Quoted from Pinball-Obsessed:If prices will be raised on LE machines all the more reason to just go with a premium.
I mean I love pinball as much as the next pinsider here but at these ridiculous prices; why get screwed for more money on something that’s already over priced as it is? The Stern LE pins are a good investment (if the game is good) but not if you are starting from over MSRP. Too much risk.
Stern will happily inflate the prices now because JJP opened the door for that but I’m sure we won’t be seeing JJP like games from Stern.
I agree, JJP showed Stern that if you pack a game to the rafters (there are no rafters on pinball machines) and build high-end pins, you can charge double. I bought a NIB WOZ in 2016 for $9200 with shipping. But man, was that game ever loaded with toys, mechs, etc. I kept it 4 years and it was amazing, even if I lost interest in playing it much. But Stern doesn’t build pins like that, imho. They just keep raising the price because the market is saturated with buyers now more than ever. People with more time at home the past year, looking for a hobby. That’s my guess, anyway. If this market holds, we are going to see prices continue to rise until pins are sitting in boxes, unsold.