I only scanned this thread but am wondering if I got this right:

The 2nd owner of a Houdini with an expired warranty is pissed because AP wouldn't replace a defective board?

I had no idea that warranties transferred to 2nd owners and were extended to people who bitch. Pretty lame to try and make a new company look bad over 95 bucks that isn't even owed to him. I am impressed with how Pinballstar handled it.

I have had Stern hook me up after a warranty has expired and declined requests as well. Its all good. We choose to be in a hobby that can be costly and I am by no means a rich guy.

I do think that Stern and JJP probably have more leeway to give out some parts here and there when not warranted more so than a newer company such as AP who is trying establish themselves.

Wrote my post and sent it after you wrote this. My feelings exactly.

Yep. I'm going to call Toyota and see if they will do the same for me.

I have a sticky caliper that's out of warranty. I'm sure they'll hook me up if I bitch and moan enough. I'll go on a Toyota forum and try to make them look bad for not giving me something for nothing. I'm sure that they will be understanding even though I am not the original owner and the warranty is expired.

....or wait. I'll just buy it myself since that's the way things work.

Having a game that is so different is what makes it so fun in my opinion.

Stern would not give me a plastic for one of my games that was out of warranty once. The game was still in production too. No one heard about this because I didn't feel that it was worthy of stating a thread over. Those that find AP unacceptable for not replacing the 95 dollar part and will not buy an AP game because of this, may want to put Stern on their shit list as well. I still bought an Iron Maiden after the fact and I didn't loose any sleep over it. Those of you who are taking this to another level with AP may want to cease buying Stern games as well.

Exactly