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Which game should I sell??

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Which game should I sell??

By brucipher

9 months ago

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Dialed In Jersey Jack Pinball, 2017
Medieval Madness (Remake - LE) Chicago Gaming Co., 2015
Scared Stiff Bally, 1996
Twilight Zone Bally, 1993
Wizard of Oz Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013

Topic poll

“Which game should I sell?”

Scared Stiff 69 votes

36%
Twilight Zone 27 votes

14%
Medieval Madness 17 votes

9%
Wizard of Oz 63 votes

33%
Dialed In! 16 votes

8%

(192 votes by 0 Pinsiders)

#1 9 months ago

BRU

brucipher

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7y 59,400 1,180

Hey everyone. I see a lot of threads asking for opinions on which game to buy, but I am struggling with which game to sell.

I only have room for 5 games at my house, and I am feeling the itch to swap something out. The only problem is, I really love my current collection and can't decide what I want to let go of (a nice problem to have!). Here are my current games in order of how long I've owned them (longest owned to most recently bought):

Scared Stiff (2011)
Twilight Zone (2013)
Medieval Madness Remake - LE (2016)
Wizard of Oz - Standard (2016)
Dialed In! - LE (2017)

There are two in this list I am almost sure I won't sell...but I am not going to say which two those are .

Look forward to seeing the poll results and hearing opinions of which one I should let go of!

#2 9 months ago

FEZ

Fezmid

Pinside member

4y 55,050 699

I'm not a fan of WoZ at all, so this was an easy choice for me.

#3 9 months ago

DLS

bigd1979

Pinside member

Hagerstown, MD

4y 113K 11,583 7 65

Sold my ss, tz and mm. Dont really miss them at all (tz the most) but id sell ss bc its been a pretty hot pin and u cld get a nice chunk of money for it. Im also luke warm on woz.. got a,rrwoz few months ago and while its beautiful and well done in most areas...the gameplay is just ok for me especially compared to how great di plays.

#4 9 months ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

Pinside member

8y 165K 10,118 39 57

I'm sure there is a friend who likes pinball who wouldn't mind pinsitting a game while you decide which one it is. You could always rotate it around. I have 4 on loan because of space reasons.

#5 9 months ago

JCB

notime2play

Pinside member

Unknown

2y 18,150 15

Sell TZ & WOZ both boring. Just my opinion.

#6 9 months ago

MAX

mbaumle

Pinside member

Laurel Springs, NJ

3y 85,400 2,794 15 24

Scared Stiff, in my humble opinion.

It’s a great game with tons of humor and character, but I’ve always felt it was pretty lackluster on rules and mode completion.

I.e. Completing 3 rollovers or hitting the pops a bunch of times really shouldn’t count as completing a “mode.”

#7 9 months ago

MR.

mr9865

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Green Bay, WI

1y 23,050 32

scared stiff

#8 9 months ago

DIA

mrossman5

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Warren, PA

1y 128K 1,871 2 121

Quoted from mbaumle:
Scared Stiff, in my humble opinion.
It’s a great game with tons of humor and character, but I’ve always felt it was pretty lackluster on rules and mode completion.
I.e. Completing 3 rollovers or hitting the pops a bunch of times really shouldn’t count as completing a “mode.”

I agree. It’s worth more than I think it should be. Because you gave DI I’d say get rid of WoZ.

#9 9 months ago

Coolpinballdino

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3y 124K 1,567 64 329 1 2

i vote sell scared stiff.

#10 9 months ago

RPR

ReplayRyan

Pinside member

Lutz, FL

6y 60,550 1,347 6 2

Wizard of Oz. Easy!

But I say the best option is to find another place to put more pins or make space by building an addition

#11 9 months ago

JAW

jawjaw

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Humble, TX

4y 58,550 3,235 5

Not a fan of WOZ either. It's a beautiful game but you have DI which is the best JJP game. If not WOZ, then Scared Stiff. Okay game but not worth the big bucks imo. Thing is it will be hard to find again if you ever miss it.

#12 9 months ago

CAD

Crispin

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7y 90,850 2,338

Scared Stiff

#13 9 months ago

ZAC

ttown

Pinside member

6y 38,900 206

WOZ or Dialed In

#14 9 months ago

BEH

85vett

Pinside member

7y 92,400 5,562 6

Reset game audits, then wait 6 months. Then look at the audits played and sell the one with the lowest plays. May be the only way i could pick one from that list.

