NEW topic. What would you do ?

[Pintoxicated]

The older games would have been the same 20 odd years ago to :) a few have appreciated 20 odd years on but there's a ton of boat anchors to. We will probably never see how the current games hold up in two decades time as pinball will most likely be a thing of the past, the next generation won't give two hoots about pinball.

More than likely but we are in a different era for pinball machines as well.  10 or 15 years ago there were no mods to bling the machines up, techs were very secretive about their tips, tricks and repairs - now we have the internet and things like the old Pinrepair Guides and Pin Wiki and forums to ask advice and learn how to repair things ourselves.  We also have plenty of spare parts at somewhat reasonable prices and repro parts such as all of the ramps that pinball Inc has produced over the years.  All this sort of stuff quickly de-valued a machine in the past when no-one knew how to fix them, parts were not available or were simply too expensive and the machines looked and played like crap.

As long as the manufacturers store the tooling for future use (the die to make the WH2O topper comes to mind), artwork files and the like, most of the machines in a HUO environment should live very long  lives.

[RottyGuy]

I'd take two older games, FT and BSD for example and might even have a few $$$ left. I like most Stern games, but not a fan of TWD as a player or theme. In fact I've never seen the show/ movie.

[Greg]

  I have had my HUO Premium ACDC for sale now at $6800 for a fair while and only get silly offers on it. 

LOL
welcome to the club mate

[pinnies4me]

If I am stuck with these choices, B is out because I prefer restoring myself, A is out because I like the classics more than the new Sterns (despite loving the show, I'll grab one cheap in a few years if it turns out to be a classic), so looks like I'm going to hunt a couple of container A- or B+ games to restore.

[oldskool1969]

C for sure, love my boat anchors!     more is better, right?

[Pintoxicated]

C for sure, love my boat anchors!     more is better, right?

Until you run out of room and then it gets hard to pick and choose which ones have to go to make room for new machines. 

[pinball god]

After the tax man takes his cut, I think I'd have enough to buy a cup of coffee and that's it.

[Crashramp]

If this is the selection then I'd be looking for a Scared Stiff. There's plenty of DMD pins I'd like but every time I get closer to getting another one, another early 80's Bally pops up and I just can't go past them.

[Caveoftreasures]

Cavey, don't be so controlling
This forum is great because of the variety of views

It wasn't to be controlling, it was to ensure the money was spent on a pinball hypothetically so we can all see what the general consensus would be.
The A B or C choice are all very different to each other ofcourse.
Brand Spanking New in Box
Fully restored Title which may be your dream 1990,s pin OR
2 x machines at a maximum of $3500 each

Blair(pintoxicated) made a good point.
When you are out of room, choice C is a hard one cause you have no or little room.
Therefore a BNIB or fully restored pin is the choice.

If u have room, then C is a easy choice.

So far, B and C are out in front.

We need more members to join in and place their thoughts.

[Brunswick Brawler]

Its just like buying a house:  Would you buy a brand new house for $500k, or a old period home that is a but rundown for $500k?

You can move straight in to the new home, and have no issues for sometime, whereas the old home will need some renovation and require ongoing repairs.

But, in 20 years time, the new house is now an old house, and the old house is still an old house.  Yet the original old house is now worth more than the 'newer' old house.

I'm not trying to cast an opinion here, but people have a strong preference for one or the other, with no in-between.  Only you can decide what YOUR preference is.


...OK, I throw i my view.  I'd take 3 or 4 1970s EM machines.  They look nicer!

[Slash]

I'd buy a TAF. I've wanted one for years and still do so it would be a no brainer for me.

If I were to buy a brand new pin that TBL looks bloody good to me.

[Caveoftreasures]

 !^!My brother Rob chose B

He wants to buy a Twilight Zone from Nino at Australian Pinball Restorations.

He wants me to buy The Walking Dead.

My brother is the luckiest pinhead in the entire world, bar none.
He gets to play any pinball machine out of my large collection whenever he wants and he has never had to spend a single cent on a pinball in apx 5 or 7 years. Lol

But he wants a Nino Twilight Zone. He says if he has to reach into his own pocket, he wants the absolute best money can buy. Makes sense.

[Slash]

Even tho TAF and TZ might be "cookie cutter" games they are two that I would love to own since they were  2 games that I loved playing when I first really got Into pinball, so I have a soft spot for them.

I would also want ones in tip top condition too as they would be long term keepers so I would pay reasonable dollars to get them.