I had him send me some photos but the playfield was rough and I was just hoping to find a perfect playfield to swap into mine, though overall, my playfield is probably an 8 plus.

I paid $550 for mine and the whole front of the cabinet was rotted and delaminated and had to be completed restored. One of these days when I have some time I'll post it in the restoration section, but for now, here's a quick before and after.
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I wouldn't feel too bad about it. I saw detailed photos of it and that playfield was beat. It would be a major effort to restore that playfield properly, and it sounds like the cabinet needs to be redone as well.

Sometimes you're better to just walk away. If I've learned anything collecting machines, it's that there's (almost) always another one out there if you're patient.