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Why do people ask so much?

By Dom1

6 years ago


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    #98 6 years ago
     
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    fisherdaman

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    I personally blame American Pickers and all those fake reality shows. Pretty sure there is an old thread on here about a guy that was asked to come on that show and give an estimated price for a pinball machine. The guy was literally asked to inflate the price. It's shows like these that give people the false perception that their junk is worth $$$. Also, some people don't get the amount of time and money goes into restoring a game. you see the well this one which is cherry sold for blank so I will sell it to you for 100 less than that.

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    #100 6 years ago
     
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    Quoted from radium:

    I highly doubt television has any bearing on pinball prices. Ultimately price is set by demand and what a person is willing to spend to acquire that title in its present condition.

    I thought the thread was about high asking prices outside of Pinside?

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    #105 6 years ago
     
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    fisherdaman

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    Quoted from zimjoe:

    My sister and her husband are antique sellers. They have been miffed ever since Antique Road show. It made picking good deals much harder, because people now know old stuff = money.

    Exactly !! people apply the same concept to pinball, and that's why you see beat up EMs with an asking price of 6k.

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