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For Sale Winchester Mystery House from Barrels of Fun
- Thread starter David retro
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I like it a lot - just thought the narrator/call outs sounded a bit naff, but not a deal-breaker.
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These games are going very quickly and we are thrilled for all the support and orders
get in touch asap to secure yours your not gonna want to miss this one lining up to be a great new release
any questions please let me know
place your deposits here
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get in touch asap to secure yours your not gonna want to miss this one lining up to be a great new release
any questions please let me know
place your deposits here
Winchester Mystery House Deposit
Winchester Mystery House Deposit Please ask for estimated shipping times (starting from November 2025) Total Price: £12,449.99 (Machine Only) A £2,000 non-refundable deposit secures your reservation. Units will ship in sequence over the coming year. Please note: Optional accessories must be...
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That’s all folks
MattCarr
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Sold out just means all the distros have bought the slots right? For those still interested, David still might have availability in his allocation.
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We still have just a few left for those not wanting to miss out on this game please get in touch today to avoid missing out
I get why limiting numbers creates FOMO, but they're seemingly going to miss out on a lot of sales with such a low number.
For me it's the best theme they've released, zero interest in Labyrinth or Dune.
For me it's the best theme they've released, zero interest in Labyrinth or Dune.
I've also wondered this, I suppose they don't want loads of stock forever like stern. There a fair few manufacturers at the cost of these machines the market is limited, it's not aimed at operators, so that takes out a chunk of the market on the usa.
For me it looks the most interesting of the games they've launched. Labyrinth I've played for a bit, gets a bit boring quickly and you seem to take a bath trying to sell it on. Although most premium games expect to loose £4k.
Same for Evid Dead, why cap production so low. Cap at 2000 would still create fomo but 500? Crazy, leaving money on the table like that!
MattCarr
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In the interviews for this they mention these types of game themes are a sidebar to their main IP games, more freedom to be original and keep the factory line moving whilst the next main IP is developed. So restricting the numbers keeps the factory line going and stops them getting overwhelmed with numbers.
Then they would be in the same situation as Stern, over producing LEs that tank in value on the secondary market.
Bug at Spooky has said a few times on streams and over on discord that they will be limiting all releases moving forward from ED onwards because they want to give customers the best chance of retaining value should they move one of their games on. From memory his comment included a reference to "learned alot from Scooby and their duel theme releases".
Collectors want a game to hold value and not tank 1000's as soon as they open it. Going back to small numbers recognises what consumers want in the market. Evil Dead is doing nothing but increasing in value due to it's mass demand and limited number.
I'm glad BoF is listening and I personally feel 500 is the sweet spot. Just look at Met Remake LE. That sold out at 500 and also has increased in value.
I personally hope all manufacturers take note and go back to making limited/collectors edition games desirable and rare.
I'm glad BoF is listening and I personally feel 500 is the sweet spot. Just look at Met Remake LE. That sold out at 500 and also has increased in value.
I personally hope all manufacturers take note and go back to making limited/collectors edition games desirable and rare.
That's great for customers, but all that R&D for a low run doesn't seem great for maximising profits.
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Great for a certain type of customer
, machines would never be on site and become even more expensive than they currently are, start commanding pirates prices, which is only high because hardly any where made
Andy_Gahan
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Has this been 'out in the wild' anywhere? I'd love to have a play.
One problem overlooked is if every game is very low runs, when they start to go wrong or the custom bits break on them in the longer term they will not be fixable as the parts wont exist. The reason Adams is still going is because its economical for people to make the spares as there still loads of them.
If there are 100 of games with 500 or less made, I doubt anyone going to take the time to make spares for a handful of customers. Yes I know anything is possible to recreate if you have the money and time, but the average person isn't going
to try and custom make a bit of plastic or mech for stupid money.
It also starts to makes it a very inclusive hobby only for a select few, hording them, watching them continuously increase in value, pins will start to turn into Banksy and then disappear as no new people get to play them or see them
If there are 100 of games with 500 or less made, I doubt anyone going to take the time to make spares for a handful of customers. Yes I know anything is possible to recreate if you have the money and time, but the average person isn't going
to try and custom make a bit of plastic or mech for stupid money.
