That was my thought... for $3200 this should come with a lock bar assembly, coin door, shooter rod, rails, legs and bolts already. those all can be cleaned up and looking like new with a little elbow grease. This poster could have done the play-field swap (clear NOS playfield), leds, and a color DMD for $3130 and the machine would look stunning. $6400 in and enjoy it for a while sell for maybe $7k maybe.... I mean you can't just put stickers on a machine and expect that to fetch a higher price back. Sorry. Things like a Playfield swap and color DMD add the value to a shopped machine. Just my 2 cents.

And I am on record saying I would love a Gilligans Island. However, you have to understand for $10k you could get pretty much any game out there!

I truly wish you luck on your sale. You could get a bite, but I suggest you settle for a nibble.

Well said!

For example I love the Arcade game Outrun... I restored one from the ground up using a couple of parts machines... The game is only worth $500... however I have close to $1000 into it. I will never see that money again... but it was a passion project for sure. My advice again is enjoy the hell out of that machine until you can't stand looking at it and then put it up for sale for what you can stand to lose.