Hi

I'm looking into picking up a Ghostbusters LE that has ghosting on a few inserts and some lite chipping in one spot in the shooter lane (at ball impact point). At this point it's been a couple of years, and the ghosting seems stable, but...

1) Should I be concerned that there will be dramatic changes in the clear/ghosting (chipping, etc.)? The extra ball insert seems to have some crazing.

2) Given the ghosting and shooter lane chipping, what would a fair price be in your mind? Game has mirror blades and a few mods (ecto car, lane guide guard, left ramp air ball guard), and--manufacturing defects aside--generally is in very good condition with about 600 plays.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. Posting in "All pinball" as this is a hybrid "Buying/Selling Advice" and "Playfield Restoration" topic.

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Ya I’m not personally too concerned with the current state/look. Mostly looking for the opinions of those more educated than I as to whether I should be more concerned about bad chipping in the long run, etc.

And would really appreciate input on price from those that have bought or sold an LE with some ghosting.

Thanks again

Thanks. What would the fix be on the shooter lane? I was thinking I would just lay down some mylar in that area to keep it from getting worse.

This instance is second owner, but I'm told the original owner claimed it was ghosted like this out of the box as well.

Thanks. What kind of timeframe did you see this happen during (relative to manufacture date)?

Thanks for the input cpr9999

Paint pen with clear in it?

Ok. So to clarify the game was ~2 months old when the ghosting spread?

Got it. Thanks

You're 100% right. There will always be that hurdle to clear in any future buyer's mind.

The seller is asking $6700 which seems inline with what's being suggested in this thread, so probably not a steal per se.

Thanks. Nice to have the data point.

Thanks. That's inline with what the seller is asking.

Unfortunately the game's a bit of a hike, so I can't inspect in person before agreeing to make the purchase.

But I found a better picture that shows the clear is de-laminating (not just chipping) where the ball's been impacting in the shooter lane. Not seeing this at the Scoleri brother cutouts in pictures, but would assume that over time any hard ball impact points would de-laminate in a similar manner.

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Thanks

Not a secret. Didn’t link as I wanted unbiased input on pricing.

Thanks. I do like the look of the cabinet, but you're right in that there isn't a big difference. I think the only other thing is the feature comparison list showed the LE as having a proper backglass.

Thanks. Glad to hear that stabilized it.

Thanks for all of the feedback everyone.

My conclusion is that the price is fair and it's most likely the clear coat is stable at this point. However, after sitting on everyone's input for a day, I just had enough reservations that I decided to hold off on buying the game (kind of a bad gut feeling).

Thanks again.