From what i have heard the people who are importing pins by the container load are finding it harder and harder to have thier containers filled with excellent or very good condition popular titles.
One of the fellows i know of who has been importing for a few years has said that when he first started getting container loads in it would only take a couple of weeks for the people who he is buying them off to fill a container with A grade titles in excellent condition. Now it takes 2 to 3 months to fill one with a combination of A and B grade titles in fair to good condition.
Then when they get to Australia he needs to do a lot more work to them to get them up to scratch. So he has to sell them for a higher price to pay for all the cabinet decals and playfield repairs.
It doesn't matter how much cash he offers them to get the excellent pins, they just can't find them. And it is taking longer for the overseas parties to fill the containers each time.
Most of the 'cream' is gone. So this means pin prices are going to increase if demand stays the same or increases.
