I'm not sure how a LOTR VE would play out since they released an LE in 09. Wouldn't that piss off all the LE owners? I mean I would think the LE owners would have had some sort of assumption that they were getting the final run of LOTR. Seems like a similar argument to the Tron premium.

I'll have to say I'm surprised (though I shouldn't be) by the overwhelming lead that LOTR has for a remake, given all the other top Stern titles listed, namely Tron. That alone speaks volumes as to just how great a game it is.

Having said that, I wouldn't expect a LOTR remake to be an under 5k NIB offering if Stern did release it. Its a full featured pin with a expensive license and I would expect the price to be around 6k (if I had to make a guess).

Like I mentioned in another thread, there is no way LOTR would be priced at or near IMVE. The BoM is too much and as mnpinball pointed out, the White Star board conversions would be costly. Your looking at a current premium price for a LOTR VE. I think it would be great if they reran them but, let's be real about the price. 5k is dreaming.

Aside from the PotD and interactive towers, I'd say the 2 metal ramps, gold wireforms, and metal sword ball lock. IM is all plastic. Metal is more expensive. That's why the pro models do not have the wireforms (ST as the example here) that the premium models have. If you look at LOTR, it would be a premium today and IM would be a Pro and so LOTR would have a premium price tag. That's what I'm using as my gauge.

I say let them dream, sometimes that's what we need. Heck, I'm dreaming of a 5k MM someday (and I'll be happy with a used one) , so I'm just as guilty.

I see your point there but, 2009 was still five years ago and pin prices have gone sky high since then. If the BOM doesn't really add up to much, then why are they charging 6500 for a premiums?

Yep I do agree.