"When I started, there were lots of games available and most weren't super-expensive," he goes on, showing a visitor a pair of games that used to be housed in the old Richardson International Airport terminal, before that structure was razed to make way for its replacement. "But now that more and more people are getting into it, a game that used to cost me $1,000 or so goes for $2,500 and up."
I would imagine that you have less competition out there but I guess prices are more all over. It still amazes me that some Bally/Williams go for more than new-in-box sterns. I also wonder if that just has something to do with the build quality then versus now.
... But I did read that Stern is now using dual wound coils like pre-2000 manufactures had. Hurray!
