No shortage of buyers, just that most of the customers I have are not affiliated with either of the forums. I am recommending to any person who buys a machine from me that they sign up to AP as the advice given here for fault finding diagnosis is unsurpassed.
I have also found recently that there is an insatiable demand for WELL PRICED operational project machines. Buyers are quite happy to purchase multiple project machines in this instance, particularly when the prices are realistic and commensurate with the condition.
PopBumperPete is right, used prices are too high particularly for project machines that have the caveat of, "we haven't even plugged it in yet" included in the auction listing. Talk about a cop out. What kind of incompetent techs do they employ at a business which deals primarily with used pinball machine sales where powering up a machine is too much effort for them? Less time spent on forums toadying up to the leadership and more time spent on fixing pins methinks.
Having catered primarily to the high end restored market for quite some time I was getting bored with dealing with the same meticulous requirements and the same range of inquiries so this is a great situation to be in now. As NIB prices go up and up, as money gets tighter and as people try to make their purchasing dollar go further (bang for buck), I predict this market segment to expand exponentially in the future.
