Any of the remakes (MMr, AFMr, MBr) are great games that are simple and easy to play... and very highly rated. I'd personally lean towards one of them.
That said, you should not be afraid of getting an older game that has been well maintained. You could get this from a private seller... or if you don't mind paying more you could get it from a place that sells used pinball machines and may offer some type of service or warranty (though I don't know the LA, CA market). If you were to do this any of the Bally or Williams pinballs from the DMD era (1990's) should provide for a fun, simple, and easy to play experience as would many Data East games.
Lastly, it may be worth your time to message some locals, introduce yourself, and ask if you can talk to them about places to purchase pinball machines from... maybe have a chance to play a game in their collection... or even say you're looking for your first pin and wondering if they were thinking of moving anything on... You can look here for those people --> https://pinside.com/pinball/map/mapbox#9/33.8623/-118.1838/0/26
(Also... there may be a pinside club for california... and I recall one frequent poster from LA named Rarehero that might be worth contacting... but I don't know him personally... just that he seems informed and likely has a good network.)
FYI: For simple and easy to play without studying the rules I'd lean away from Star Wars...