this topic has been raised before many times...yes,we feel the pain when are machines are worth a lot less than we paid for them.but the market decides what a machine is worth,not what we paid for them 4-5 years ago.times are changing the dollar is hard to come by,at the moment.importers dedicating their lives to this quick money stream have to eat too.i also feel for those that have given up full time employment to chase the pinball siver dollars.its a mugs game.