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This Month's Pinball Market Jan 2025 | Stern's Spike 2
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This month we analyze the overall market and focus on the direction of Spike 2s
Highlights
- Stern announced a new Vault program that will stop producing vaulted games (Iron Maiden, Elvira, Star Wars) for at least two years
- Overall Stern Spike 2 machines have depreciated 9.8% from end of 2023 to end of 2024
- Deadpool LE machines have appreciated 40% from launch and currently sell around $12,500
- Bond 60th Anniversary has dropped 20% over the past year and 35% overall since release, trending downward
- Aerosmith Premium models are up 15% from last year and +52% from original $6,500 launch MSRP, now selling around $12K
- Jersey Jack Pinball market is up 10% overall but down 13% if Pirates of the Caribbean is excluded from analysis
Notable quotes
“These games they announced are more than likely going to go up in value over the market over time.”
“If you bought a Deadpool LE at launch, it is up 40% from when it launched. They're selling around $12,500 right now.”
“the worst game right now, the game you don't want to own is Bond 60th. It was sold at $20K when it first came out... it has dropped 20% of its value... down 35%.”
“Pinball is only worth what someone's willing to pay.”
“When it comes to the used market is these games they announced are more than likely going to go up in value over the market over time.”
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Pinball Prices· company
- Silver Ball Swag· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Keith Elwin· person
- Aerosmith Premium· product
- Beatles Gold· product
- Bond 60th Anniversary· product
- Bond LE· product
- Deadpool LE· product
- Dungeons & Dragons· product
- Elvira 40th· product
- Harry Potter· product
- Iron Maiden· product
- Munsters LE· product
- Pirates of the Caribbean· product
- Star Wars Comic Pro· product
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