If u actually ring & speak to Steve Ritchie about ACDC like I have, he will tell you he designed two completely different machines, one being a Pro and the next being the LE playfield layout etc.

John Borg also has told me they design the Pro machine first, get that perfect and then design a LE and its differences on top. This constant claim from Stern bashers that the LE is designed first then things are taken away eyc, that claim is complete BS and totally uneducated and completely false compared to what the actual game designers will tell you face to face or over the phone.

Of course, when a person has the opportunity to buy a machine, and if they like custom purchased Mods and toppers etc, then those items will add value if the buyer likes those things on their machines.
Since the pinball Mods business is booming, I would argue that expensive quality Mods would add value to a machine.
I also was of the impression that ACDC was a massive success worldwide and a hit for Steve Ritchie & Stern.
The vast majority of people I have heard from have said the game had a excellent reputation, certainly not the opposite. All ACDC models have sold massive numbers and are appreciated by their owners.
The Pro machine is great. Of the 30 people I know who bought a Pro, not one of them has sold their machines on.
That has to mean something.