I watch news reports and almost every financial investment program to do with the USA every night for a good 3 or 4 hours, and my take on the USA financial situation is that it will not get any better, if anything will stay the same if not get worse by a good 10 to 15 percent accross the board.
The Aussie dollar will not get worse this next 2 years minimum, if anything, the aussie dollar will get back to the $1.12 to $1.15 it was and could even get better against the greenback USA currency. It certainly wont stay anything near parity over the next 2 years. This means AMD will buy new Sterns at a good rate, so prices shld not go up in Australia if things are calculated fairly by Aus importers.
What does all this mean for both USA and Aussie economys and the pinball economy everywhere, more stormy weather, with markets still pretty flat for the next 2 years. Add together a election in Australia with Juliar Gillard getting voted out, a new government having to fix the massive defecit the Labor party has left, and it means a flat economy. Pinball prices wont be great, if anything, they will stay at the lower monies, because people are being cautious. I predict more sales of HUO titles like Tron, AC/DC, X Men, Avengers etc, because people will be doing it tough, not all, but some.
Pinball prices are just like Real Estate prices, they rise n they fall, but i believe the 2nd hand market of newer titles, both Stern and JJP will be a buyers market. Then if u wait for the market to turn, when the USA economy, and the Aussie economy starts to get alot better, watch the prices of Stern HUO titles climb higher again etc. The market is a bit flat now, and I cant see it changing for at least 2 years.
Good time to buy, not great at all to sell.
