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Jaws LE

gameactive19 mentionsFirst seen Jan 14, 2024Last seen Feb 10, 2026

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Jaws LE is a Limited Edition pinball machine released by Stern in the mid-2020s, based on the classic Jaws franchise. It launched at a $13,000 MSRP but faced significant market challenges due to Stern's simultaneous release of the Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition with an upgraded playfield, which industry observers criticized as a strategy that devalued the LE version. The machine experienced price depreciation on the secondary market and struggled to retain value compared to its original MSRP, establishing itself as a cautionary example of market saturation and product cannibalization in the premium pinball segment.

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  • affiliated_withJaws 50th AnniversaryJaws 50th Anniversary is a premium anniversary edition/upgrade variant that directly competes with and cannibalizes the original Jaws LE releasemedium

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    Jaws LE has lost $1,000 in value

    Source: KanedaKaneda's Pinball Podcast Saturday Morning Spectular December 20

Recent Mentions (19)

  • Limited Edition version of Jaws; premium aesthetic package; expected to sell out after Monday stream

    Episode 903: "Last Show Before Disney!"Jan 14, 2024
  • Original Limited Edition Jaws machine; community concern about whether 50th anniversary edition would devalue LE ownership

    Episode 1110: "My JAWS 50th Feelings"Jul 3, 2025
  • Stern Pinball LE currently number one wanted game on Pinside, holding value well

    The Pinball Show Ep 157 BONUS: Current Market Analysis, Market Predictions, & Buy Low/Sell HighJul 16, 2024
  • Premium machine, $14,500 secondary market listing with 110 plays, characterized as more impressive than Godzilla LE

    Episode 1093: "Kaneda OBO"May 22, 2025
  • Jaws Limited Edition version; launched at $13K MSRP; playfield identical to Premium per Kaneda

    Kaneda's Deep Thoughts: Jaws 50th TodayJul 2, 2025
  • Limited Edition variant of JAWS; subject of upper playfield service guide

    Stern Tech School: Removing Upper Playfield From JAWSJun 22, 2024

Contradictions

  • Existing: Jaws LE depreciated due to inferior product comparison with 50th Anniversary version (Episode 1163)vsConflicting: Jaws LE held value and traded at original price with no appreciation (Episode 1156)
    Unresolved
  • Existing: Jaws LE was the only Stern LE since Godzilla to hold value, trading at original price with no appreciation (Episode 1156)vsConflicting: Jaws LE appreciated to ~$18K then depreciated below original $13K MSRP (Episode 1186)
    Resolved
    accepted_new · Mar 2, 2026

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  • Stern Pinball LE cited for poor speaker lighting implementation (23 lights in odd number, making symmetrical lighting impossible); example of design laziness.

    Free Episode 946: "You've Lost That LE Feeling"May 4, 2024
  • Elwyn-manufactured Stern licensed game praised by Kaneda for theme integration, code depth, and secondary market strength.

    Episode 989: "We Patiently Wait For X-Men Comic Book Pinball"Aug 26, 2024
  • Stern premium limited edition; compared favorably to Elton John on code depth/gameplay; noted as heavily loaded LE with speaker lights, armor, shooter rod

    DPP #104 "TPF reveals? Looney Tunes stream! Let's Pinball!"Feb 23, 2024
  • Spooky Pinball release; upper playfield; polar white powder coat; purchased by Nicole; S-turn ramp mechanic; fast upper play area.

    Texas Pinball Festival day one recapMar 16, 2024
  • Stern LE; 5-6 units sold monthly, legacy title still maintaining secondary market activity

    This Month's Pinball Market March 2025Feb 25, 2025
  • Premium pinball machine with reported shark fin target wear and alignment issues at Clawcade

    A Good Plank for a PlatformNov 3, 2025
  • Recently released premium title showing $1,000 value depreciation; used as market correction evidence

    Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Saturday Morning Spectular December 20Dec 21, 2025
  • Limited Edition version released 18 months prior; now being compared/potentially cannibalized by 50th Anniversary variant with superior playfield

    Kaneda JAWS 50th Pinball Live ReactionJul 2, 2025
  • Added to Sunshine Laundromat on November 14

    Clinging to a PlankNov 17, 2025
  • Only Stern LE since Godzilla to hold value, trading at original price with no appreciation

    Episode 1156: "Stern is The Walking Dead"Nov 5, 2025
  • Stern LE used as comparison point; appreciated to ~$18K then depreciated below original $13K MSRP

    Episode 1186: "Pokemon Will Be The Fastest Selling Stern LE Ever...Good Luck Finding One"Feb 10, 2026
  • Stern LE at $13,000 MSRP; selling below MSRP on secondary market; inferior product to 50th Anniversary version

    Episode 1163: "Is Scalping Ruining Pinball?"Nov 21, 2025
  • Stern release; depreciated due to Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition with upgraded playfield; host criticizes strategy of burning customers

    Episode 1177: "Pinball Market Analysis"Jan 12, 2026