Grail
a thing that is being earnestly pursued or sought after.
"profit has become the holy grail"

This topic post is two part.
1st / My Grail is Met Prem/le , I find that to me I enjoy this pin more than anything I have owned now and in past which is a lot of pins.
This Met Roadcase took the grail position over (1st grail)STTNG and(2nd) SM
Met prem was also my 1st NIB and took over the Grail spot after the code got refined and it has kept the top spot since.
not sure Maiden will change my mind as I played Modfathers pro several times now.

now part two . the definition of profit as a grail .. Well my take on this is that it is true. With all the scalpers on new pins due to speculation of success and price rises (tron, Met at one time,GB at one time, ) after release has ruined NIB buys somewhat but not the second hand market for the Pin Flippers .
It has made getting deals a bit harder to land as it is first come first serve and if you do not linger in all Pinball forums across the world you may miss the deals.
For me it is all about the deal now, if I can buy a game cheap, play it a ton , if I like I keep , If not ,I sell. most times making a buck or two or just get my money back and all the while had fun playing it . So basically a free rental. Win win !!

Was curious how many have found the grail they were looking for and what it was.
when I first got into pinball I knew not of the grail and it just Happened with Sttng which was my 3rd purchase / BK first (bad experience great game) pinbot then Sttng which thrilled me so much being a ST fan (TNG not so much) that I knew it would stay forever. But what did I know , I got tired of maintaining it and is one of the reasons I sold it. Never looked back until recently due to quality and node boards of the new pins now.
I believe I prefer the older games that are more serviceable than having to wait on sterns Lousy slow customer support.
And for that reason I am out( on new pins) - shark tank reference

What's your take ?

if you had not found one a stellar FT popped up here in South Florida .
Glad you found your Grail. It probably will never leave. I know my Met is never leaving . I may be buried in it. COFFIN LOCK

that would be the Black Knight For me which as a kid in a pizza joint could not get enough of that game. fast forward to 2007 when I ran into one for sale I got it. Even though it wasn't the greatest experience as it was a problem child (40 pin connector and bad board) I enjoyed it enough to stay in the hobby.
But I had not played that many others younger and everything was new experience, however once you start playing your new one or older gem you may fall in love with it. I did with very few I been through .
Metallica Premium though has been my be all ,end all pin. Cant get enough of most of the shots . Inline drops . Snake mouth bash , it opens ,I choke the snake, Haha , Hit that newton cube and activate a hammer drop. All the modes it has in crank it up feel great ,ect ect , It will take an even better game to unseat the champ on my top 5 list .
Understood Heavy metal pins are not for everyone

I think Grails should be harder to find, I may have messed up on topic heading for sure, Prized possession may have been better.
Did not know about that Funhouse prototypes . I probably never seen one and with only 3 may never see it .