Quoted from FatPanda:Though Sterns latest offerings have been good, they cant recreate the magic that was the late 70-mid 80s, Sys11 era, and the 90s Golden Era of pinball.
New isnt always better.
Agreed, but is that "magic" worth 4.5k? I think that's the real question.
Personally, I'm probably around 3k max before buying new makes more sense. Beyond that, it would have to be a super grail pin.
Ymmv.