Cheers Guys, for all the info, i'l keep it all in mind.

but again, at this stage its just for my own collection.
It would take me a while to fix my own games, rather than fixing to sell.
I would do as I do now, pull one apart at a time, fix / restore to the best of my ability, then move on to the next.

I make enough $$ in other stuff to be worried about making $$ on Pins.

Like you all, there are a lot of games out there that I like to own

I like most of the DMD D.E games, hence why I own 3 pins now and all D.E (well maverick is SEGA, but most of it is D.E)

Pins I own:
Star Wars (Data East)
Last Action Hero (Data East)
Maverick (Sega / Data East)


here is a rough list that I like:

Data East:
Back to the Future
Hook
Jurassic Park
Lethal Weapon 3
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Tales from the Crypt
Turtles

Gottlieb:
Black hole
Stargate

SEGA:
Star Wars Trilogy

Stern:
Simpsons Pinball Party

Williams:
T2
Demolition Man

Many more 

I understand that its hard to get all the ones I like in one hit, 5 or 6 would be good.

I like the idea of the LCL !

I do a fair bit of importing with other stuff (Not pinball related), by AIR and not sea.
I know there's taxes to be paid with items over a certain amount and on certain items.
My supplier normally jigs things around so I don't pay the tax, but I understand there's no dodging it with pins.