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Quoted from cosmicjim:I have 11 machines. None are new, but I have TAF and BSD. I think his arguments have merit, but I don't completely agree either.
Supply and demand is always king.
The difference between pinball and video games is we are dealing in much lower volume. Most machines are thousands and even hundreds in volume. Games are thousands and tens of thousands and even millions.
Another factor in demand is that a pinball machine is fancy furniture. A mansion or lake house seems like a great place for a decorative pinball machine. This sustains prices because of low volumes.
I do think there might end up a glut of machines because of the output over the last 5 years. This could result in stern pros in the 3k range. I also think the least desirable dmds could sink some.
Video games can be easily copied, therefore have no intrinsic value. I play pinball because its a physical object, not a digital experience. Cannot be copied.
Quoted from cantbfrank:Support for prices increasing
1. Higher demand
2. Trendy
3. Expensive technology in newer machines
Support for prices decreasing or leveling
1. More supply (Stern's increased capacity and new manufacturers who have entered the market)
2. Price ceiling. I think we are getting close.
3. Continued quality issues at Stern- drives loss in market share and they are forced to reduce price to maintain.
Don't forget asset inflation. Can't call it real inflation anymore apparently.
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