Blair, I see ya point n totally agree, premium at $8950 or LE at 10 grand is a lot of money. But people are still paying it cause they know resale is still very high. Some people just have to have the latest n greatest. If ya can afford it, I guess its OK, but my mental limit is apx 7500 for ANY machine EVER. I like Pro models. I have friends who ONLY buy LE, go figure.....but I just hope Stern USA keeps prices lower to attract more volume n doesn't get too greedy. Bruce from AMD has always been a good business man n always doing his utmost to keep prices as low as he can.....he cant be blamed for crap aussie dollar.....maybe Stern could rethink its pricing to Australia to keep us all interested in the BNIB sales n keep our market share healthy still......(will Gary do this)......???

just glad the PRO level machine is still excellent n getting better every model.

(just used cars as a comparison to say base model pinny is like base model car, a lot of bang for ya buck)

Just hope Stern Pro model stays at a affordable rate.......and then we have the reserve bank of Australia - RBA saying our aussie dollar is still too high....not hard to tell he doesn't buy brand new pinball machines.lol