Message #133867

[Retropin]

The lower pf on acdc is the exact reason i would only ever buy the pro

And I'd probably agree with you on that one. I would rather Stern spend the time it spends creating different models within the same game on one overall better product. I see there current strategy of price differentiation as trying to milk sales at every price point.

You can already pull out of ever owning your long awaited WOZ LE and make a tidy profit... few people waving above purchase price to secure FURTHER machines

+1

Pro model is really only for operators. From what I can see, Operators don't really give a damn anymore. Stern should drop Pros all together and consistently release entry level as Premiums at a similar price of Pros. LE for collectors - after all "LE" = "Limited Edition". I can already see the Pros are dragging down the resale prices of Premiums.

Speculating about WOZ's resale is a bit rich. Those that have ordered can pull out at any time to sort out those "unforeseen bills". Stern collectors will have the same problem. All the WOZ orders that have been cancelled have been snapped up very quickly. WOZ's will have a much higher resale value because it is JJP pinball's FIRST pinball released.

The fact that LE's sell so well is because they are FULL pinball machines, not the half pinballs that Pros are. If stern want to stay competitive, they need to take notice of the amount of Pros that don't keep their value. After all, they should be gearing up to sell more into the home (even Gary Stern admitted this fact).