If you buy new and wait long enough they all sell for more I believe .I don’t really care though i just buy themes I want at home and play whatever on location .Right now buying NIB is the way to go and never sell one until code is complete .The one question I have is with all these new company’s putting pins out and the rumors of more ready to roll come expo there has to be a hault at some point dont you think ? The bug hit me hard and I worked a ton to have 4 in my first year and a half but it’ll be awile for my next without selling .

The decade old NIB priced thousands over the going rate is a head scratcher .I understand some have $ to burn but your going to open it ,put a few hundred or thousand plays on it and at that point it’s worth what the other HUO’s are worth .Never understood this .

That makes sense put that way .How was the 90s in this hobby ? Was there anywhere near the home collectors there is today ?

I laugh sometimes because I grew up in Chicago and never seen a pin out at any places I slummed in ,and I slummed a lot in my 20s.

No shit .I couldn’t imagine this hobby without “new pin day” with all the hype .How did the pinball

What was the average price to play a game on location in the 90s? .I take my 2 kids to a pincade in FT Wayne IN and he has $2 get 3rd play free plus most are set to 5 ball .$30 lasts us 4-5 hrs .I think that’s a great price for a days entertainment .We just went to see Black Widow at IMAX thats $100 for 3 hours .I’ll take the former any day of the week and 3 times on Sunday .

There is an issue .nobody wants to work for peanuts anymore,I wouldn’t either .If my choice was between peanuts and welfare i’m picking the latter and hustle on the side .Keeping line staff is going to be a huge issue going forward .

Nope.I hope it never pops .NIB prices will never go backwards .That being said ,we should all want used pins to keep inflating as if it did pop ,then most of us would not be buying the new ones .If this happens ,doors that we all need open will start to close .It’s a chain reaction nobody wants to see so keep throwing that cash on that glass

I’ll agree prices are getting to high for people that collect or can’t bear to sell any .I’m in a position now where if I want a game I need to sell and it’s all been evening out nicely .I have no idea how some people take care of that many machines lmao .The only time I see myself actually collecting is after I retire from my day job

Nice day at the office .

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Does anyone else think pinball manufacturers would do better if each new pin had its own pricing ? I know what they’re doing ,put out a loaded fan favorite and move the pricing to 7/9/11 then follow with something stripped down from the former at the same prices or raise the prices of back orders after the hike .It’s no big secret .I just think maybe by pricing a particular pin to the cost of manufacturing as a whole would be ideal .I would think this way they could reach more customers .Basically a Mando or LZ should not be in the same price range NIB as a GZ or JP being produced at the same time basically .If this doesn’t make sense please downvote as I’m at 98% thumbs up and nothing in life is that perfect

My grandfather that lived with us growing up had the best advice I ever got in my life ,and I live by it to this day .When things were tough he’d always say ,”Kevin ! Don’t mind that shit I guarantee you we all make it to the finish line !”……Leo Kulesza . Don’t get uptight people play what you have and ride the waves of life :)It all works out

So does CEs trading for baseball cards or someone selling a new pin for 3500 loss mean that bubble finally popped ? Only new games holding they’re value are cornerstones from team Elwin .Carry on

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Just having a laugh .The last thing I want to see is the bubble bursting but you have to admit, these price jumps lately are insane .I got in this hobby right before covid and couldn’t believe what was going on .Told my wife I should quit my day job haha.But honestly I purchased 12 pins /5 NIB (kept 4) in the last couple years .I won’t buy another NIB unless it’s a top 3 theme for me because I could care less about value at that point I can’t afford to lose a couple k a few times a year .She’ll kick me out and rightfully so .