Chris has stated that the value of a recently-restored HEP would generally be about 15% below the owner's total cost in the game--which is basically therefore, the unboxing privilege. (Otherwise, someone could just buy a base game, send it to HEP, and unbox one themselves for the same cost.)

That said, that's really just a guideline--as I recall a low-play HEP CFTBL (just months out of restoration) that had to be marked down three times last year--from $7500, to $6900, till someone finally bought it near the last price reduction of $6400 (which is obviously a lot less than 15% of the owner's total cost).

Really depends on timing as much as anything else: the number of high end potential buyers actively looking when you happen to be selling your machine.

Not 100% sure now; I thought he just got it and then put it up FS?

In any case, I do recall it was Joe Hartmans's game and less than 100 plays on it (and was drop-dead gorgeous!):

http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album12?page=1

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball/browse_thread/thread/e876a7c576689ec4/a170152d194bde36?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=CFTBL+HEP#

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball/browse_thread/thread/ad732319548a21e0/38f18907d63f6112?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=CFTBL+HEP#38f18907d63f6112

Welcome to Pinside Chris!

An honor to have you here.