Re: More Insanity from Down Under

David Stein wrote:
> Insanity?
>
> The article is both interesting in its analogies and propositions and sound.
> I remember buying Addams 6 years from Adelaide and Brisbane for under a
> grand. Then a couple of interesting things happened. bally/williams closed
> and people started snapping up pinballs in a real hurry for private homes.
> Then the commercial operators started holding onto their stock where by they
> once traded them in for nothing to buy newer product. Suddenly there was no
> new product and prices started to rocket dramatically. We were trading
> addams at 2 then 3 then 4 thousand as demand outdrove demand. We have been
> around for 33 years and yes we have some showmanship about us or we wouldn't
> still be here. But we are the only joint in town most people by their pins
> from and are the highest in profile. Pleae see our website and premises
> before going down the cheap shot used car yard line. We are all big pinball
> fans here and in many ways lament the price of pins as the higher they go
> the harder it is to sell them.
> Investment analogy is simple. as more and more private homes snap these
> classics up, there is less and less available to purchase. Therefore they
> must continue to rise dictated by rarity. We have already cleaned out most
> of Australia state by state and all of us are no fighting along with the US
> for remaining stocks left in Europe, South America and anywhere else we can
> still get volume. Thanks for the input and the right to reply.
>
> "billb" <sevenoutpinball@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8af87$42f168a7$42f839a3$1489@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > Maybe countries will start pegging currencies to pinball prices?
> > >
> >
> > sounds good to me. i'd rather have a room full of old gottliebs than a
> room
> > with an equal current value of gold.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > billb http://www.themeatrix.com/
> > Every man has his price except the honest man. You get him for
> > nothing.IITYWYBAD
> > "
> >
> >David David David
pull your head in mate
if pinball machine's have gone up 200-300%
in the last couple of years (as Del stated in the Age)

then l would be happy to now sell you my MM $20,000au
down from $24,000au

and as for
"We are all big pinball
> fans here and in many ways lament the price of pins as the higher they go
the harder it is to sell them." yes you are, but why not set a decent
price instead of doubling the US price or at lest
tell Del to keep his mouth shut... that would keep the prices down
for
a start....
you and the other reseller's (zax, 240 amusements Mr.pinball,Cashbox)
set the prices
and if you're now having trouble selling at these prices
$8,000 to $10,000 for AFM,MM,MB $6,000au for scared Stiff
( and you know thats what you have asked for these machines in the past
and they were (PF's) clapped out and cab art faded)
not to mention $8,500au for a new TSPP
when everyone else (Mr.pinball,Cashbox) was asking $7,000au
well maybe you (all) need to think about your prices again.

oh and David the reason a lot of people don't go to
Bumper's Auctions anymore
its hard to buy a machine for a good price
when Del's standing up the back signalling the Auctioneer
to go higher if he does not like the price (yes we are aware he does
it)

David your a good guy and l like you, your great to talk to,
but do us all a favour "pull your head in"
you can't honestly defend this crap

Greg

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