This Month's Pinball Market | November 2025

LoserKid YouTube·video·8m 59s·analyzed·Nov 3, 2025

Analysis

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TL;DR

November 2025 pinball market contracting; Evil Dead defies trend with +4% gains; Walking Dead remake pressures originals.

Summary

LoserKid's November 2025 pinball market analysis reveals a contracting used market with overall sales down significantly year-over-year (711 sold in 2025 vs. 1,158 in 2024). Key findings: pre-66 machines down 7%, early solid state down 14%, LCDs flat but underperforming relative to other categories. Stern's Walking Dead remake pressures original prices downward while Ghostbusters gains momentum. Spooky's Evil Dead continues climbing ($14,900 average, +4% last two months) despite overall market weakness. Barrels of Fun's Winchester Mystery House generates FOMO with pre-order resales at $4,500-$5,000 and a limited run of only 525 units.

Key Claims

Overall used pinball sales down to 711 units in 2025 vs. 1,158 in 2024
high confidence · LoserKid citing data from Ted Finley/pinballprices.com
Evil Dead average price at $14,900 with sales as high as $16,500 and low as $14,500, representing +4% increase over last two months
high confidence · LoserKid citing secondary market data
Walking Dead original is down 16% since beginning of 2025, currently averaging $8,800
high confidence · LoserKid citing secondary market tracking
Ultra Man dropped from $6,000 to $5,000 average (17% decline), with used units selling as low as $3,500
high confidence · LoserKid citing Spooky secondary market data
Winchester Mystery House has only 525 units total production run
high confidence · LoserKid market analysis
Winchester Mystery House pre-order resales trading at $4,500-$5,000
high confidence · LoserKid citing secondary market trading
Barrels of Fun games only been out for about three years
high confidence · LoserKid contextualizing Barrels of Fun as relatively new manufacturer
LCD category sold only 272 units for full 2025 year
high confidence · LoserKid citing pinballprices.com data

Notable Quotes

“Is it a dead market? I think so.”
LoserKid@ 0:03 — Opening framing that market conditions are weak; suggests pessimism about overall pinball sales climate
“Evil Dead is still climbing. This game originally sold at the base price of $10,000. Average right now is at 149 with games selling as high as 165 and as low as 145.”
LoserKid@ 8:33 — Highlights Evil Dead as exceptional market performer, defying overall downtrend; price appreciation rare in current market
“Winchester Mystery House...it is going to be interesting to see where the final price of this starts panning out over the next year.”
LoserKid@ 6:44 — Signals anticipation about Winchester Mystery House market positioning given limited 525-unit run and pre-order FOMO
“If you own an Ultra Man, they have dropped on average from $6,000 to $5,000, making it a 17% drop...the used $3,500. That is an insane price for a modern game.”
LoserKid@ 7:28 — Ultra Man presented as severe disappointment for Spooky; dramatic price collapse signals potential quality or appeal concerns
“Ghostbusters. This seems to be a game that everyone wants right now. Everyone's loving it.”
LoserKid@ 4:31 — Identifies Ghostbusters as bright spot in Stern lineup; momentum building despite overall Stern decline

Entities

LoserKidpersonTed FinleypersonZach Nicole MinipersonStern PinballcompanySpooky PinballcompanyBarrels of Funcompany Evil DeadgameWalking Dead (Stern)gameWinchester Mystery Housegame

Signals

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market_signal: Used pinball market sales down 39% YTD (711 in 2025 vs. 1,158 in 2024); significant contraction across most categories
high · Overall used sales are down with only 711 sold in 2025. Uh for 2024, they had sold 1158.
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market_signal: Significant variance in category performance: pre-66 down 7%, early solid state down 14%, alphanumeric up 9%, LCD flat (0%) but underperforming absolute volume
high · Pre66 down 7%...Early solid state...down 14%...Alpha numeric...up 9%...LCDs...down 0% with 272 sales on the used market.
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sentiment_shift: Host frames market as 'dead' despite some bright spots; overall tone reflects contraction concern despite Evil Dead exception
high · Is it a dead market? I think so.
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market_signal: Walking Dead remake significantly pressuring original prices; host notes original will continue declining as remake launches
high · If you're looking for an amazing game at a great price, gobble these up right now while the remake is coming out because it is going to push down that price for a little bit longer.
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product_concern: Ultra Man experiencing severe secondary market collapse (17% YTD decline, $3,500 used asking price for modern Spooky title) suggesting quality, design, or appeal issues
high · Ultra Man...dropped on average from $6,000 to $5,000, making it a 17% drop...the used $3,500. That is an insane price for a modern game.

Transcript

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0:03

Is it a dead market? I think so. Evil Dead, Walking Dead, Beetlejuice, and Winchester Mystery House. We're going to be talking about all those today. From the overall market to Stern, Spooky, and Barrels of Fun. This is this month's Pinball Market.

