Sky Jump. It'll be my first EM.

I'd rather have SM, but I'm being outvoted 3-1. Of course, it depends on which one I find first and for less $$$.

When he loses $500-1000 instantly by opening the box on a fun but decidedly mediocre game that seems to be losing value daily he might suddenly have some regrets.

Terrible advice.

Go used and buy 2-3 high quality Williams 90s games and you'll be way ahead of the game.

Not having to worry about losing money is key. Those game Have passed the test of time AND the market.

You should buy a time machine and go back in time and buy 5 used games.

"Mediocre game?" I don't think so.

"Not having to worry about losing money is key?" There is a certain cost to fun, that's subjective.

Will have to agree to disagree... And as for those "high quality" 90s games, I had almost all of them and have sold them all off to get the most recent Stern titles. With Stern's latest titles, I just had had my fill of those "fun and beloved" 90s titles. WH20 - gone. TZ - gone. STTNG - gone. etc... I still have FT, which I do love, but everything just seems dated (and has 20 year electronics at this point)? Does this person know how to fix his 20 year old game when it breaks down?

IF you gave me $6000, here is what I would do with it at this moment:

Whirlwind
Getaway or No Fear
WPT or Monopoly

What did you decide??

If the poll had two pins for your range That's what I'd do. One really nice one would be cool, but not as cool as two.

For a majority of the titles being mentioned here, west-coast pinsiders will need an extra $1000-$2000, please.

HS2 is better. IMHO There are a lot of them out there and they are only a little more than HS.

Absolutely. The original HS is a classic. No doubt. But, it's just too overpriced most of the time. It's a $1,500 game in really nice shape. Saw one sold at the Allentown Show two years ago for $1,500 asking price with blah looking mylar and someone bought it. Stop it! Stop overpaying for these project games! What's wrong with you?

Get a used MET Pro for ~ $4k and a decent Gorgar, Firepower, or Sorcerer for ~ $1500.

Met Pro and T3 is what I would do. (But those would've cost me 6100.)

Alternatively, a nice TSPP and WPT would be around 6K... another all Stern choice though

SST, EBD, High Speed, and Class of 1812 would be in that budget as well... 4 diff manufacturers and era's of game there

You could drive to Cincinnati and buy my Centaur + Hollywood Heat and still have lots of money left over to buy a Stern...

For what its worth if you would have taken my advice and bought the 60 shares of Alibaba two weeks ago you would be up about $900 as of 2pm today.

Shadow 2800.00?
Whirlwind 2200.00?
Firepower 1000.00?

Or a Luci!!!!

Tron pro with shaker and Eli's kit. I know you have some remaining love of Tron and McP. It's a great game too.

A second choice would be a AC/DC premium, lot less headache buying something newer (usually).

Sttng and a whirlwind

I would get two quality used games if possible and if there is any cash left, use it for upgrades.