That's tough to say. Retailers always have a higher sticker price than what the game is worth--but like you said, you'll get a 1 year warranty out of it, and all the hard work done.

Big House isn't a game you see very often though, so pinning a price might be tough. There's one listed here on pinside for $2,500 as well, and it looks like it's been relisted once, suggesting it's not an easy sell.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/37063

The answer is YES. Look nice but there are a TON of other options for the same price or less...

This one looks really different than mine..... Is it a prototype? I have never seem one look like it.
It hads a different playfeild and back box.

What is the machine you are trading in for 500? Just curious......

$2500-$500+$200= $2200+tax, not $2000

Fully restored is a term with no standard meaning. Unless you have to have that specific title you can find a much better deal.

Ask yourself what value the retailer added. Would you have cleaned it? If so, their cleaning is worth nothing extra. Would you have fixed the broken parts?

Card Whiz is cooler than Big House. Just my opinion.

for that price, it better look like new on the boards and in the cabinet. Playfield better be touched up and clearcoated and the translite better be mint. Legs with no rust, coin door looks like new.

"Negotiations".

I was thinking the same thing. It has to be a prototype, as the game before Big House had that same 'displays over the backbox' style. Kind of a neat find, actually.

I played a Big House at one of the expos and had fun with it, but I like system80s. I dunno if I would pay a grand for one. About the only $2,500 price paid for a system 80 that I know of is Tx Sector.