I think its the fault of Stern;
They miscalculated the fact that people don't give a **** about the age of a pin.
Let's be honest, why the hell you would pay 5k for a hit or miss stripped down pro, while you can have a wms full of ramps and toys with a great gameplay that equals sterns LE's.
Stern isn't going to lower there prices, so the rest is catching up to there's.