Quoted from freakandgeek:If we had a true FOMO on every new Stern, how many day one buyers would they be getting? Did you miss the Spooky sellout within 4 hours?
You comparing Spooky to Stern is a poor comparison. Of course Spooky only produces the number of pins that they originally state as they're a family business and can't go back and do a "vault" edition. In the time it takes Spooky to produce 1 machine Stern has released 3, 4, 5+ machines. You're comparing a manufacturing company to a ma and pop business for which Spooky is proud to be just that!
The vast majority of your reason for being dissatisfied in Stern is due to them not really making a collectible machine but in the same sense neither does JJP. Let's not forget CGC who's main raison d'etre is to reproduce machines that are highly collectible.
As for the quality of Stern, this is where I do tend to agree with you. To me Stern machines seem cheaper then the other manufacturers. To me, again, when Stern releases a new machine it appears to me that it has a lot of same features as past releases with a new toy. Not bashing Stern as this is my opinion but it has led to me looking to other manufacturers as opposed to Stern. IF Stern would release a desired theme I've been looking for I would buy it but, for now, I look to JJP and possibly Spooky.
