I feel you are a smart guy who has been around the block, but with your $4400 NIb TWD quote you said you got recently and passed on for some reason and you now saying IM originals are in more demand and are worth more in the market place than the VE's you seem really out of touch with the pinball market. Or at least Sterns. It seems like you do not like Sterns so that may have something to do with it.

VE's are more desirable in general because chances are they are HUO. Many originals were routed making them a tougher sell because they are often priced slightly less than a HUO one in the market place.

Overall IM is a good value in the low $4's if you can find one locally. Both Original and VE are great.

I heard on the VE a ball coming down the right side loop may bump the top of the right sling shot and not cleanly return to right flipper. Mine is that way and I heard others are like that.

Yeah I heard that it hits from others. I will look at bending the right tail off the loop.