I listen to the news as well and have been hearing about the recession around the corner for many years now. We would all be millionaires if we could accurately predict the market. Same for predicting the pinball market. It was supposed to collapse years ago but keeps getting stronger. Stern was going to have "dark nights". Things will obviously change but doubt you are going to see guys selling pins to pay off mortgages. If you are that tight, you probably shouldn't buy pins to start with. Like what we see today, the high end market will be affected the most. NIB games might depreciate more but doubt much will change with classics. They are getting older, harder to find, and held onto tight by collectors. Collectors will still pay good money for the right games.

Along that argument, muscle cars are still out there and plenty desirable. Prices are not bottoming out because high school kids cannot afford them. Pinball is no different. Classic pins will always have a demand and owned by mature individuals with more discretionary income.