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All right, let's get over to the overall market. I want to give Ted Finley a giant shout out and thank you from pinball prices.com. He sends over me the data for the overall market plus points out some of the interesting inclines and declines and I really appreciate that from his end because he's not only tracking Bside, but he's doing eBay, Facebook, a bunch of different numbers. Mr. Pinball. So, he has a really amazing finger on the pulse when it comes to used market. Overall market em this is anything pre66 down 7% with 132 sold to date. When we last did this in August, they were down 2% with 112 sold. Early solid state, this is anything from 81 or before. This is down 14% with 108 sold, 13% in August with 83 sold at that point. Alpha numeric, these are your fun houses and such. Uh, not the remake though. They're up 9% with 55 sold. They were up 12% August with 45 sold. Golden Age DMDs, you know them, you love them. Attack from Mars, Medieval Madness and Such is down 6% with 85 sold. There was only 5% down with 73 sold back in August. Modern DMD down 4%. These are your Lord of the Rings, your Trrons, your Simpsons pinball parties. It's down 4% with 59 sold. It was only down 1% in August with 42 sold. And LCDs, you know them, you love them. They're all these right here. They are down 0% with 272 sales on the used market. It was down 1% in August with 220. Overall, used sales are down with only 711 sold in 2025. Uh for 2024, they had sold 1158. We're not done with the end of the year yet. We still have the rest of November and December, but we are I mean it's a possibility that we sell another 200 per month, but considering LCDs have only sold 272 for the full year, it's kind of hard to believe that it might catch up. Flipping Out Pinball sponsors our content. We want to give a great big shout out to Zach Nicole Mini. If you want those new in box or used like we're talking about today, hit their website, flippingout.com, flippingoutpinball.com. They will hook you up with some amazing deals. We love Zach and Nicole many over there. All right, let's move on to Stern. Speaking of deals, Walking Dead comes out here shortly, depending on when you watch this episode. We're going to start with what's trending down. Teenage Mut Turtles Pro is holding steady at 0% with its average at 5,500, but two have sold in the last month for 4,000 even. So, we're going to see these declining really rapidly quick for their average. Foo Fighters Premium still on a steady decline of 1% over the last couple of months with the average at 7,400. One selling as low as 6K and one as high as 9,000. So, we're seeing quite the gap there on those. X-Men LE is on a steady decline. It has been over the last couple months as well, losing 5% and it's average at 10K. But here's the thing. Ellies are sitting right now, but the only ones that are selling were at 7,800 and 8,800. So, these are dropping in price. It's a really, really cool game, and an Ellie at that price is a steal. And last, but not least, Walking Dead Ellie. This is the original, not the remake. The original is down 16% since the beginning of the year. It was at a high of 10,500 back in November 2024. Right now, the current average is 8,800 with less selling as low as 6900. That is quite the deal. If you're looking for an amazing game at a great price, gobble these up right now while the remake is coming out because it is going to push down that price for a little bit longer. Uh it's only the high it's sold for this whole year is 9,400. So, let's talk about the up. Ghostbusters. This seems to be a game that everyone wants right now. Everyone's loving it. Ghostbusters Pro is steady at 7,000. One just sold for 8,300. Was modded out with a topper as well. So, take that with a grain of salt. And Austin Powers of All Games is up 19%. Once again, take this with a grain of salt because the average is 4,100, but the last two have sold. One was at 4500, not modded or anything like that, but the 5,300 was fully restored, hence the salt. Just a quick thank you to the Patreon. If you want to support us, you can hit us up at patreon.com/loserkid. Let's move on to Barrels of Fun. They are relatively new company, so it's hard to keep a really close track since their games have only been out for about three years now, but down is doomed by 5%. That's from the new inbox price. You're buying these at 116. The average right now is about 11,000. So that's not a really big hit considering it's new in box where we're seeing 10 to 20% on new and box, but it is something to see if you're looking for a Dune. There are a couple on the secondary market. This game is in high demand and its run might get cut short. So keep an eye of that. That might help drive this price up. Labyrinth has dropped on average from,00 to 9,500 over the last year, making that a 14% drop. A handful of these sold in the last month or so around 7,400, but also as high as 10K. And don't forget, if you are looking for a labyrinth or if you're looking for a Dune, now might be the time because if you own these games, doesn't matter if it's you bought them new in box or secondary market, you get put in for that drawing for their free game that is coming up next. So, there is a Winchester Mystery House, they're going to raffle off only to the customers that own their games up. Speaking of Winchester Mystery House, pre-orders are definitely up at the moment with people trying to sell their spots from anywhere from 4500 to 5,000. That's more than what some of the modern Stern pros are going for right now. So, this game is highly in demand with only 525. Is going to be interesting to see where the final price of this starts panning out over the next year. Let's move on to Spooky. Uh, with their new release, Beetlejuice, just on the horizon, I thought it'd be interesting to see what the values are going for with spooky games on the used market. Down right now, Texas Chainsaw Massacre has dropped on average from 8,700 to 7,700 over the last year, making that a 13% drop. Last handful have sold around 7,500 with one as high as $8,000. Now, the one, if you own this game, you might want to be sitting down or you might just want to turn off this video altogether because you might not want to hear this. If you own an Ultra Man, they have dropped on average from 6,000 to 5,000, making it a 17% drop. That is not the rough news. The rough news is the $6,000 game that just sold was because it was new in box. It had never been opened. the used $3500. That is an insane price for a modern game. So, if you like the the Halloween layout or you like Ultram Man, this might look set pretty next to your Godzilla for 3,500 bucks. Spooky does have some on the upper end, though. So, let's talk about what is looking up in the future. Rick and Morty is holding strong with its average at $8,900. sells around about 9,000 or slightly higher at 9250, putting it on average at a 3% increase over this last couple of months. And last but not least, the game that everyone has been hyping and is just it's insanely going higher and higher and higher is Evil Dead is still climbing. This game originally sold at the base price of $10,000. Average right now is at 149 with games selling as high as 165 and as low as 145. That's a 4% increase over the last couple months and quite the amazing feat for Spooky Pinball and Pinball in general because of the way the market's been recently. Before I sign off, I want to just remind you, please hit that subscribe button. We really appreciate your support. That's the best way to do it. And share the content that we put out there. We'll see you next month.