Quoted from poppapin:This is why I hate dealing with people on craigslist!! Guy was a douche, let it go.
He's not a douche.
Someone offered him a lot more money, can't blame him. He's not part of the "pin community" and he isn't gonna have another pinball deal ever again, nor is he going to care what anybody on pinside says about him. You really expect someone like that to turn down an extra $500 or so?
Everybody knows you gotta grab the game and leave in that situation. I don't like having $2500 in cash just sitting around all the time so sometimes these things don't work out. But as the OP says lesson learned for him I guess. Hope he's got a safe.