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LE Flyer
the numbered plaque is so impressive its listed twice
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the numbered plaque is so impressive its listed twice
Quoted from Medic:Thank you for your input. So you want me to go to the trouble in arranging with buyer, wire fee and shipping all for free? I was asking for something for my time to be worthwhile otherwise I can offer to my local group or just call stern up and have them cancel it and be done. Bunch of down votes for having a little buyers remorse and offering to someone else for some of my time…I’m sure there will be plenty of LEs going for a lot more and people can get it from them.
It doesnt matter what you say about buyers remorse and I assume your being honest but The timing of your post gives the appearance of an Immediate flip,This will rub a bunch of people wrong.Just cancel and your work is done.
Some Flippers are Distributors best customers buying multiples of CEs and top models.LEs and Special Models could or should be limited to 1 per Person.Operators could buy as many premiums and Pros as they want to stay in a profitable business.I bought a high dollar pin from a guy who had 8 more NIB.Boo
Quoted from Tyler_Durden:Toyota sold 9 million cars last year, how many were limited model.
This makes no sense ,cargument ? how many pinball machines did Toyota sell
Quoted from insight75:Am I the only one seeing super exclusive ads in this thread for an over priced LE?
Super Flipper ad keeps popping up .DOH gross
Is Pinside selling the flipper a special ad actually assisting the flipper or just taking a bite.And so far only 1 repetitive ad.
I am Buying from a Distro but would not buy from a scalper.This machine will fit in as a good change of themes in my Row and I look forward to that day.Too bad the pricing is the dominant subject here,its been said now lets talk about the Machines.
Quoted from insight75:Love the physical ball lock. Wish they would do a 5 ball lock.
why not 7 lol
I am excited about this theme and have paid for my machine,I would love to hear interesting talk /hype about Bond.
Having said that this is not like the Rush reveal where we got good info and it shipped right away,its more like the Big Queen reveal fiasco.
Quoted from Utesichiban:I love Bond movies but Connery Bond was a long time ago. I think the economy will affect the sales of tbis game and I am not as sure as you the theme and license will change that at these price levels.
this is a recording,blah please hang up and post again
pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from MaxIsDead:Just received tracking for my game! Yay
See what happens when you try and share an opinion,agree to disagree if thats your choice no need get personal .This is trivial.Look back on most movies Elvis movies for instance.It was a different time and it shows.Coming soon James Bond.
Quoted from KingVidiot:Oh absolutely. The attitude that most everyone has that they’re always the hero and never the villian is exactly how bad habits like sexism and racism continue to exist. I laugh when people say “If I was born in 1850, I wouldn’t have been racist”. Yeah, most likely you would have been, because you would have simply inherited the worldviews you were born into.
The reality is that even if you were born in 1980 as a male in North America, like I was, you will have inherited a sexist way of thinking from one or all of the following: parents, relatives, friends, relationships, coworkers, classsmates, politics, religion, pop culture, etc. we mostly don’t question the way we were herded through society as children, but as soon as you take off the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia and re-examine it as an adult, the problems become immediately obvious.
Denying this doesn’t make it go away, but nor does crying and whining about it. Admitting our own faults, holding ourselves appropriately accountable, understanding where our influences came from, and practicing forgiveness before we jump at other people is how we more forward.
At the heart of issues like ageism, sexism, homophobia, and racism is essentially preferentialism: we prefer things we understand. We prefer to work with people who look and act like us. It’s kinda this self-affirming bias we’re all guilty of to some degree.
I honestly find all of the social unrest of the last decade truly fascinating, because for the first time, we’re all connected as people, so we’re learning A LOT about each other, and very rapidly. Of course it’s going to be explosive. Any time the world changes, our preferentialism gets shaken up, and the world has been going through more rapid change in the last few years than at any other point in history.
Blah blah blah, I could go on for hours on this.
So how does all this relate to Bond?
Well, James Bond is simply a product of his time, and his time was simply more sexist and racist than it is today. So what was going on in 1962 when Dr. No was made and the blueprint for 007 was being drawn?
The civil rights act was 1964, so racism was clearly a big issue, and the fair credit act wasn’t until 1974, so many women couldn’t even open a bank account independently.
Like any laws that aim to lessen discrimination, it’s simply law. It doesn’t change how people think overnight.
Dr. No and James Bond are simply products of their time.
Like others here have said, I still love these movies and have a machine on preorder from game room guys (great experience with them btw on getting a first wave premium Godzilla last year).
We can both love a franchise like James Bond while also acknowledging dated and problematic attitudes towards gender, sexual orientation, ethnicities, etc.
You did go on for hours.You buying this machine even though you know its wrong is this not hypocritical.
pasted_image (resized).pngQuoted from Goyomex:G-Zuz. This thread is depressing. “Double, double toil and trouble…Fire burn and caldron bubble”. Yeah, I’m a newbie but I don’t get the chronic angst, post after post, thread after thread.
It’s f’n pinball…..chill and enjoy.
welcome to the jungle,oh sorry wrong thread.
Quoted from Hayfarmer:I'll take that bet
they will still sell out day one on a half decent title.
Quoted from Sheev_Palpatine:If this game is a hit, I’m scratching my head at the people who keep saying they will pick one up cheaper later? Look at Iron Maiden or Jurassic park. I’m pretty sure I paid $7500 for my JP premium NIB 2 years ago. Show me where you can find one cheaper?
maybe they are looking at what happened with Toy Story as far as price.
Quoted from RavenFan1:I just got a note from my distributor that LE's are supposed to start shipping next week. Has anyone else heard the same? I'm waiting for Bond and CC-LE.
I just picked mine up
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