Hi everyone, i hope you are well.
As some of you know i had my own operator business back in 2012, buying/selling/working on site, fixing machines etc, you name it but to cut a long story short it didn't work out and I ended up losing more money than I made......so I gave it up many years ago.
The reason for this post is because I have been out of this game for a long time now and seriously lost my touch and not with the times anymore and back in the day you could sell or pick up a 2000 classic era such as Crazy Fruits for example, or anything else in that era for say £50-£60.....and that was the going rate those days...…
Since then I have heard a lot of rumours that certain cabs now are fetching a small fortune, I was told a Crazy Fruits went on Ebay recently for a final bid for £512 and saw the screenshot of it and certain other cabs are doing the same thing, but not all.
So the question I have for you ''who are in the know'', is firstly.....has the industry and certain games/value picked up again and are some games/cabs becoming like gold dust and high in value these days, compared to 10 years ago?
The second question is...….I have been told some games are worth a ''ten penny'' and worth next to nothing, whereas some are highly collectable nowadays and are becoming VERY rare, hence I'm guessing why their value is shooting up, so going onto my 3rd question......
What is worth a lot of money these days and what isn't?
What cabinets/games are like hens teeth and what games are not and how do you determine the difference between a highly rare collectable or a dud?
Again, the reason I ask is because I know some people in my area with lockouts that are retiring/going out of business towards the end of this year and they MAY have some great classics available, but obviously I haven't seen them yet and may take 1 or 2 for myself if I can find them, but will also happily put the others out there for you guys, if I find any obviously, say on Ebay or other Marketplaces with licence permits so it's all above board.
Can anyone assist and tell me what the industry is doing and what's being sought after/what is not.
What to touch and what to leave well alone?
Thanks everyone and be safe.