The Pinball Show Ep 189: Diamond Hands $50K Pokemon & Coinbox Candy
The Pinball Show Episode 189: Diamond Hands $50K Pokemon & Coinbox Candy Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Production Updates - Pokemon By Stern Pinball - Pokemon Success, Sales, & Production - The New Era Of Pinball Collectibility - Dennis' Beef Sticks & Big Tee - Pinball Market Trends™ - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP CONTENT: Dark Tales Of A Pinball Distributor: Dr. No Thank You - More Medieval Madness Merlin - Dutch Pinball & DPX Divorce - DPX & American Pinball Marriage - New Goats! - Additional Pindustry News Remember to purchase your next pinball or arcade machine from Flip N Out Pinball! flipnoutpinball.com zach@flipnoutpinball.com email: thepinballshow@gmail.com youtube: youtube.com/@ThePinballShow instagram: @thepinballshowpodcast tik tok: @thepinballshow store: flipnoutpinball.com
Kineticist’s take
Pokemon Pinball's 750 LE units sold instantly; secondary market collectability expected to drive prices to $30K-$50K.
Synopsis
Dennis Creasel and Zach Minney discuss Stern Pinball's Pokemon release, which sold out 750 LE units immediately and is experiencing extraordinary demand. The episode covers production timelines (location pros shipping late Feb/early March, LEs mid-to-late March, premiums following), positioning Pokemon as a crossover hit with massive IP collectability potential. They analyze why Pokemon timing aligns perfectly with the 30th anniversary, concurrent TCG/Lego releases, and broader pop culture momentum, predicting secondary market prices could exceed $30,000-$50,000 for limited edition units.
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
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- Deadpool· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- King Kong· game
- Pokemon by Stern Pinball· game
- Venom· game
- Loser Kid· organization
- Pokemon· organization/brand
- Dennis Creasel· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Ron Hallett· person
- Tanya Clice· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Insider Connected· product
- Nintendo Switch 2· product