Stern already has an option of the full option pin with identical playfield and gameplay and it's called the "Premium". The LE is just a marketing ploy to drive up the demand for new titles by gussying the Premium up with a different art package and making it limited. If you want to stop people from hoarding and flipping LE's the solution is to refuse to pay over MSRP for an LE. At the current price-point the best thing to do is just pretend that the LE doesn't exist and buy a Premium which is the same exact game. Let the lucky LE owners enjoy their games and meanwhile you can enjoy playing the same game at a lower price point. It's a win/win for everybody except the flippers and hoarders.

I think aesthetics has something to do with it but I think for the most part people just want the game that's going to be worth the most money and also have bragging rights over owning the more "rare" version of a game. It would be interesting to what would happen if the Premium version had the MOP artwork package and the LE had a different package such as "Ride the Lightning", which version would be most sought after. I think even if this were the case people would still be fighting it out over owning the LE version even if the MOP Premium was available at a lower price. I think it's less about aesthetics and more about trying to buy the most valuable stock and trying to be part of an exclusive LE club.