Whatever you pay, make sure sparks's feet are in good shape. I purchased a routed Le for 13k. With a set of cliffys and a lot of work it's looks nearly new minus one insert. The old playfields hold up well compared to some modern sterns. new sparky replacements are nearly unattainable. I have an extra full NOS sparky and Stl to make 3d printed reproductions.

If you're banking on your machines to be you're retirement you should reconsider. The pinball market will eventually turn sour as the current 40-60 year old buyers age unless the hobby attracts the younger generations. I think this will take some time. inflation is at 8% now and supply chain will be at least 2 years to fix and catch up. metallica Le will be a 15k machine moving forward for at least 3-5 years in my opinion.