That is life. Did you pay in full with your pre-order? Nope, they don't take money up front. So, you have nothing but a hope and prayer. How'd that work out, not so good. With hobby businesses, and all pinball companies are hobby businesses, there is no routing business as a result of pinball that matters, you get what you get. When you went to a grocery story and they were out of milk you were pissed but the world didn't come to an end. Did you write a review about it? How about going to a car dealership and they were out, but you were on the waiting list. Did you slander folks or complain, nope. Those are real businesses. Pinball is not a business for 99.99% of the folks participating, its simply a wacky hobby.