From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
.................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145
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Big jump from EM to SS with Bally's EK in 1977... however that's where the smart money went to at that time.
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On 2020/04/06 3:07 p.m., David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
..................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

Don't forget that distributors would discount even brand new (NIB) games
that were out of production. So the prices from 1976 and before are
likely discount prices.
This is assuming the price list was from August, 1977

Thanks for posting it! I look at what I was selling games back in the
late 80s and 90s when I run across my old price lists...so cheap! As
were houses back then, and cars, and food...inflation, eh?

John :-#)#

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MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 5:08:57 PM UTC-5, David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
.................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

I got into distribution sales in 1982. I remember selling Bally 8 Ball Deluxe Limited Edition for $1795.00 to our best customers. So a $250.00 increase from 1977.
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On 4/6/2020 19:33, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/06 3:07 p.m., David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
..................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

Don't forget that distributors would discount even brand new (NIB) games that were out of production. So the prices from 1976 and before are
likely discount prices.
This is assuming the price list was from August, 1977

Thanks for posting it! I look at what I was selling games back in the
late 80s and 90s when I run across my old price lists...so cheap! As
were houses back then, and cars, and food...inflation, eh?

John :-#)#

Sorry if this was unclear. Each dateline applies to the following lines,
up to the next dateline. For example, the 1975-11 means I got the
newsletter in November, 1975. At that time, the current games they were
selling were Blue Max for $1095, 300 for $1095, etc. The only August
1977 prices are the ones under 1977-08.
.................David Marston
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On 2020/04/07 4:04 p.m., David Marston wrote:

On 4/6/2020 19:33, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/06 3:07 p.m., David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
..................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

Don't forget that distributors would discount even brand new (NIB)
games that were out of production. So the prices from 1976 and before
are likely discount prices.
This is assuming the price list was from August, 1977

Thanks for posting it! I look at what I was selling games back in the
late 80s and 90s when I run across my old price lists...so cheap! As
were houses back then, and cars, and food...inflation, eh?

John :-#)#

Sorry if this was unclear. Each dateline applies to the following lines,
up to the next dateline. For example, the 1975-11 means I got the
newsletter in November, 1975. At that time, the current games they were selling were Blue Max for $1095, 300 for $1095, etc. The only August
1977 prices are the ones under 1977-08.
..................David Marston

I'm apologize, you are quite correct.

I really should have read it more closely - you did say each was a
separate newsletter... gah. All I can say in my defense (shabby) is you
might have put it like this:

Pricing Newsletter - 1974-03

Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705

Pricing Newsletter - 1974-06

Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855

Pricing Newsletter - 1975-11

Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895

Then someone as thick as I might have figured it out, or maybe not.
There are days when I am just not very clever.

The list is even more interesting with your pointing out it is dated
when the games were new.

Thanks!

John :-#)#

--
(Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
John's Jukes Ltd.
MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
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On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 4:30:27 PM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/07 4:04 p.m., David Marston wrote:

On 4/6/2020 19:33, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/06 3:07 p.m., David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
..................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

Don't forget that distributors would discount even brand new (NIB)
games that were out of production. So the prices from 1976 and before
are likely discount prices.
This is assuming the price list was from August, 1977

Thanks for posting it! I look at what I was selling games back in the
late 80s and 90s when I run across my old price lists...so cheap! As
were houses back then, and cars, and food...inflation, eh?

John :-#)#

Sorry if this was unclear. Each dateline applies to the following lines, up to the next dateline. For example, the 1975-11 means I got the newsletter in November, 1975. At that time, the current games they were selling were Blue Max for $1095, 300 for $1095, etc. The only August
1977 prices are the ones under 1977-08.
..................David Marston

I'm apologize, you are quite correct.

I really should have read it more closely - you did say each was a
separate newsletter... gah. All I can say in my defense (shabby) is you might have put it like this:

Pricing Newsletter - 1974-03

Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705

Pricing Newsletter - 1974-06

Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855

Pricing Newsletter - 1975-11

Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895

Then someone as thick as I might have figured it out, or maybe not.
There are days when I am just not very clever.

The list is even more interesting with your pointing out it is dated
when the games were new.

Thanks!

John :-#)#

--
(Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
John's Jukes Ltd.
MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

Those prices look like 2004 prices to me! (After 30 years of use and abuse.) I wonder what Atlantis went for new?
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On 4/7/2020 20:28, Riles wrote:

On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 4:30:27 PM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/07 4:04 p.m., David Marston wrote:

On 4/6/2020 19:33, John Robertson wrote:

On 2020/04/06 3:07 p.m., David Marston wrote:

...
1974-03
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1975-11
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895

...
Those prices look like 2004 prices to me! (After 30 years of use and abuse.)
I wonder what Atlantis went for new?

Inflation was bad enough in those times that each successive
game with a particular number of players would get a $40-ish
price increase. The successive one-player games between the
two bracketing games shown are: Sky Jump, Top Card, Atlantis,
El Dorado, Spin Out, Abracadabra. The $190 increase can be
divided among the five steps of the succession to come out
with a mix of $35 increases and $40 increases. Therefore,
Atlantis was probably $775 to $785. I operated all those games
but the distributor invoices are long gone.
.................David Marston

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On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:18:03 PM UTC-4, vmspi...@aol.com wrote:

On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 5:08:57 PM UTC-5, David Marston wrote:

I recently found some old distributor newsletters that I had
saved. Many just tout the latest games and jukeboxes, but
some quote prices. I know the original manufacturer-suggested
prices are of great interest; here you go. Keep in mind that
this was a time of rampant inflation.

The date shown is the month on the newsletter.
All prices in US dollars, FOB Chicago.
All games are 4-player unless annotated "1p" or "2p".
All games are EM unless annotated "SS".
.................David Marston

1974-03
Gottlieb Big Indian $975
Gottlieb Sky Jump 1p $705
1974-06
Gottlieb Big Brave 2p $855
1975-11
Chicago Coin Blue Max $1095
Gottlieb 300 $1095
Gottlieb Top Score 2p $995
Gottlieb Abracadabra 1p $895
1976-06
Gottlieb Royal Flush $1155
1976-10
Gottlieb Surf Champ $1195
1977-03
Gottlieb Solar City 2p $1125
Gottlieb Jacks Open 1p $965
Stern Electronics Stampede 2p $1125
1977-06
Gottlieb Jungle Queen $1295
Stern Electronics Rawhide $1295
1977-08
Bally Evel Knievel SS $1545
Gottlieb Centigrade 37 1p $995
Gottlieb Jet Spin $1295
Gottlieb Jungle Princess 2p $1145

I got into distribution sales in 1982. I remember selling Bally 8 Ball Deluxe Limited Edition for $1795.00 to our best customers. So a $250.00 increase from 1977.

I helped unbox a lot of games back in 1976 - 77 & all of the games came from Brady, Most EMs were between $1000.00 & $1200,00 & that was buying 3 or 4 of each game.
Starting with the SS Ballys prices jumped to $1500 - 1600.
Back then Jimmy Carter was President & interest rates were at 21% & things were hard ( for us anyway ), But Pinballs were getting the heck played of them until Pacman came along & the rest was history.

Pin-Del,
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