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i'm happy-talky-talking tina, here's your extra ball wrote:
> yes, expo is a good place, some stuff is too high, some is just right.
> pends who is selling (same for parts). i know a couple guys who bring
> several machines each and their prices are very reasonable.
I would agree. Last year I noted several things with regard to pin
prices at Expo. First of all, there was a seller with what amounted to
unshopped pins straight off of a container, some good deals were to be
found there, but you had to know what you were looking at because they
were not converted to 110V. There was Keller's booth with the
exceptional condition refurbished games aimed at the retail or high end
collector market. I also saw several sellers with medium condition
games at all price levels, also a number of EMs were available at
decent prices.
For me, the best situation for a buyer is if a player/collector has
brought up a game that they have spent countless hours restoring and
have finally decided to sell. You get the benefit of all that work and
fine tuning, a chance to do some real playtesting, plus you can pick it
up so you avoid the shipping costs. Pricing will be higher on these
games, but it is arguably worth it. I know if Duncan ever decides to
sell his Star Gazer I will butt in line to get a chance at it
I can tell you that last year I received offers on 6 of the 8 games I
brought, and those games were not even for sale! I received four
offers on Shadow alone, another guy kept bugging me about SnS for two
days, and these games all had "not for sale" signs on the backglass.
Same thing happened the year before when I brought I500 and SC. If you
have a game in decent shape, you can certainly sell it at Expo.
Brian Bannon
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