I have had someone (a non-pinball person) who knows I'm a "Zale guy" reach out to me with the offer of a Bally Expressway. From the pictures I've seen, the backglass is good, cabinet is original (can't see the sides, but it doesn't appear to have been repainted). Playfield is absolutely filthy with broken rubber that appears to have melted into the surface, but it doesn't appear to be planked, and the plastics all look complete (warped, but I can fix that). He says it "works" (it lights up-- I doubt it actually starts a game). Assume it needs to be completely gone through.
I'm not going to say what his asking price was (nor what I think would be a reasonable offer), as I don't want to influence your thinking. I want, but don't need this game (I don't really have room for it... I end up rotating what's set up in my row of EM's as I don't have enough room), so if I can't come to an agreement with him it's not the end of the world.
So based on that description, what do *you* think is a reasonable offer?