I'm in Perth. I looked at a ball tearer example last night here in Perth, virtually mint condition right throughout, but the guy said he wants 4200 - 4500 for it :( Have to admit though, I could hardly fault it, had a few small chips of paint of the cabinet which were going to be repaired, and that was it, spotless otherwise, and apparently it hadn't even been prepared fully. I've just had a look at another one via pictures emailed to me, but condition was pretty ordinary, and he wanted 3200 for it.
Yeah, sounds like he is dreaming!
I would say 2.5-3k would get you a nice pin, with the obvious faded decals they all have em, be careful about wear around the inserts because there is so many of them in the middle of the PF
