I own a Congo and looked hard to find one - I have to restore it next. I never see them come up - is it a $5K game - no - maybe a good higher end restore would be $5k with a color DMD, solid no fade cabinet.
But, is a it a $2500 game - not even close. People always make value decisions based upon price - everyone would buy this game and think it was a steal at $2500 but it is still a good game at $3000-4000 there are worse games out there in that price range. So, it is far off a $5K game - tons of great games reside at $4000-6000. I guess I though this game is even still a $3000-4000 game maybe depending on condition. A, B - is a personal choice - I have played the top 10 games some I like some I don't it is a personal choice I guess.
I can't wait to restore it - it will be great! I personally like the game feel lucky to own one.