First off, I have just recently started checking these forums, and never really dealt online with coin operated machines until recently.
I had three Simpsons PP, sold one today, so two Simpsons pinball party machines left... The one I sold today for 3600. They are all in similar condition, out of the two I have left, one of them is probably the best condition of the three I had. They all had slight flipper wear, maybe between a quarter and a half dollar in flipper wear on each side. They all had 2-3 small nicks in the cabinet, no playfield wear, and no lock-bars were ever installed. I seen in the past month two of them have sold on eBay; one for 4250 without shipping, and one sold for 5800 with LED's installed, without shipping. The one for 5800 was probably in a little better shape than mine, but the one for 4250 was in equal or worse shape then mine. Should I be holding out for a little more then 3600? Or is that fair value?
Also, would you guys say I should start selling my pins on eBay, or are those sales far and few between? Basically, would I be better putting these on eBay and waiting for the sale, or is that just hit or miss for these to sell for that much on eBay, and for it to be my machine out of the ones on eBay that the buyer decides to purchase? Do they only sell once in a while for that much more then the average price of these machines? (I would say 3300 is average price for a spp, in average condition) Which mine are definitely better than average.
In short, how long would it take on eBay for me to get that kind of money for my pinballs? Is it not worth the wait / is it rare to get that kind of sale? Or do I have a good chance of getting that kind of money? I don't care about losing a couple hundred, but even after fees if I sold mine for 4500, I could be missing out on $700+ by not selling them on ebay. Thanks alot.
I had three Simpsons PP, sold one today, so two Simpsons pinball party machines left... The one I sold today for 3600. They are all in similar condition, out of the two I have left, one of them is probably the best condition of the three I had. They all had slight flipper wear, maybe between a quarter and a half dollar in flipper wear on each side. They all had 2-3 small nicks in the cabinet, no playfield wear, and no lock-bars were ever installed. I seen in the past month two of them have sold on eBay; one for 4250 without shipping, and one sold for 5800 with LED's installed, without shipping. The one for 5800 was probably in a little better shape than mine, but the one for 4250 was in equal or worse shape then mine. Should I be holding out for a little more then 3600? Or is that fair value?
Also, would you guys say I should start selling my pins on eBay, or are those sales far and few between? Basically, would I be better putting these on eBay and waiting for the sale, or is that just hit or miss for these to sell for that much on eBay, and for it to be my machine out of the ones on eBay that the buyer decides to purchase? Do they only sell once in a while for that much more then the average price of these machines? (I would say 3300 is average price for a spp, in average condition) Which mine are definitely better than average.
In short, how long would it take on eBay for me to get that kind of money for my pinballs? Is it not worth the wait / is it rare to get that kind of sale? Or do I have a good chance of getting that kind of money? I don't care about losing a couple hundred, but even after fees if I sold mine for 4500, I could be missing out on $700+ by not selling them on ebay. Thanks alot.
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