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Paul Olson:
--- Quote from: kk99 on February 15, 2015, 03:57:17 pm ---Don't know man... seems like if I was willing to spend around 6-7k for one... I might as well buy a brand new one from Stern. Not a classic, but an amazing looking one and you avoid all this "uncertainty" around buying restored ones. If you're careful with it, you could probably sell it for the same price (or higher) years later, if Stern didn't make it anymore.
I'm looking at the LOTR one on Stern... now, it's part of the Archived ones but there's still a price tag for it and it DOES look like you can still purchase it. Well a new one is listed at $6500 MSRP. Go to ebay and they sell them for the same price or higher??
I spent too much money on my HT last year... I have to make SOME compromise at some point... As much as I'd love having a pin in there, I'm seriously wondering how justified I am in spending that kind of money on it.
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They haven't produced LotR for a few years, but since they have it listed at that price in the archives, it may hint that they will rerun it again (I think they have ran it 4 different times now over the years) one of these days. It is not currently for sale by Stern though. Distributors sell for way less than MSRP though, so if they do rerun them, the street price would probably be closer to $5800. You can buy used HUO Lotrs for around $5k pretty much any time you want.
I agree on buying new pins. The only higher dollar old pin I have right now is GnR. I think I paid $4500 for that one. I really like it, but not as much as I like Metallica.
I wouldn't count on any of the newer games appreciating anymore. Stern seems willing to rerun any pin (except LEs) that starts to get expensive in the used market. I think the good games will continue to hold a good percentage of their value though.
Fursphere:
I dunno.... Tron LE is demanding a high price these days.
pbj:
--- Quote from: Paul Olson on February 15, 2015, 03:22:01 pm ---
I wanted a Star Trek: The Next Generation since I started buying games in 2005. They were selling for $1700 then.
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Lol. No, they weren't. Go peddle "good ol days" BS elsewhere.
kk99:
hmmm.... not sure where all these $5000 LotR HUO pins are... I've seen one in California so far... too far...
kk99:
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