...I decided "why not" when I found a vendor selling a "Girl's und Panzer" pachislo for $$$OMG that's a lot$$$ but still less than $2.5K including shipping.
The vendor sent me links to a couple of YouTube vids of my machine after cleaning:
Apparently, "This end UP" and "Fragile" are merely suggestions...
Note the part that's taped up by DHL is the same side that was sitting on the pallete that is no longer attached in any way to my shipment.
Despite DHL's attempts to break my machine, they failed miserably (in more ways than just that) and I have my first "Whole Game" in excellent condition