ... collecting. I'm done buying NIB ... if that's good for Stern's wallet then good luck.

Quoted from CraZ4Pin:

I'm done buying NIB.

Quoted from Apollyon:

Pinball games are not investments. If people were buying games as investments they were dumb, plain and simple. These are not 401Ks or RRSPs. They are GAMES TO PLAY and should be bought as such.

I buy NIB games because I can afford it, I like a warranty, the NIB experience is an awesome one, and its nice to have something that is brand new. If someone wants to save a bit of money, buy a used one. But NIB purchasers should buy knowing that they are buying an asset that is very unlikely to appreciate. With pins, you are getting an asset that likely will not tank in value, but it likely won't go up either.

As others have said, why should people expect Stern to let 3rd parties make big profits on their games? They should make the money! They put the effort into them.

Plain and simple - buy games to play and have fun. Sell them if you don't like them down the road and take a small loss. Consider it the cost of getting to play pinball whenever you want. Then buy another one if you like. This is not the end of the pinball market. Just an adjustment of profits from hoarders and collectors back to Stern. I have no problem with that whatsoever.

Its analogous to the purchase of a car - generally a horrible experience. Especially for a new one. But an experience that many still like if they can afford it.

I already own IM and I am thrilled that others out there can get to have the awesome experience of owning it if they so choose.

Quoted from CraZ4Pin:

If you're fine buying NIB only to have Stern make more of your game a couple years with enhanced quality and features (thus drastically cutting the value of your game) , then great!! Keep buying. I need someone to bite the bullet so I can pay 50% of MSRP a couple years later.

Quoted from Colehvac1:

over supplying the market is bad for everyone involved!

Quoted from JoeJet:

Your cheap and/or poor with confidence issues. Got it.

Quoted from JoeJet:

Wrong.. but.. whatever.

Quoted from JoeJet:

You mean the tampon post? I agree, completely unnecessary.

Quoted from Colehvac1:

A F-ING right! "I dont want to lose money"You can call it an investment if you want to. Chevy use to advertise their trucks had the highest resale value! Because people care about how much money they are gonna lose when they are ready to sell something they own

Quoted from goatdan:

Unless I'm wrong, you can enjoy owning pinball machines that aren't named IM, AFM, SS or whatever else you named as games that you think are way overinflated. In fact, I'm pretty certain if you must have a DMD, you could pick up some of the Gottlieb DMD titles today still for like $1000ish.

Quoted from goatdan:

WPT was unique, as it was way out of production by that time, and for the record from everything that I have heard, it wasn't Stern blowing out WoF and WPT, it was ONE distributor who way overbought.

IM when it was originally made could be found pretty easily for fair prices a full year after it was made. It was NOT popular at all when it came out. I have a friend who flips games. A customer of his bought one. He hated it, so he traded it back in a few months later. My friend put a price tag of $3200 and it sat for three months before he finally accepted $3k for it.

They made the right number of IM. Stern has never made the wrong number of anything. Even TFLE, which supposedly didn't sell out all 750 of them or whatever that number was, if that story is true it simply stopped being produced.

Quoted from goatdan:

Do I think Congos would be selling for $2500 or $3000 for what? I don't have one, so clearly I don't think it's needed for an awesome collection.

And you clearly misread my post if you think I said there are lots of titles you can get for $1k. There are a LOT you can get for $2k or less though.

Quoted from Colehvac1:

I'm not worried about the money or loss in value, depending on what the loss is, i sold you WOF AT A LOSS.

Quoted from Colehvac1:

But I bet it was fun while you had it!