If I had to right now it would be WOZ.

#15 9 months ago

DIA

mrossman5

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Warren, PA

1y 128K 1,871 2 121

Quoted from ttown:
WOZ or Dialed In

Why DI? I think it’s one of the best games.

#16 9 months ago

NAP

Sleaterkiss

Pinside member

3y 42,150 105

SS because it's not deep
WoZ because it's pretty but not in love with gameplay

#17 9 months ago

S S

PinsideTroll

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New Castle, DE

5y 49,650 928 12 10

tough choices. for me, its a toss up between TZ and WOZ. good luck with making your decision

#18 9 months ago

TIM

Tuna_Delight

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9y 111K 3,531 1

All of them. Set yourself free.

#19 9 months ago

Deadlander

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Deland, FL

6y 41,400 153 25 14

Actually when it comes to thinning the herd and you don’t know which to sell I would set a price on all of them and see which one sells first. Let the market decide then move onto the next acquisition. My collection is full of games that I don’t want to sell but unfortunately my space is limited to 26. So I put 5-6 up for sale and see which one sells first then pull the other ads. Takes away the agony of the pinball Sophie’s choice. But sell the WOZ DI is the best JjP in my opinion.
Regards
Al

-1

#20 9 months ago

JMM

Allibaster

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Sheridan, WY

7y 77,650 1,833 4 15

Scared Stiff.

I sold mine after a few years of ownership. It became too predictable and wasn't fun anymore.

#21 9 months ago

???

Yoko2una

Pinside member

3y 74,300 1,340 6 14

I was always intrigued by Scared Stiff. See so much praise, and the pics look amazing.

Then I got to play one...

It shoots real well, looks fantastic in person, and then after 2 poor balls, I get to Scared Stiff twice on ball 3. This was maybe my 3rd game on it. It was super fun to play that day, but I can't ever imagine having that in my collection given I'm also limited to 5 games. My $0.02.

#22 9 months ago

???

3pinballs

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Bloomfield Hills, MI

6y 43,150 503 22 1

well that sucks......I couldn't sell any if I had to choose

#23 9 months ago

SHU

misterschu

Pinside member

Philadelphia, PA

<1y 22,550 147 1

I think you're asking the wrong question.

I'll gladly store your DI for you indefinitely, at the low low cost of letting me play as much as I want. (I'm even pretty close by if you just want to visit)

#24 9 months ago

DRM

dmacy

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7y 102K 4,382 1

Hey Bru, I'd recommend WOZ as first to go.

#25 9 months ago

HWK

Hawk007

Pinside member

5y 52,650 1,265 8

Sell whatever will disapoint you the least not being there. The answer may suprise you. Many of my friends have sold games and regretted it only to never find as nice an example again for price paid.

Keep what you love and you will never go wrong.
Nice collection by the way. Tough choice. Sorry, no help at all. lol

#26 9 months ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

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Aurora, IL

6y 81,850 5,427 2

Sell the old hag machine. Ss got to go!

#27 9 months ago

ZAC

ttown

Pinside member

6y 38,900 206

Quoted from mrossman5:
Why DI? I think it’s one of the best games.

Well I think you can still get one new and he has a great line up otherwise. I do like Dialed In .. its a great game.

#28 9 months ago

JER

Rackleye

Pinside member

Raleigh, NC

1y 21,400 30 4

I'd take into account what I was replacing it with. If I was getting JJPOTC, then I'd let go of the WOZ. If I was getting another Lawlor title, then maybe TZ. If I was going for a Monster Bash then I'd let go of the Scared Stiff. Not sure what situation I'd let go of Dialed In under since it's so new. Might get rid of MM if you're planning on an AFM or some other game with a central bash toy or maybe even a similar kind of theme (fantasy like GOT or LOTR).

