From looking at the market, it looks like people are asking about 17-19k.

Will you though? You easily could get double what you paid for yours right now (provided I have that right that you picked it up 4 years ago at Allentown). But then you wouldn't have the game. And if you were trying to get an equivalent game, well it's MET, so it is pretty close to the top of the food chain in my mind. Not for value, but for fun.

MET is easily in my top 10 games ever made. I haven't had any Metallica songs on mine in a few years. It is all about the gameplay with MET. It has so many different ways to play it that it remains fresh.

Yes, cash on the glass. If you’re not comfortable, don’t bring it. You can leave a deposit, and I can toss the game into my truck. You go get $$$ and meet me at the police station parking lot or at a bank. But at the end of the day, cash. And yes, I do carry counterfeit pens in my truck.

Other methods make it too easy to get ripped off.

I agree! matlynch91 is the cause of this entire pricing mess!!! His desire to pay the market value is the insanity that drove this car off the road! Since he joined Pinside the prices have done nothing but go up! If he would just buy one of the "10k by Christmas" METLE games out there, everything would calm down.

Borrowed money? For a luxury item like Pinball? No.

I can say without exception that anyone that does that is a dumbass. Same for anyone that says game prices will definitely go up, so invest. While that has been true over the last decade doesn't mean it will in the future. It probably will (supply and demand), but never bank your mortgage payment on that assumption. Any luxury item like pinball, boats, sports cars, are all cash hobbies. If you're not in a position to just buy it, you can't afford it.