Have you called Game Exchange of Colorado or Pinballs.com? You might find that they end up below "slightly below."

If the game is still NIB, it hasn't been registered. You just have to go to Stern directly for warranty issues, instead of a distributor contacting them. Depending on the distributor, this isn't necessarily much of a loss. That isn't even a knock on people: some distributors are set up for predominantly experienced pinball professionals, where others cater to clients who have to schedule a service call to wax the playfield.

Kinda cool to see how many people are replying from Michigan.
I wish there were some pinball machines in battle creek... I have to drive 45+ min just to find them in the wild.

If you are in Battle Creek, One Well Brewing is less than 30 minutes from you. They usually have 10+ games set up, and you play by the hour. If you haven't yet checked out the PinMap, you should.