how much did the first few runs of LOTR sell for new from Stern? or if not available form stern and had to go to a distributor...how much were they from Starburst in T.O. ?

TIA all

anyone?

$4800 + tax?

I think pretty much all NIB Sterns retail between $4000-$4200  when they first come out.
(...I don't think the "run" makes any difference on the price... )

There are sometimes sales ( Jack a pinballsales.com had NIB SMs for $3900 I think)

Some games (like WoF) drop quickly, others (like TSPP & LOTR) keep their value retail.

Back when LOTR came out, our dollar was at about 80cents,
so a $4000US game would indeed be about $4800 CDN + taxes.

I actually have a receipt for a NIB TSPP from Starburst (Aug 2005)
and the price is $4860 + taxes = $5600 CDN....

Firgure LOTR would be about the same.

Steph

I saw a few NIB Spiderman on Mr. Pinball a year and a half ago for 3900$ U.S., so they must come out of the factory for a little lower than what Steph says.