You wouldnt choose a better first pin than Fish Tales, and if you find a decent one never sell it!
I bought my 2nd one few weeks ago for 2k, but thats a bargain price really. All I needed to do was clean, adjust ramps, adjust ball kicker, adjust 2 switches, re-rubber/bulb, and find a really frustrating fault. All these repairs just took time, and little money.
Operators have told me that FT's needed very little maintenance (just less stuff on them to go wrong). If you pay 3k for a good FT you have got value for money, anything less is creeping into bargain territory. Getting one with a topper is a must, as spare toppers are very hard to find. Having said that, its still an awesome game without the topper.
