Although a point of reference like that is excellent, it soon gets blown out the water by 'supply & demand' or 'sentimental purchase' in which cash seems to have no boundary.

It still amazes me what $$ some pins are fetching, or at least 'asking' 
I personally dont find some of the $7k to $10k machine 'worth' that pricetag, but if i'm gonna spend $10k, i'd want 4-5 pins for it, albeit they would be dogs needing love....

Well done though Kidamigo, i guess this has to start somewhere ....
MM.

Actually, there are plenty of decent pins to be had in the $1500 to $2000 price range. A number of less well known and hence less popular titles could be obtained in good condition if one looked around. So if you got 5 they wouldn't have to be dogs. And if you went for 4 you could get some even better machines at the $2500 price point (just look back over some of MarkC's 1c eBay auctions).