I would say that offering more money (or letting the seller know what's a closer price to the value)should be reserved to the first contact. If you are the first person to call, then you should be the one to bring it up. Anyone after that is clearly trying to steal or block your deal. Sometimes people are not even interested in the machine, but it bothers them to see it go for cheap.

Hi PinnyHeadHead, It is great, I love it! I got it about 3-4 weeks ago and I play it about 1 hour every day. Have to replace a couple of lights, but everything else plays great. I also have a LOTR i found for $3,995 and should be arriving in a week or two. Not HUO, but still in awesome shape. I'll post some reviews on that one once I get.

I still have to wax my playfield on SG and get some new balls. The ones that came with it are looking a bit rough. Have you gotten any new pins lately?

I do have Keefer's guide bookmarked on my PC. It was extremely useful in getting my scores up and figure out what was going on. Definitely will wax this in the next couple of weeks!

No, I definitely see your point. It is just hard to distinguish between re-sellers, honest pinballers who may not have much money getting a good deal, and a seller who knows the value of their pin but needs to unload for a quick sale. Too many variables for me to try to mess with the market. My stance is to let the market run its course. For every pin that goes out at a low price, another one sells for way more than what it's worth. I know personally for myself, if I am working out a deal with the seller and can tell that they have no idea what it's worth, I would try to educate them on it. However, I can't control what other buyers do.

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