I dont know how anyone can say collectors in the USA are choosing older games over new machines, thats a guess not backed up by fact IMHO.
As they say on those super fund commercials, "Compare the pair".
This AFM:
http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=221006422627versus this lowest price ACDC available on ebay with no sales:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-DC-Pro-Pinball-Machine-by-Stern-New-/180815807391?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1976439fThe 16 year old unrestored AFM which started at $100, had surpassed the price of a NIB ACDC Pro model in under 2 hours of being listed. That gives a fairly good indication of what US pinball collectors are choosing to spend their disposable income on in this "crappy world economy".
It is now approaching ACDC US Premium price and there are still 5 days left for the auction to run.
Another?
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=190668457525A 15 year old unrestored MM which started at $8k should in theory have received no bids since the starting price is more than a US ACDC premium.
Serious US collectors are fairly astute as to what will hold and what won't.
A pinball collector/flipper in the US is currently trying to trade a 1 of 200 only NIB LTBR LE
AND a HUO POTC for a Big Bang Bar while the "non-hype" is in overdrive. Not 1 of the approximate 200 BBB owners are currently biting.....
What is the exact number pinnies4me? 188? 198? around that number anyway.
Bottom line is CofT, you like the game/theme and that is all there is to it. It personally isn't my cup of tea, but who cares whether anyone else likes it or not, right?