#29 9 months ago

MAG

hockeymag8

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Saint Clair Shores, MI

2y 59,050 149 6 14

I'm an analysis/numbers guy - I'd make a chart with all factors that are important to you (art, how much you play it, how much your friends/family like it, how hard it is to sell, how much $ you will likely get, etc.) This should knock out 2-3 you most likely want to keep. Then decide between the other 2-3. Don't sweat the decision that much - you can always buy it back later (there is a good thread on here - "which game did you own more than once") - although if you have a really nice version of an older game it may be harder to obtain the same condition. Good luck!

#30 9 months ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

7y 126K 27,056 15 26

Woz easy.

#31 9 months ago

Monk

Pinside member

2y 63,150 813

Quoted from PinballManiac40:
I'm sure there is a friend who likes pinball who wouldn't mind pinsitting a game while you decide which one it is. You could always rotate it around. I have 4 on loan because of space reasons.

We need to become better friends.

#32 9 months ago

BTF

PinballManiac40

Pinside member

8y 165K 10,118 39 57

Quoted from Monk:
We need to become better friends.

You need to move much, much closer

#33 9 months ago

DEF

DefaultGen

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Morrisville, NC

5y 119K 2,805 10 165

SS. Great game. Too easy. Worth a ton of money for what it is.

Although if you have a WOZ with the old style lights I'd sell that instead of dealing with it

#34 9 months ago

Monk

Pinside member

2y 63,150 813

Quoted from PinballManiac40:
You need to move much, much closer

I just might, if I could babysit pinball machines.

#35 9 months ago

EVN

EvanDickson

Pinside member

Charlottetown, PE

5y 77,800 2,017 3 27

SS. I find that one boring, the original EATPM was far better.

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#36 9 months ago

000

o-din

Inactive member

6y 146K 44,400

Yeah, I wouldn't have trouble getting rid of those. Nothing to really get overly attached to there.

Just start at the top, and work your way down.

-1

#37 9 months ago

SWH

Spencer

Pinside member

Okotoks, AB

5y 82,300 2,003 9 10

That's a tough call. Nice collection! I've thought about selling a few myself but can't decide either. I get more attached then I should. lol. I vote for Scared Stiff, I never thought it was all that great.

#38 9 months ago

SVN

MightyGrave

Pinside member

3y 42,800 405 8 14

I would take SS or TZ

#39 9 months ago

JLM

jlm33

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Villejuif

6y 138K 5,437 6 167

My initial vote went to SS. Scared Stiff is a pin I love to play from time to time, but would not own in a small lineup.

Still...the reason to keep it would be to have one for newcomers: it's relatively easy to understand, and simple to achieve something. And Elvira rules!
Add to that it is your oldest pin in your lineup: I bet it's one of your two keepers!

So... need to find another one. MM is cool for sure, but it would not be a long term keeper in my lineup. And MMr should be relatively easy to buy back. MM would go!

#40 9 months ago

MMH

mannymasy

Pinside member

Málaga

5y 43,550 334 3 14

Woz!!!!

#41 9 months ago

SVN

MightyGrave

Pinside member

3y 42,800 405 8 14

Quoted from mannymasy:
Woz!!!!

What's wrong with WOZ?

#42 9 months ago

BRU

brucipher

Pinside member

7y 59,400 1,180

Thanks for all of the comments and poll voting! I've been enjoying reading everyone's thoughts.

Interestingly enough, the two games I decided I am definitely not going to sell (prior to putting up the poll) have the least votes: MMRLE and DILE.

I am intrigued by the idea of having a "pinsitter". I may give that some serious thought.

Scared Stiff is definitely my least played pin at this point, but I have a sentimental attachment to it, plus my other half loves it. I am also a big Elvira fan. It's nice because I tend to buy deeper games, and it can be a change of pace from my other machines.

I did have a mild breakthrough last night which I thought I would never ever happen. I was talking about selling Scared Stiff, and I got a tentative okay to put a 6th game on the first floor of the house. This was after several glasses of wine, so I am taking it with a grain of salt, but it would remove the need to sell something! I still might consider selling one of the 5 anyhow to really mix things up.

-3

#43 9 months ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside member

Ann Arbor, MI

7y 126K 27,056 15 26

Quoted from MightyGrave:
What's wrong with WOZ?

Audio, layout, lighting....

#44 9 months ago

CBM

spfxted

Pinside member

Saddle River, NJ

7y 133K 22,940 4 9

If you sell Scared Stiff I might have to put you on Ignore!

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