Quoted from jgentry:

Simple fact is it will sell close to 6K and you stating it's over priced isn't going to change that if the quality of work is good. Start with a base game at $2200-$2500, new playfield at $800, new plastics 300 or so, another 800 for the playfield to be recleared if you can't do it yourself, 800+ or more in cabinet work depending on if it's a brand new cabinet or just completely restored, time and part to retumble or replace whatever is needed under and above the playfield. If you wanted to send a Taxi to get restored you are going to come in well above 6K in most cases and have to wait a year. People are not that patient and there's no reason to be if you can just buy a restored game rather then go through the process.
Now all that depends on the work. If it's as nice as stated it will sell. If it's low quality work that a different story. No pics so it's pretty hard to determine that.

Quoted from jgentry:

I'm not surprised.

Almost every restored game is purchased by a collector with money. That's kind of how this works.

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

I don't think you undertand the restored market. It would cost double what the seller is asking to get a HEP Taxi from HEP. If this Taxi is at or near the quality of HEP, $6k is not a crazy price. Your estimate of $4500 might not even cover the raw cost.

Quoted from ToucanF16:

I’ll chime in.
I bought it.
Smooth transaction.