gee, its a bloody catch 22 now. dammed if they do, dammed if they dont.
IF they produce identical LE's to the original 500 (200 back in Black and 300 Let there be Rock) then this protects the 500 buyers for the first batch LE owners. But even if its the same exact machine some will complain. I think it is fair to say 50% of people buying the first LE were going to sit on a LE, kept New in Box to then resell n make a dollar. The other 50 % who are keeping to play, and hoping for big resale because of a small original production run, will now see the $ resale pricing come down, which is an overall good thing for the pinball market.
Personally, if u are a buyer of the first LE run, and u dont like it so to speak, and then cancel, there will be many many people wishing to take over that LE machine, so Stern and its dealers, and the public still win. I say Stern shld do another run for all those who missed out. Thats only fair to all people in the pinball hobby. The people who put their deposits down for the original LE run shouldnt complain at all really, cause the LE machines HAVE NOT even be made yet, and none haver been distributed, so they have lost nothing. If the new LE run is different, well no one can complain either, because the original 500 LE owners still have a limited number machine only, and the new LE machine will be different, therefore its then different, probably priced the same as the original LE, maybe even higher to cash in on demand.
Either way, the pinny hobby wins if more machines get made. some will disagree, but its fairer to those who miss out, which will be numbered alot higher than those who did get a LE. More i reckon is better for all parties. (example - someone who has a LE Back in Black can now also pick up a LE Let there be Rock and so on. That works well in that regard)
