Quoted from YeOldPinPlayer:EMs have their charm and are comparatively cheap but there is really no comparison to modern games. If UCFKnight71 would like a Pinbot there is no EM that will scratch that itch. Most people don't like to play them if something else is available. That's why you rarely see them on location and when you do they're usually not being played. Walk around any pinball show and it's the EMs that have no line.
Also Centaur and Sorcerer should be near that price range if you can find them.
EMs at the shows have no lines because people are poor players without a million ball saves. They drain 5 balls in less than a minute and walk away defeated.