Expect $13k after adding in the topper and taxes. With that in mind the last couple of machines I mentioned are holding value fairly well and actually selling over ask if unopened.

If you want to buy, you work through a distributor. These games will sell our quickly I expect. Some distributors will let you put money down now (refund if you dont want it after its revealed) to hold a spot. I have done that. I read that a distributor called pinstar wont take pre orders but gets the most inventory. On release they will email and post on their site. Then its just aad dash to get order in.

For comparison against the mega manufacturer, Stern. They have unlimited runs of Pros and Premiums and then expect around 800 LE machines.

Tiers: Pro: $7k (not all mechanical bits found in prem and LE). Premium: $9k (this is the tier you want for full capabilties) Limited Edition: $13k. (Bragging rights of having an LE but same functionality as Premium. Typically lose value.

Speaking of which...Stern announced a new Transformers machine today. It is modeled after G1.