b1807 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmercury Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angs1957 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 There still out there sometimes its timing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 They come and they go nothing unusual. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 6, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2020 Judging from what Bill says a lot of people have been trading between themselves too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peely Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Shit ton of newbies with 10k super cheques too. Many legitimately need that money but the spike in spending suggests many don’t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koops Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madal Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Maybe people got over the ider that pinballs are only $500.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peely Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Chucker Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfed Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeleena Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 good info FE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Ford Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Ford Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 On a side note, someone offered me $8k+ for my congo and i said no... But picked up an NBA Fastbreak for $3500... :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Ford Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 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 $$ is bad at the moment :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked71 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 On a side, side note.... It's not just AUS prices... machines in US have gone up. Machines coming out of Europe have gone up and to make matters worse our $$ 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railways Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambattherford Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thats what we do in Covid. ANYWAY. Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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