Avengers NIB or Spiderman

[Ant]

Hey Guys. Need your advice and expertise.
I don't know what to do . I wanted to get a NIB Avengers but I have a chance to get a Spiderman thats in good condition.
I haven't been able to play either game yet and it would be a buy before I play purchase. I like the idea of a NIB as you are the first person to play it and the fact of just owning a brand new pinball.

Spiderman hmmmm  it doesn't come up for sale very often and the reviews are great. Wife is no help, she said I could have either one (and no I don't have enough money to buy both  ).

Please Help me.....Thanks

Anthony

[Caveoftreasures]

I have played both machines, and have had dozens n dozens of games on both titles, and in my opinion, Avengers leaves Spiderman for dead 10 times over.
Spiderman is a nice looking game, but Avengers is better looking.
Spiderman is a reasonable player, but Avengers is a better player because it has more agles and has more depth.
The toys on Avengers are better, and the general illumination and insert lighting on Avengers is better than spiderman.

Having a brand new in box experience also leaves spiderman behind. For only a small amount of extra money, Avengers is the smarter buy.
Spiderman is one of Sterns better players, made during the cost cutting days, but compared to Avengers, it is very basic.

Goodluck with your purchase.

[Caveoftreasures]

This might help u decide, then look for the Spiderman one they did years ago on the same site

http://www.pinballnews.com/games/avengers/index5.html

[Ant]

Thanks caveoftreasures.
I did have a look at them before and thats what made it harder to choose in some ways.

[tonyt]

Everyone likes different games, that is the problem. Very risky to buy a game without playing it first.

I played a LE Avengers recently, maye half a dozen games and I couldn't get into it. Difficult to judge a game though after only that many plays.

Spiderman is a great Ritchie/Lyman game. You don't see many of these for sale, which says a lot imo.

[pinnies4me]

Spiderman is a great Ritchie/Lyman game. You don't see many of these for sale, which says a lot imo.

+1. SM seems to have earned its stripes, be hard to pass over at the right price. As fun as the NIB experience is, it won't make up for anything in the long run if the game isn't to your taste.

[Replay]

tough one, if I had to chose between SM and Avevngers (pro), I thinks i would go the SM

[Strangeways]

Everyone likes different games, that is the problem. Very risky to buy a game without playing it first.

I played a LE Avengers recently, maye half a dozen games and I couldn't get into it. Difficult to judge a game though after only that many plays.

Spiderman is a great Ritchie/Lyman game. You don't see many of these for sale, which says a lot imo.

I have not played Avengers, but I have played Spiderman. Here is the dilemma - You can't play both games unless you find a collector who has one (or both). I would play both games and make a decision based on that. This is where Stern are shooting themselves in the foot. If you are in NSW - then a quick trip to AMD will solve your problem.

[Pintoxicated]

I'd say Spiderman but you never know what game updates may be around the corner with Avengers.  We have already seen an Avengers LE sell after the guy owning it for 2 weeks...it sold on eBay for $6400.  That says a fair bit to me.

[pinsanity]

Spiderman is one of the last good (and full featured) pins from Stern before they went into 3 years of cost cutting mode.

I would be going the Spiderman on the basis it more than likely won't be run again, and it will hold its value in the medium term.

5-6 tops for the SM, by the way.

8950 for the blue Avengers LE which apparently drops to 6400 two weeks after you take it out of the box.

[Retropin]

Spiderman is one of the last good (and full featured) pins from Stern before they went into 3 years of cost cutting mode.

I would be going the Spiderman on the basis it more than likely won't be run again, and it will hold its value in the medium term.

5-6 tops for the SM, by the way.

8950 for the blue Avengers LE which apparently drops to 6400 two weeks after you take it out of the box.

Says a lot doesnt it.... People WANT Spiderman ... not so AVENGERS LE. Im not sure that a standard AVENGERS would suffer quite a price drop though.. pretty sure they would hold their value better. The price on the LE i feel is more a reflection of the extra $2K or so not being worth it

[Caveoftreasures]

Its worth re-mentioning, that one Avengers LE machine sale, being sold under unusual circumstances doesnt mean all Avengers LE machines are worth $6400 at all, compared to the standard $8950 purchase price.  Relist the same machine over several different weeks on Ebay and get several different results, both low and high.

Just like if someone sold one for 12 grand, doesnt mean its worth 12 grand.

Best advice the guys have given is to play both machines.

[RottyGuy]

Spiderman is one of the last good (and full featured) pins from Stern before they went into 3 years of cost cutting mode.

I would be going the Spiderman on the basis it more than likely won't be run again, and it will hold its value in the medium term.

5-6 tops for the SM, by the way.

8950 for the blue Avengers LE which apparently drops to 6400 two weeks after you take it out of the box.

The seller ran the risk of an auction and got burnt. Good on him for being one of the few sellers on ebay who would've let this auction run to the end.
I don't think you will see too many Avengers LE sell for a similar price.

As for the SM vs Avengers, i think i'd take the SM, but they are way over priced.  

[RottyGuy]

Its worth re-mentioning, that one Avengers LE machine sale, being sold under unusual circumstances doesnt mean all Avengers LE machines are worth $6400 at all, compared to the standard $8950 purchase price.  Relist the same machine over several different weeks on Ebay and get several different results, both low and high.

Just like if someone sold one for 12 grand, doesnt mean its worth 12 grand.

Best advice the guys have given is to play both machines.

It's like the buyers who pay $12K to $15k for a Tron LE. What drugs are they on to pay that ?

[Retropin]

Its worth re-mentioning, that one Avengers LE machine sale, being sold under unusual circumstances doesnt mean all Avengers LE machines are worth $6400 at all, compared to the standard $8950 purchase price.  Relist the same machine over several different weeks on Ebay and get several different results, both low and high.

Just like if someone sold one for 12 grand, doesnt mean its worth 12 grand.

Best advice the guys have given is to play both machines.

Ebay auction unusual circumstances??..I think not.
I do hear what you are saying though in that it could be a one off... but would the same happen if a TRON LE were to go to auction?