I think $2500 to $3000 is one of those strange price ranges where their isn't all that much value. You'd have to get really lucky to find something like a Star Trek: The Next Generation or Creature from the Black Lagoon in that price range. If I had that much money to spend I'd probably buy machine for $1500 to $2000 and save the $500. Although, I don't thing The Shadow would be out of the question for right around $3000.

PS: I'm currently looking for a BSD, JP or WCS in TriState: WI, IA, IL is anyone know of something.

Here are machines you should consider...

Star Trek: The Next Generation (+)
Funhouse
Creature from the Black Lagoon (+)
The Shadow
Bram Stoker's Dracula (-)
No Good Gofers
Revenge From Mars
Road Show (Red & Teds)
Fish Tales (-)
Champion Pub (+)
Congo (-)
Elvira and the Party Monsters
Jurassic Park (-)
Tommy Pinball Wizard
Corvette
Junk Yard
WHO dunnit (-)
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Sopranos
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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World Poker Tour
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Big Buck Hunter Pro
Wheel of Fortune