(Topic ID: 18991)
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Williams, 1997
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CC and BBB are expensive because they are low number / rare games. We are not talking about that. MM, MB, AFM are in no short supply. They are expensive and in high demand because of their great gameplay, not because they are rare. Lets compare apples to apples. If you are rating something, value has a great deal to do with it. Everyone wants a great game with great gameplay (which drives the price up).
Quoted from MMuller:None of the above spiderman all day
I like the classics,but Sm is more fun and exciting than any of them!!!!!!
Quoted from scooter:I like the classics,but Sm is more fun and exciting than any of them!!!!!!
Tron and IM smoke SM all day. Only trolls jump into a discussion about certain pins and have to say "the pin I own is better than these being mentioned".
Calgary, AB
Quoted from Cobray:Tron and IM smoke SM all day. Only trolls jump into a discussion about certain pins and have to say "the pin I own is better than these being mentioned".
Oh, and you own a SM and a STTNG. Go figure.
I sold IM,wouldn't even consider selling SM.
I still rank MM tops out of those three,but then again I don't own the other two for an honest opinion of them.Not enough play time on them.
Dan
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:CC and BBB are expensive because they are low number / rare games. We are not talking about that. MM, MB, AFM are in no short supply. They are expensive and in high demand because of their great gameplay, not because they are rare. Lets compare apples to apples. If you are rating something, value has a great deal to do with it. Everyone wants a great game with great gameplay (which drives the price up).
Those classics are also a lot older and were in the price range that SM is selling for now just a few years back. SM was still available NIB just a couple years ago and there are still a few NIB out there. Once the supply of SM dries up you could see its price jump even higher then it is now and equal to that of the above A listers.
There's a reason it's now the highest rated Stern and slowly approaching the the likes of MB n AFM.
Quoted from smassa:Those classics are also a lot older and were in the price range that SM is selling for now just a few years back. SM was still available NIB just a couple years ago and there are still a few NIB out there. Once the supply of SM dries up you could see its price jump even higher then it is now and equal to that of the above A listers.
There's a reason it's now the highest rated Stern and slowly approaching the the likes of MB n AFM.
This just in: It's not just SM, it's all the popular games. But glad we have another SM is going up in value post! 
If you are using monetary value maybe you should call it the expensive three. The fact that they made so many TZ's and it still sells for $3,000 and up should tell you something. Those are three great games but I would not call them the big three.
Quoted from smassa:What other non LE stern is selling for $6-6.5k?
Oh, so now we are saying just to limit this to non-LE Sterns? And this is in the MM, MB, and AFM thread that you jumped in and starting talking up SM prices? Huh?
I just don't get it. But I guess I can talk Sterns- Tron Pro is hardly out of production and people are selling those for $5K+ easily.. unlike SM's that are a good ways out of production. IM's are now $5K plus for HUO ones, with good ones selling for $5300-5500. Last year at this time you could get a used one HUO one for $3500-3700. I saw RBION's selling for high $1K's, now they are up to almost $3K for HUO ones. POTC was also a hard sell at $3K a year ago, and that's up also. EVERYTHING is up substantially.
How about you name me one pinball machine, stern or Bally/Williams, that hasn't jumped?
Quoted from Cobray:Oh, so now we are saying just to limit this to non-LE Sterns?
Well it seemed like a more fair comparison since MM, AFM & MB werent really LE's. I could have thrown out BSM which sells for 8.5-9k on a pretty regular basis but that seemed wrong.
Quoted from Cobray:And this is in the MM, MB, and AFM thread that you jumped in and starting talking up SM prices? Huh?
Dude go back and read through the thread...I wasnt the one who brought SM into the mix just agreed with who did that i prefered it to the above 3. Relax its just a pinball discussion, no need to get worked up so much over it.
Quoted from Cobray:How about you name me one pinball machine, stern or Bally/Williams, that hasn't jumped?
Cylone, WCS, Popeye,....these all seem to be selling for about the same as they were a few years ago.
Quoted from 30FathomDave:I guess I'm in the minority here. MB is my favorite game of all time. I'm a huge horror fan, so the theme is right up my alley. I love the gameplay, music, art, humor, toys, etc etc etc. MM and AFM are favorites of mine as well, but MB is king. After years of wanting one, I finally managed to score one for my collection a couple of months ago.
I'm in the minority with you then. 
Quoted from swampfire:I can't justify buying any of those three pins, but I'm shocked that MB is in dead last place. Does that mean someone will sell me one for $4k?
Dead last place? Uh, yeah, out of a list of 3! "Losing" is relative, especially when it is to titles like MM and AFM! 
5 years later
Hasselt
Quoted from Gunske:So, who wins in 2018?
Breda
I remember opening all these games new in the 90's. I played a lot of them pre release at expo and loving pinball all were awesome.
I actually cut school when I found out when MB was going to be shipped to our shop. I know the rules are not the deepest and some of the shots are easy for pros but the game just wants to be played. The Frank multiball start is one of a kind. Music and theme integration are awesome. Looking forward to the reboot of this game as it will give an opportunity for so many to enjoy.
Attack and MM are great games. Loved them both and attack is still my second favorite of all time. Cant go wrong here really. Hopefully Brian Eddy will bring his magic to Stern.
Quoted from cjmjmm2006:Hopefully Brian Eddy will bring his magic to Stern
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