Talk:What is a Pinball Machine Worth?

I don't like the idea of trying to put games in A list B list etc. categories. At the end of the day it's worth what it's worth to you! Your "A' list Monster Bash might be a "C" or "D" lister to me because of the gameplay or I don't like Monsters. Someone may value 80's games or only EMs ( all of which your game list ignores! )

Actually, it isn't what it is worth to you, it is worth what someone else will pay for it. Subtle distinction, I know. What I was trying to do here was to bucket the machines so that people can get some perspective, without trying to create a price guide.

This page is awfully biased towards WPC and Stern games. ts4z 18:41, 17 May 2011 (BST)

The market sort of reflects the bias. It would be nice to identify high dollar machines from earlier eras, as well as setting some expectations for other machines.

I don't think a repair site should explore this topic at all. -scochar

This list is outdated both in terms of price and the "rating" of the titles (e.g. JM = "D"??). I agree that this has no place in PinWiki.

I agree with Scott and John on both counts. The PW should stay away from subjective topics like game classifications. Also, it is tough to keep up with pricing lately, as some games are rising on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. --Jimpal 08:43, 20 February 2013 (CST)

We should keep PinWiki to facts, but I think there is a place for a section like this. We can provide links to rating sites instead of including ratings here. I added a list of price guides, hopefully without opinion or bias. - Kerry