I try not to put down any pins, because even the "bad" pins have loyal fans. But, I'm so impulsive and always looking for something else that I get bored with pins in a matter of days sometimes. I had an awesome SM, but it lasted under a year. Then the wheels really came off. I added Big Buck Hunter, Houdini and Aerosmith. All three were traded in under 2 months. MET and LOTR lasted 3 months. I'm always looking to trade...the grass is always greener, right?

I agree about Hobbit. I really didn't like it at all on location. Trolls are just enough on MM. They seem too featured on Hobbit. But, the new code really does make the game much better. I had an opportunity to trade a game I was bored of for a NIB Hobbit plus cash. So far, after about 30 games, I'm happy with it. Crank the back legs all the way up so it's not floaty, and keep the extra balls at a minimum. It's very hard to complete all the 5 stones to get to each mini wizard mode. Forget actually completing the 30 modes, I'm lucky to start 10 and finish 6 or 8. But that's me. Definitely an RPG type adventure, designed to be long-playing. But, not really the "grind" that it was before code was complete. Depends if you enjoy long, story-mode games, or short, punishing games. It's definitely not Tron. I have those 2 pins next to each other, and they are great complimentary games. I loved MET, but was ready to move on after 100 games.

I agree. Prices do seem quite a bit higher than even 5-6 years ago, when I was looking around for my first pin. I considered a nice, clean Funhouse for $2,900, and POTC was about $4,000 in perfect cond. Several pins like TAF, CV, TOTAN, Tron, and MB are often $8,000 or more. That could remain, or it could be a product of the strong rebound economy since 2008 crash. Will pins routinely be $10,000 soon? I agree though, if you research the market archives, and keep your buy/trade target within reason, you can break even pretty easily it seems. Especially if you take time to improve your pins.