Perhaps I should have said games overpriced by the market can get you. To be more clear as it wasn't a slight.
I was going by the rough 30 day average in like condition shape with it selling at 200 or up to $220-225 on ebay 20% off would be $180 at $200. That's why I said that. I was being a bit vague not to point out who bought what and for how much as that's buyers privacy rights in my book.
Anyways, good news. Those floating wires with sheered off tips locking me out of the setup and high score reset. FIXED. A guy took a clean digital camera pic of his setup on his coin door like 6hours ago and I saw it a little while ago. I went digging, found a 4th hidden wire stuffed up into a bundle (ugh.) Someone said I should just get a new switch since putting those loops back would be a bitch. I don't solder well, took me maybe 15 minutes. I heated up existing solder and barely attached, then added a little fresh to tighten it up. I first got the reset going, then tested the other, and it worked too. Initially the test switch was having a fit auto scrolling, but I figured it could be my stupid hand moving the wire, it was, it works too.
Other than the tilt stuff and a new plunger tip I'm set. I also was able to hit #4 slot on the machine (4 of 4) got to put my old 80s arcade name of JEF in, that was awesome with a 1.8M score (3M is the default for #1.)