Love the detail that you go into with your restro's. Obviously a great number of hours/days/months go into it them, does your sale price of these pins reflect the time and effort that goes into them?
Mick - The collector who saw this machine valued it at exactly what I valued it at - I got exactly what I wanted - which was over $3K. It does take a lot of effort, but it is worth it both financially and it provided me with a great level of satisfaction.
If I charged a minimum of $35 per hour, the game would not be affordable.
I will do more games at this level in the future.
That was the answer that I was hoping for 
A fair price for the buyer and reward for the hard work put into the restro.
Must add that once people experience the difference between a working pin, to a fully shopped pin, to a restro, they never go back 
Very True Mick. your second point is right on the money. The collector who bought the Jacks Open also bought my other restorations - Space Invaders, Strikes and Spares and I restored his Genie for him. As a result, he traded all his "as is" pins to own fully restored machines. I will be doing another pinball as soon as he buys it !
Fussy collectors will pay what the machine is worth., because they appreciate the difference between a shopped / reconditioned / restored Pinball. There is a market for high level restorations.
