I looks at the cost of pins a little different than most. If I purchase a $6000 game then I have to get at the least 6000 plays to pay for purchase. What they sell for later is all profit in my eyes. If I play 2000 games over the time I own it then that adds $2000 more profit to game once it sells. I call it funds per play. I keep my games for a long time so I usually come out ahead even if they sell for a little less than what I paid for them. I don't like the new prices and have never bought a nib but my math works for me. I'm in it to enjoy it and don't want to feel like I'm throwing money away. Everybody enjoy