The likes of us on PinballInfo and ukpinball know that, and we wouldn't fall for it. But pinball is definitely on the up and that's only going to make more people try their luck with higher asking prices on eBay because there are more first-timers out there desperate to get started. We've all been gob-smacked by the final prices of many auctions on eBay, and whilst we can't ever know what really happens after a sale, some of them must have been as genuine as they appear. That means, someone, somewhere is willing to pay top dollar and over the odds. Some we suspect from the bid history of shilling, but many others not. My main interest is older 70s/80s SS games and I've been constantly surprised at final prices on pins little better than "working projects" being higher than what some folks on here would value machines at in "good condition".
But each to his own! I was a little surprised with the £695 Matt Vince was asking for his Paragon when really it's not much better than mine. Better yes, but not £550 better, because I paid £150. My perspective is therefore a little skewed. I asked on here before and the general response I got was that a good Paragon was worth about £600. But when I've finished restoring mine I'd take that as an insult! It's going to be AAA+ double-minty and worth at least... well... more than you can afford anyway
@ronsplooter is selling an awesome looking Bram Stoker's Dracula for £1,800. The general vibe I get is that whilst everyone agrees it's a AAA+ minter, that price is too high for a BSD in any condition. Personally, if it plays and looks as good as it does in the photos, I thought that was a reasonable price considering the effort that must have gone into it. I've seen (and I mean I physically saw the machine) an okay Black Rose go for £1,400 and I put those pins in the same basket era-wise, so why isn't BSD worth that?
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