Me too. I got the email letting me know as a preorder to click on link to pay for it, which I did. But there was no discernible way to show that I was a preorder and paid. They might see my order and consider it johnny come lately and I'm at the end of the list for a bronze.

My worry is that when I got the preorder email asking me to pay my deposit, there was nothing on the website to show that I was a preorder buyer. I paid the deposit, but the only way for cpr to know that I was a preorder buyer and not a regular buyer would be to cross reference with the pre-order list.
In the past there have been several pre order buyers that missed out because they got lost in the shuffle. I just want to make sure that I am getting a gold play field.

Have any preorder buyers gotten a confirmation that they have indeed “locked in” to receiving a gold play field?

I understand that I could miss out on a gold if things don't go well in the making of these and you get 40%. But as a pre order I would expect to be higher on the list for a gold than someone that just ordered one recently. I'm just curious how it gets decided who receives a gold and who gets a silver.

Was the invoice for a gold playfield? Did they say it was ready to ship?

Are we to assume it is a gold unless otherwise stated? Are they all the same price?

I haven’t heard from them yet. Why do I get the feeling I will slip through the cracks of their record keeping.

I played sorcerer practically everyday back in 1985 at the local pizza shop. I remember the beard being mostly white, but I’m ok with it matching the backglass.

The Sorcerer must have been demoted.

Did everyone get their playfield yet? I still haven’t heard anything about mine.

I was on the preorder and paid the deposit when I got the email. I knew they would screw it up.
I expected to see some people post here when they got theirs but everyone just went silent.

They told me not to worry and that they had a list and records of my place in the queue when I questioned their system. I can pretty much guarantee you I was one of the very first preorders. It was gold or bust for me and I got screwed. I am awaiting their response.

Well, they screwed me as I knew they would. CPR has lousy record keeping and I never got a notice about my playfield being ready and to pay the balance. Funny, they had no problem contacting me for my deposit due, which I paid within the week and got an email confirmation receipt. That was about a year ago when I paid my deposit and they said my playfield would be ready soon.

I was one of the very first preorders. I deserved a gold playfield or at the very least a response. I tried in 4 different ways to contact CPR but only got one response finally from an assistant who didn’t have the balls to say who he was. He said he will forward my message to Kevin. A month later with still no response I emailed again to that assistant for CPR to just refund my deposit since I sill have not heard anything from them.

Well, at least they refunded my deposit after earning interest on it for a year. But I found it offensive that under the PayPal refund the note said:

“Refund of original Sorcerer Silkscreen Playfield deposit. Customer had hoped a gold grade would be available, doesn’t want to proceed on a Silver($100 off) or Bronze grade ($200 off)”

Nowhere did I say anything in my email about not wanting a silver or bronze. Nowhere was I offered a Silver or Bronze at a discount. So after they screwed up, they just read my last post in this thread after they realized they fucked up. And we’re too cowardly to man up. Or contact me. No apology or nothing. Fucking amateurs.

Email verbatim:

subject: Sorcerer silk Screen Gold Playfield

I was one of the early preorders of this and put my deposit in nearly a year ago when I got the email. Have not heard anything.

Hi Victor,

I will forward this to Kevin as we’ve run short on gold playfield. I’m sorry you were not informed. I have no control over the pre orders and how they are issued.

Thanks,

CPR Staff.

Me a month later:

Still haven’t heard anything so just refund my deposit please.

Thank You

You sir, have no honor. And unless you send me my rightful gold playfield, I will never buy from you again and will shout it from the hilltops to everyone in the pinball community not to deal with this scumbag.
Edit: never mind. I’m over ever dealing with this company. They screwed up the colors on it anyways.