playfield swap is a huge undertaking. Take that in account. If I have to do a swap myself, I consider it at least $700 discount because that's how much work it is. If the new field isnt' dimpled, that's even more work.

well then the game restored would be worth 8k and not 5k. When i buy games that need work, I take in account all the work they need. If they are trying to get "going rate" for a game that needs a ton of work, they will not get it. Thats the whole point in buying games that are rougher or project games. You get them cheap. If i'm buying a TAF with a totally blown out playfield. You can bet there is no way in fawking hell i'm paying anywhere close to 4-5k. This is where newbies usually fail. They look at a game regardless of condition and think it's worth the same as a game that doesn't need a playfield swap. So what happens. They end up overpaying.

you are right. Sometimes they don't need a swap when they are blown out. But then they better be priced as "players" machines, which should be drastically reduced in price.