Quoted from flynnibus:do you point the finger at everyone else for failing to protect you when you get a surprise? Did pinside fail you for failing to vet your game for you? Self-responsibility - it's a thing in pinball too.
You guys are talking past each other. On the one hand, could this situation have been avoided if OP had asked for close-up pics of the boards, or insisted on opening up the game and taking a close look before closing the deal? Sure thing. On the other hand, was the seller upfront with the buyer about the game's overall condition, in the ways I at least would hope a Pinside seller would be? Nope. Which wouldn't inspire much confidence in me if I were considering a long-distance transaction with the seller.
Quoted from chuckwurt:When’s the last time one of these threads ruled in favor of the OP? Feels like it’s been a while.
OP kind of went out of his way to turn the crowd against him and change the topic from the seller's failure to disclose the board damage. OP took a defensive/hostile tone from the get-go, worked in a rant about Pinside refusing to moderate his case, and has put the actual story out in dribs and drabs so it's hard to even follow what his complaint is. That said, it seems like he's got a legitimate beef, and the seller should probably just swap back and be done with it.
