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The Pinball Show Ep 121 Part 1: James Bond 60th - License To Shill Or Dr. Hell No
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The Pinball Show Episode 121 Part 1: James Bond 60th - License To Shill Or Dr. Hell No Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - James Bond 60th Anniversary SLE - $20k All Day? - It's A Collector Trap!...
Highlights
- James Bond 60th Anniversary LE limited to 500 units globally, priced at $19,999 USD
- Stern sold James Bond 60th Anniversary units directly on their website at $19,999, then removed pricing after sellout
- Exclusive 007 toppers originally marketed as exclusive to 60th Anniversary LE are now being sold as standard accessories
- Five customers dropped out of Bond 60th LE orders after Zach requested immediate deposit/payment
- Gary Stern is retiring as CEO; Seth Davis (ex-Disney executive) taking over as Stern Pinball president
- Spooky Pinball beginning production run of Scooby-Doo with Scott Innes added as voice actor
- Pinball Brothers partnering with Pedretti Gaming to form Euro Pinball Corp for increased manufacturing capacity
- Zach's impressions: Bond 60th Anniversary looks fun but is ugly and overpriced
- Keith Elwin designed Bond 60th Anniversary; George Gomez designed earlier Cornerstone Bond edition
- Stern is reducing number of cornerstone titles per year, expanding facilities, and raising prices further
Notable quotes
“Your thoughts were that you think the game looks fun, but it's ugly and it's overpriced.”
“They're embarrassed of their price. That's why they turned it off.”
“So that next day, I had five people drop out.”
“If you think it's a bad deal say why you think it's a bad deal. But beyond that, if someone else still loves it and thinks the price is reasonable, it's like okay well they made their decision just be informed.”
“It affects people's moods. It affects people's feeling of belonging to a community.”
“What do you do if you're the industry leader by a country model, can't keep up with production, and can't keep raising prices fast enough to slow the whole thing down?”
“It wouldn't shock me in the slightest if at some point Stern and the other current owners of Stern Pinball packaged the whole thing up and sell to the highest bidder for a bazillion dollars.”
“Drainy but fair. I think that's you.”
“Dealers are not allowed to list a price. We have to list a call for pricing.”
“Some other dealers are going to be overly concerned. Maybe they're scared that they're not going to get $20,000. They just clearance them off.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition· game
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
- Craig Bobby· person
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Gary Stern· person
- George Gomez· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Scott Innes· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Travis Murray· person
- Zach Manning· person
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