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Hi all

 

this is my first visit for some time as have been waylaid with nasty matters.

 

Any how. I’ve noticed there’s not a lot of pinnys for sake, either here or in the usual retail haunts.

is this an apparition?

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Only 12 months ago it was a flood!

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/forum/p...ng#post1719755

 

also to quote another member

 

 

For those that haven't been in the hobby that long - this same thread, or a variation of it, gains traction several times every year. Its always a hot topic.

 

2018 - Are we heading back towards the cliff?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...ards-the-Cliff

 

2018 - Pinball Prices

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...Pinball-prices

 

2017 - So why has pinball taken off again?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...en-off-again-1

 

2017 - A lot of machines for sale these days

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...or-sale-thread!

 

2016 - Pinball Prices WTF?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...all-Prices-wtf

 

2016 - Pinball Prices stabilising or even coming down?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...n-comming-down

 

2016 - Has anyone snagged a bargain, recently?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...rgain-recently

 

2015 - Pinball Prices

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...Pinball-prices

 

2015 - Thoughts on people who snap up LEs then sell for large profits?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...arge-profits-1

 

2015 - New Stern price rise

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...ern-price-rise

 

2014 - What's going on in the pinball world?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...-pinball-world

 

2012 - To people who are selling subpar machines for top dollars!!

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...or-Top-DOLLARS!!!!

 

2010 - Are pinball prices set to drop?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...es-set-to-drop

 

2007 - Where is pinball heading? Will it survive/make a comeback?

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...ake-a-comeback

 

2007 - Cheap pinball prices will not last

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthr...-will-not-last

 

 

 

 

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Some of those threads are gold @Koops .

When you could buy Totans, TZs and IJ for 4-5k and shadows/Congo must have been about $1500 and peeps were complaing about over priced pins.

 

This is one of the comments from 2007...

"But I am wondering whether there will be many people who actually want to own a pinball machine in 10-20 years time, when people like us are retiring, selling up, and running out of room."

 

 

 

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The Government is giving away more money than it actually has and the cashed up people are spending it on toys, as there isn't much else to spend it on...

 

Which also means that fewer people are selling pins because they need the cash for something else.

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I also think a part of it is that some people are no longer going on that overseas holiday and probably wont be for a while so buying a pin for at home instead. Seems to be lots of new buyers buying for the first time. Personally I know 3 people who have purchased pins for the first time due to canceled holidays and more time spent at home.
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As mentioned above, people selling between them selves/buying off mates, stuff on gumtree/facebook is gone in hours, even items over $10k.... Govt let people access there super, i think quite a few people will get a shock when they realise they weren't eligible for that super and need to sell there pinball machine. Then again I'm not sure if the government will do anything as it's ROBODEBT all over again and that worked out well the first time...
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On a side, side note.... It's not just AUS prices... machines in US have gone up. Machines coming out of Europe have gone up and to make matters worse our $$ is bad at the moment :'(

 

Definitely a drought for publicly listed games and/or games at “reasonable� prices. Seems to be a lot of new money in the hobby with different price expectations probably based on the ever increasing price of NIB games.

 

People that had the space to hold on to big collections for the past 10 years would be very happy at the moment.

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Case in point.

 

I just sold a Bally Vector for my asking price to a fella that hasn't played a pin in 30 years.

 

The game when advertised was noted by a long time AA member up our way who had been asked to look out for a pin that was reasonabaly priced.

 

Apparently this instruction came from mrs. X as she thought it would be great to celebrate the up coming Mr. X birthday party.

 

Anyhoo, The guys were on my doorstep very early Monday morning, cash in hand, I gave them a 101 tutorial on basics like a stuck ball and off they went.

 

Bottom line is I needed the room. I've had my fun with that game. Fixed a few things on it and now someone else is having fun with it.

 

I did warn him though, "It never stops at one " :lol

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