As promised pictures have been added, along with Youtube video of gameplay and walkaround.

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Relisted after two accepted offers fell through. Open to offers.

Normally I'd just sit back and take the negative comments and just roll with it. But for those that feel the price is the only thing worth commenting on, then I'd like to point out the following.

First, this is a game that will most likely never be remade, and certainly isn't going to be done anytime soon if it were. Second, the cost of a "so so" condition game is still going to command 5 to 7 grand. I know because I've sold two that I felt were in good, but certainly not spectacular condition. They had minor playfield wear, cabinet wear and decal fade, broken plastics/ramps, faded metal plating etc. etc.

So this really pristine domestic game I figured was worth 6500 when refurbished.. That meant, cabinet wear remained, decal fade, no redone plating, just playfield teardown, clean up, maybe LED install, and the like.

Add in to that the actual cost of the parts I have in this game... Plating costs 1600 plus. Original licensed decals, not the cheap crap with colors that aren't true and gradients that look like shit. TIME and labor to strip, sand, fill, fix, paint install braiding, polish metal parts etc. for the cabinet alone, and that's 1000 to 1500 if you pay someone to do that work! So that's 6500 to 7K plus another 2600 to 3100 already.

Now count the cost of the LED's, all incidental small parts, time and labor to strip clean, polish, wax reassemble and tune/test the game. Another 500 to 1K? That's what I'd be charging for that labor and parts if it were any other customer. So now that's a total of 9600 to 11,100.

What about profit margin? There's a level of deciding what this is all worth to the seller. Is it worth it to "sell" or keep at a certain level after all the time, cost, effort etc. I didn't build in a whole lot of profit on this one.

I have said that I'm willing to accept offers.. So if someone feels the cost of a color DMD is warranted, then make an offer for the game minus the cost of a DMD. Simple.

If I continue to go an add and do more to the game, the price will only go higher and make this so price skewed, that it may not sell. I have done a lot to the game to appeal to a collector, but not someone that is going to be afraid to play this game and worry they will destroy the value of it. Yet if they want to embellish it with add-ons, they can, at a pace they are comfortable with. All the hard stuff is already done. The rest is easy bolt-ons.

Lastly, I know of at LEAST 3 sales of IJ in similar or slightly less pristine condition that sold for 12k or MORE! Two were local sales and I know because I know the people they traded hands with. And no they were not HEP games. I'd strongly suspect that a game done by Chris would be closer to 15K at this point. The difference? Clearcoated and touched up playfield (Mine is original, yes, and I did so for a reason. it is as nice an original IJ as I have ever seen) The paintwork on a HEP cabinet would be flawless, mine is not, and not meant to be. Etc. etc. I never want to compare my games to Chris' games, he takes these to a whole different level and I will never be able to, nor want to do so with my games.

And while I realize I am subject to all the criticism in the world when opening up my sale to this public forum, I would ask the following: Please realize that all the negative comments, hurt my opportunity to sell this game, as it puts doubts in the minds of would be buyers without having even discussed the situation with me personally. I don't go mucking up anyone else's for sale posts. Why do you always feel like it's necessary to comment on price alone. How about a public shout out to whether you think the game turned out nice or not? I've had lots of private call outs. Most agreed it was well worth the price, some that said they wished they could afford it, not a one suggested it was incorrectly priced.

So for anyone willing to take the time to consider my argument above, I appreciate it.

Game is for sale, negotiable, and open to offers. I'm selling almost all the rest of my games, and that's why it's for sale. Someone should be enjoying this one, rather than having it sit in a corner in my home.

Vinny