Quoted from too-many-pins:If you have the space for several machines I would pick 6 or 8 decent System 11 machines & Classic Bally Machines (that are likely a better investment and in the long run) and will yield a lot more fun for about the same money. I love the work Chris does but I could never justify the cost of a NIB machine or a HEP machine when I can fill a gameroom with several nice used machines for about the same money and have lots of different machines to play.
However - if you are limited on space I would pick a nice HEP machine over a couple NIB Sterns.
Pretty much this.
I don’t buy a lot of new Sterns simply because I can find them on location at a lot of places. Lately been focusing on earlier stuff that I can’t find on location or friends houses.