Outside of Aus/NZ, ACDC is not selling quite as red hot as is being made out, particularly in the US which have the Pro's at an even lower price point than here in Aus (mid to low $4kUS).
As said before, it was expected that ACDC would be a strong seller in both Aus and NZ and that is where most of the collector money is tied up at the moment here in Aus. By comparison in the US, where ACDC sales would be considered lukewarm to moderate, there is currently a renewed interest and demand for classic B/W A list titles (CV,TOTAN,MB,MM and AFM et al). All of these titles are being listed on both ebay US and US based forums for good dollars (and they are getting those dollars too.)
A couple of auctions in the US to consider:
Here is your market for an MM in the US currently:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190668457525?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619Here is one for CC:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item2c639df25a&item=190649856602&nma=true&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&rt=nc&si=mqlnmVjYH3j29wCM5X4ALUNRw9k%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=ncHere are a couple for AFM:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=140738822697&nma=true&rt=nc&si=oyWcF1%252B1ZR0rM%252F8hMqJM7mQepis%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=ncWe'll see where this one ends up:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221006422627?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649There are a couple of others for a TOTAN and CV which sold at $7k each but these were on US based pinball forums so I won't link to them out of courtesy.
Putting it another way, US collectors are being given a choice of $4200 for a NIB ACDC or a used in good condition 15 year old B/W title for almost double that and they are opting for the latter?
Once the hype dies down for Stern's latest, and the bank accounts start to replenish we'll see similar price movements here.
