Fort Worth, TX
For me the issue with selling any pin (I only own 3) to maximize returns is multi-fold:
- The 3 pins I have are my favorites for different reasons, and there aren't other pins I want to replace them with right now
- If I sold them now I would want to replace them and not go without, so I would end up spending as much money or more in the end and probably have less desirable / lower quality pins
- I may never find a pin with the mods I want at as good of a price and quality I have now to replace a title
- If I did sell and go without, how long would it be before I could get back into the pinball game at a desirable price point?
Bottom line for me is that pinball machines are not an investment that I'm looking to turn for profit. Rather, they are an expense. Yes, they are expensive toys that have an emotional attachment to them, but if/when the day comes that I sell them I'll either make money, break even, or lose money and simply view that loss as the price of entertainment.
