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Why do people ask so much?

By Dom1

6 years ago


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    “Are people asking too much for less then perfect machines”

    • Yes 93 votes
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    • They're right on the spot 19 votes
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    • They should be asking more 30 votes
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    • People drive me bonkers with their asking price! 53 votes
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    #61 6 years ago

    So the good news is that with increasing prices, more of these games are getting restored. Time invested to do so not quite worth it yet, but getting there. However, EMs still remain a labor of love and will do so for a long time to come.

    Anyone who says there aren't deals to be found isn't looking hard enough. Yes, deals on fully restored, beautiful machines ARE hard to find. Deals on machines that need some TLC can be found and as long as you don't add the value of your time (which I don't because I love fixing pins) it all works out ok. For me I just make sure I'm not too picky on exact machine, tend to focus on the cheaper SS, and make sure when looking at pinside price I still have some room left if I ever need to sell. And I don't remain glued to craigslist and have still found plenty of deals. Employing that strategy sure I've been burned a few times, but overall if I ever liquidate I'll do ok even after having acquired most of my pins over the last 2 years.

    #65 6 years ago
    Quoted from Gunnder:

    Do you guys realize how hard it is for guys that just got started in the hobby this year? Sheesh I'm so jealous of the guys that have owned these machines for the better part of the last 10 years. You guys got crazy pinball equity built up over the last few years from machines you bought for 1/10 of the price! While guys like me have to settle for $500 Motordomes

    Hey back in 1987 I paid $500 for Motordome ! So not everything has gone up

    WORST .... PIN ..... EVER (well except for maybe SF2)

    #83 6 years ago

    I think we have to remember that the price on old games is calibrated somewhat by the price on new games. Higher price on NIB -> higher price on old (but not as high as NIB). So yeah high prices as long as there are new pin manufacturers out there are here to stay.

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