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Ep 44: We B Streamin!
PodcastAnalysis updated 6d ago1 hr 48 min listen
Join us now live on Twitch or check out the VODS on Twitch/Youtube. Cale and I pop our streaming cherry and catch each other up on the last few weeks of pinball! Support the show:...
Highlights
- Lord of the Rings Limited Edition machines have dropped in secondary market value from ~$13,200-13,500 to ~$11,500, representing a ~$2,000 price drop
- Stern is remaking classic games (Ghostbusters, Metallica, Lord of the Rings) and increasing topper prices from $400-500 to $1,500, while the secondary market for these toppers previously traded at $2,500-3,000
- Nothing earns like a Stern machine in arcade operations; even premium non-Stern games like Godfather cannot match Stern's earning potential over time
- Electric Bat Arcade has grown significantly over five years and is currently performing better than ever, with increasing visitor volume and coin drops
- Galactic Tank Force has widespread manufacturing issues/quality problems that buyers will discover when opening machines
- P3 (Multimorphic) machines get played more frequently than any other pinball machine type in personal collections
- Game Room Goodies distributor is experiencing record demand, primarily from home arcade/collector customers rather than arcade operators
- Before COVID, secondary market pricing was stable with predictable ~$200-300 losses on resale; post-COVID the gap between new and used prices became unusually large
Notable quotes
“I haven't owned a machine in two months, I think. It's been a long time... it feels fucking awesome, man.”
“Even at a good sponsorship price... I would lose money just moving the game on. So like why I can't justify right now having a game to let's say I will immediately lose 500 just for having in my house.”
“Nothing earns like a Stern... They just have such a head start on anybody else. It's not just build quality and the way the flippers feel. It's just like gaming and making a game that's fun to play.”
“This is making it tougher and tougher and giving me pause... I don't even know if I can get a Black Knight for cheap for a little while if they remake it or toppers.”
“They're trying to do everything to everyone and that is not a good... the shotgun method... they got to pick a lane.”
“We are growing and doing better than ever. And it seems like every year it's just like more people are showing up, more people are dropping coins in the machines.”
“P3s are so fucking cool... if I was me and I am coming into this out of nowhere like hey what the fuck I have ten thousand dollars to spend... that would seem like that is the way to go.”
“The secondary market, to me, was never a place to make money, but it was a place to somewhat safely have a hobby without losing your shit.”
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Game Room Goodies· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Stern· company
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
- Elvira's House of Horrors Limited Edition· game
- Galactic Tank Force· game
- Godfather· game
- Iron Man Pro· game
- Jurassic Park Limited Edition· game
- Lord of the Rings Limited Edition· game
- Rick and Morty· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Aimless Pinball· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jason· person
- Kale· person
- Rachel· person
- TurboGrafx· person
- Pinside· platform
- Electric Bat Arcade· venue
- Lit Arcade· venue
- Phoenix metropolitan area· venue
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