Well..in a couple 100 plays on our SW we had 8 ghosting inserts (now 12) and a busted Tie Fighter wing. We've also had to replace a node board that failed.
I would think 4-500 is the magic number. There's no shipping involved...and a couple hundo off the price. Of course the sale tax thing might be a grey area as well
Quoted from jgentry:300 or so plays on a new game is nothing. Go look at the thread of the ST pro on route with 20000 or something plays on it. These things are meant to be played and contrary to what pinside seems to think, stern do not fall apart after 100 plays.