It also starts to makes it a very inclusive hobby only for a select few, hording them, watching them continuously increase in value, pins will start to turn into Banksy and then disappear as no new people get to play them or see them
Godzilla LE should have been limited to 500 units...
Kong LE's sit there collecting dust. Boutiques can quite easily profit on 500 units of a game.
Stern needs to sell thousands to warrant their overhead. But they can do that with the other tiers.
That's true if your only talking about the LE edition then yes restrict away, it's always only a bit of bling anyway which most don't care about. but with the likes of evil dead and this one the reality is no ones really going to get to play it, unless you know Neil who seems to buy everything
Seems a shame to waste a great game, spooky can't compare other games they released because unfortunately most of them have been crap.
It recognises what a percentage of consumers may want. Games holding value or increasing in value being the priority is kinda vulgar to me. We want more people in the hobby having fun, not less.
It is Spooky's philosophy moving forward, Bugs words not mine but they want their customers to be able to sell on their games to buy their newest releases without loosing their ass on their previous Spooky purchase, its a way of them to look after their existing/core customers.
The reality is this hobby is not going to grow until prices come back down, there are some super fans that will buy a pin here and there. Bond 50th, MET, Evil Dead, Rush (yes even Rush) there's probably other titles that have brought someone in for that "one off" purchase, maybe an even smaller percentage of those have brought a second, third pin but they have got the money to do so. The vast majority of people are not paying these prices on a regular basis other than Pinball enthusiasts/collectors.
Totally agree that will become a massive problem when the "whales" die off, there will be no younger people interested because they will never have seen one
£12k is alot, it's also a lot to get past your partner, that's new kitchen money. (For a normal house
)
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Down to the last couple now
THIS.... i've only been "in" the hobby for 2 and a bit years and I've managed to buy 2 NIB in that time (1st because i wanted the warrenty, 2nd because it was limited and the timeing was right).... but I have kids.... and, ok, i can justify spending a lot on a toy but there are limits for me at this stage in life. I CANNOT justify over 10k on a pin no matter how good it might be as (looking at market) i'm gonna lose a ton ont he asset more often than not. it's an expensive hobby and i can imagine having morecash to splurge once the kids are adults but to grow the hobby the entry level needs these "low" tier mahines to hook people in...
If i believed the internet I was "crazy" and "missing out" for starting / buying a Pro Foo fighters and honestly I simply wouldnt have taken the first step in if I hadnt bought the Pro.... and I'm glad I did the FUN i've had is great and I personally dont see the value for the Prem (not saying it's not there but starting out and with only one pin at the time.... meh)...
Point is... I love these low run pinballs, but it cant become the norm as it makes the hobby elitist and unattainable for the part of the market that is starting in the hobby. Dropping 7-8.5k on a Stern Pro or Turner NIB is VERY different to 11.5-14k for the other end... if everything feels unattainable, new blood wont enter...
Of course , now i'm hooked and desperatly working outhow to fit more tables... and I also have access to 2nd hand market as I have confidence in the inner workings of the machines and my ability to fix. But you gotta start in a safe space, and that space cant cost too much!
I think if you think any new in box pin is going to go up in value or anyone is going to pay over nib price then I suspect you are going to be disappointed how well has labrinth kept its value it hasn’t it’s tanked as have all nib as of recent Rick and Morty was a low production run not many in the uk and that is going for half the nib price as is ultra man and Halloween venom and many other games if you bought gnr collectors you probably could have sold that for 5k profit on the launch day you are now loosing over 5k so if you think you are not going to loose money think again
I get the issue if you're buying like a Stern LE and losing 4k on it after a couple of months, top tip, be a bit more careful with your purchases. But losing a grand on a nib after rinsing it for a year or two seems fine to me. I've got far more expensive hobbies (drinking).
MattCarr
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@ 26:00 reasons for limited run.