Did not need to happen, I totally disagree!
Going from the old system to spike saved them thousands and they did not pass that savings along, they actually increased their profits and gave us reasonably a lesser product at an Increased price,so I call bullshit, no reason a premium needs to be more than 6400 which a Metallica premium once cost and look at all you get in that machine let alone the durability of that machine. No one has problems getting parts if needed for that but just try getting a replacement node board 11 . It isn’t happening and that game is still on the line, and sold mine at an 800 dollar loss to get rid of that last and only spike I had in my collection and was close to my favorite game. I will go up the street and play my friends instead.
Stern got to greedy and I AM No longer a lifetime buyer and I am just one of many. Defend the increases all you want but I am not buying it or any NIB for that matter . Does stern care? Don’t know but I don’t care if they do or not. Games of theirs cost to much PERIOD ! Good day pinballers !!!
Quoted from vicjw66:I don’t really partake in the pricing discussions much. With such high inflation, the price increases were inevitable. I think the bitching is more that the price increases have outpaced inflation substantially. My answer to that is to go to your employer, show them the price increase of a Stern LE over the last 4 or 5 years, and demand a percentage raise that is commensurate.