maviskw said: "I had the pot full of eggs, so I could stand them on end with the pricked end up. The pricked ones did not peel easier or even easy."
Your mistake was putting the pin hole ends up! The pinhole end of the egg needs to be at the bottom so the steam can get up under the shell while cooking. Next time try putting the end with the hole in it against the bottom of the pan. It should work just like the electric cookers work, which is perfect every time, no matter how fresh or old the eggs are.