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Thanks. I was overestimating the price TAF goes for. It's possible there is a monstrous regiment of unsold TAFs out there - waiting for the 'right' nostalgia buyer.
6500 is probably the price for a working standard TAF. Maybe 6000 next week.
Fair enoughThe Courage to Be Disliked
I'm no Mystic Meg, but I think I can say with some confidence that it won't be long before the site's admins' patience runs out with that principle...The Courage to Be Disliked
I think if site admins read some of the things said on this post it's not me that should be worried
??? You asked a direct question about the value of a TAF. Being one of the few people to have sold a TAF recently, I answered it as honestly as I could.I think if site admins read some of the things said on this post it's not me that should be worried
I understand paul I wasn't talking about you, I ment in general, the price of the taf is what someone paid vs what they are willing to sell for.
Yes, but it wasn't selling on here.
He hasn't broken any forum rules though so no grounds to ban him?
Which doesn’t actually get you a sale and gives you a reputation. Congrats.The Courage to Be Disliked
Oh I have no problem selling anything, you're confusing confidence with arrogance.
All the very best to you.
They're still like gold dust (as are the remakes!)They dint make as many MM as they did TAF though which makes them still very rare.The TAF prices, from what I can see, are being driven by people buying their first pin who remember playing TAF because there were a lot around.
That hasn't happened with the original MM
Times are changing. All used pin prices will come down with time. We are at the tipping point now I’d say - aging demographic that makes up the bulk of the buyers over the next decade will be selling up / dying off . Simple supply and demand would suggest prices go only one way. Certain A list titles *might* buck that trend in the medium term.
I’m off to the pub
Oh, not this againTimes are changing. All used pin prices will come down with time. We are at the tipping point now I’d say - aging demographic that makes up the bulk of the buyers over the next decade will be selling up / dying off . Simple supply and demand would suggest prices go only one way. Certain A list titles *might* buck that trend in the medium term.
Nowhere near enough young blood coming in to pick up the slack. They need not only the interest but space and money
The retro / vintage / barcade bubble will also run its course.
At some point all pins become just old collectables with a diminishing number of collectors.
There endeth Sgt GrizZ slightly gloomy Sunday sermon
Most of the world's top players are under 25. Loads of us older folks (i.e. in their 40s) too.
Youngsters playing yes, but how many are buying pins and have a large home collection, not many in the UK.Oh, not this again
@Sgt GrizZ, you should come to a tournament, if you haven't already
The retro/vintage/barcade 'thang' isn't a 'bubble'. It's us 'younger' folks wanting to play games socially, face-to-face and offline
Get out and play!
Yes, but it's only older people who've ever been able to *afford* home pins (and the space for them).
This isn’t true at all.Yes, but it's only older people who've ever been able to *afford* home pins (and the space for them).
Most people who now own home collections enjoyed pins on location in their teens/early 20s - they didn't get into playing pinball by rushing out and buying a Stern LE
Okay, so it's a win both ways.
