I understand the price increase, though I wonder why it's a flat increase across the board? 1k more for SE and LE? That makes no sense to me.

I didn't do a pre-order because of the playfield issues early on. Then I saw how backed up it was so I thought I'd wait, plus I was in the middle of a couple other huge purchases. I figured I could get a NIB in April or May.

There's no way I'm paying over 8k (+tax/shipping) for their stripped down version, and the 11+K (+tax/shipping) for an LE just seems over the top to me. I could get two very nice used Sterns for that price.

I've had 4 NIB games in the last couple years, but it's starting to wear on me. The NIB experience is nice but it feels like price gauging now, and to give in feels like I'm letting them take advantage of me.