Is it home use only? If it has been routed, I think $3200 might be a little high unless it's in particularly great shape. I just grabbed one for $2700 that's in really good condition and I just finished shopping it out today. I'll snap some pics so you can compare it to what's out there on the market.

The other TSPP I have (gave to my dad for his birthday) I paid $2600 for. It was straight off route, but it cleaned up very nicely and looks amazing.

If the game is HUO, I'd say that the $3200 asking is fair, but there are probably some better deals to be had if it's a routed machine.

$3500 seems a touch high to me. If you can get him down to $3200 I'd feel better about the deal. I think the seller needs to realize that there are newer runs of the game out there, and you can get a new in box one still for right around $4000 (maybe a little less if you're lucky).

$3200 is for a machine in pretty good condition but not perfect. It sounds as if this is practically new so maybe it is worth the premium price tag but it definitely isn't a great deal. I would go look at it and decide if it is worth the extra $300.
Price is also subjective to the area where you live. But if you can get a NIB one for $500 more I would go that route. I haven't seen any NIB TSPPs for $4000 but I also haven't really been looking since I decided SM will be my next NIB purchase... someday.

I'd probably wait loren3233. $3500 for a used Stern is quite high, considering you can get an NIB Iron Man or a Big Buck for only a few more hundred dollars. I wouldn't pay more than maybe $3K for a used Stern Simpsons.

It looks pretty good, but I can tell it hasn't been fully shopped due to some dirt lines. They'd clean up easily but they shouldn't be there for a machine that's supposed to have been fully shopped.

Plus a HUO pin with not too many plays shouldn't need a flipper rebuild?

hi loren,

i just bought a 2005 version huo tspp. i paid 3100, and the machine had 1400 plays on it.as for condition/wear it was 9.5/10. the goodybag was still attached inside the machine.look to see if there is any flipper button wear, very common on these machines if heavily played. for 3500 i would pass. i have never paid what somebody was asking on any on craigslist machine. just tell him that's not what you are willing to pay and make a final offer. with spiderman, ironman,bbh, and now avatar on the horizon i can't imagine people are knocking down the door at 3500 for tspp.as others have chimed in i would suggest 3000 as is.

you will NEVER see a pinball machine as deep with the rules as this one. i believe in a few years it will be even more desireable as stern continues to make their games more and more basic.less ramps, flippers and rules is the new stern motto. this game has 5 flippers,upper playfield, ramps, loops,drop targets and a boat load of ways to make points.the only thing missing is a magnet.

good luck with it. oh, the machine is awesome! an excellent choice for a stern machine.

After looking at the pics, the machine looks nice but is a bit on the dirty side. I would also be leery that there could be flipper button wear because the seller installed the new style side rails that could be covering something up? I think $3500 is too high for this particular game. If it was in perfect condition and was low-play, i think the asking price may be warranted. When i bought my HUO LOTR it had under 400 plays and looked like it just came out of the box. I'm also guessing that this game has a high amount of plays if the flippers were already re-built? I think $3100-$3200 is a fair price. Good luck! TSPP is an awesome game!

Originally posted by treveism:

"I'm also guessing that this game has a high amount of plays if the flippers were already re-built ..."

Bingo!

Is it me or is there also wear in the shooter lane? It's HUO if he has a recipt, otherwise saying something is HUO is meaningless. Judging by the pics, I'm skeptical that this machine is HUO. Since HUO is meaningless anyway, I guess I should say that based on condition, I'm skeptical this game is worth $3,500. My game is in about that shape, I think it's worth $3,100.

It may be HUO but that doesn't mean he ever cleaned it. Heck, it probably didn't even need a flipper rebuild. Was probably just sluggish from dirt.

Yea, I'd hang tight loren3233. I'm sure you'll find one. I've started seeing TSPP on CL more often than usual. Maybe people are starting to finally get to paying for vacations or getting money for new NIB Sterns?

I'm still hanging on tooth and nail for a JM. I'll have one soon, I hope.

Originally posted by drbond:

"I've started seeing TSPP on CL more often than usual. Maybe people are starting to finally get to paying for vacations ..."

You mean people actually have other things they need to spend money on besides pinball?

Haha. Yea, who knew.