I just love the "only people who can't afford premiums buy pro's"....lol. What a joke. If I wanted to I could own every LE Stern has made.....I don't own any and never have (not saying I never will though). Pin's are a hobby for me but not the ONLY thing I spend discretionary income on. Once a pinball machine exceeds 6k I have better things I can spend that kind of money on. So far I have never seen an LE that is actually worth the price difference.....maybe AC/DC was when it came out but I'm not a huge fan of that one. I think 8-10k+ pinball machines are a joke....even older "A-Listers" in mint condition.
But that's just me and my opinion. I get that for many of you pinball is A#1 and that's where you want to spend your money, I have no problem with that either.

That is literally not true. Not in the slightest.

The "ratings" are a joke here and get totally sabotaged / pumped like no tomorrow.....total joke.