Quoted from lllvjr:

We have two....I sold a Huo with under 300 plays for $20k last week..... going to post the other one for a little less soon

Quoted from NoMonkey:

This truly amazes me. It's literally the exact same game but with some gold plastics, different decals, and a rom; none of which change the game and all of which can be applied to a standard for much less. I can't believe people are foolish enough to pay 3x the value of a standard for that and a piece of paper.
Unless these are Bryan Kelly level restores, it's just a case of fools being separated from their money, imo.
All of that said, congrats on the sales and congrats to the new owners of the games. I hope they enjoy them!

Quoted from NoMonkey:

You may want to check the sold archives again. The average is about 7k. I just sold one in decent shape for 6k in fact. So yes, according to math, you sold at least one of those games for about 3x the going rate of a standard TAF.
Past that, an unobtainable piece of plastic and some screws most definitely do not justify the price. If someone were adamant about converting to a gold, I'd argue a nice gold powder coat would look higher end anyway if you were going that route. Either way, I think the point is moot in regards to the price.

Haha, well of course! I also don't want to get ripped off; and make no mistake, if those guys paid those prices for anything less than HEP then they were indeed ripped off. I will gladly pay 12-13k for one in nice condition. That's nearing double the price of a standard which, in my mind, is about all the rarity is worth.
But hey, all that matters is that those guys are enjoying their games! I'm just making a point that those prices are too high, imo.