Quoted from IdahoRealtor:Stern has yet to make a better pin than Spiderman, except for maybe Metallica. I put them neck and neck, but with Met you have to spend more for a Premium. So, SM wins on price. If you can find a clean, non-vault edition, home used SM grab it! They were $4500-$5000 for almost a decade. Now they're in the $6's.
Nice examples of Simpsons and LOTR are getting expensive as the themes have huge fan bases and they are hard to find in very nice shape. $7500-$8k?
I think you can still get a nice Ripley's for <$5k, which is tough to beat value-wise. Or a nice Pirates for <$6k.
These NIB stripped-down Pros for $7k are a terrible value IMO.
LOTR and Simpsons are very expensive. Ripley's is a ton of fun. It's not the prettiest game but lots to do. I also think Nascar is a pretty good game if you are into cars/racing at all. Both Lawlor games so if you like his work check them out.