Normally I work for trade of machines or beer (lots of beer)
I have a project recently that I will take on taking a very neglected pin and restored it to like new condition (meaning a full tear down shopjob with a playfield polish) I do this a lot but this time it's just a dude I don't know. It will be a cash buisness transaction, for a pin he provided. (Typically I just resell restores which is easy to price out)
So my question is this, what would you charge? And if you don't do this work, what would you pay for this? I'm thinking like $500 (which is cheap) for the work but I have 3 other pins from this guy to repair to working condition. So charging around $1300 for labor while I feel justified is a bit interesting for a hobby. I would love input from people who restore or who might pay for this service so I can spitball a price that is fair.
Note for labor and cheap parts only (I charge seprate line item for costly game specific parts)