It's what the market will bear. The particular machines you were looking at are sold on the collectible nature of these specific machines - new machines, limite

It's what the market will bear. The particular machines you were looking at are sold on the collectible nature of these specific machines - new machines, limited quantities, licensed IP, etc. You get a guy who overlaps any amount of interest in pinball and something like jurassic park, and they "have to" have it. Then you get the people who see the price and think of it as a status symbol that they can show off along side (or maybe in lieu of) their fancy watch. Used machines in perfect working order from back when there were arcades are way cheaper.