"Authorized distributor" sounds like factory select sales points for price fixing IMHO.

When JJP lets a game go off the warehouse dock, front door or back door he gets the dollar amount he wants or it does not go. Warranty and support should be the same regardless of direction.

Hopefully if someone buys a new JJP pin its fully supported (parts & service) regardless of how the box gets into someones home.

The same goes for Stern but I never recall anyone from Stern posting in these forums or any other that ONLY games from distributors receiver parts and service for the warranty period and they have covered new games all along where JJP has made conflicting statement for warranty coverage and service.

Remind me not to get pulled into trivial arguments by Flynnibus when I just try to make simple observation. We've been seven pinball shows in Florida without a JJP machine. Leave it at that.

Sorry to hear Jack had to leave Florida under those conditions. I was not aware that he planned to bring TH to the show.

I'm sorry to hear that Keith. Pushes everything else into perspective sometimes.

Agreed, this is weak Joe...I've bought a half dozen pins and vids from Todd...His service is awesome, he stands by everything they sell.

Going on a public forum like this and dissing Todd makes you look really unprofessional. Even worse that you went back and edited your posts.

How many sterns have been debuted there in that time?

Sometimes people forget they just don't live in the right spot for something

In all fairness, when Free Play Florida was the Southern Pinball Festival Jack was at the first one and did a great speech. To my knowledge he's not returned, however at the 2nd event there was a Woz and a Woz ruby red to play brought by Little Shop of Games. That's the last time i'm aware that anything JJP was at any florida event. There was a hobbit at free play, but it was wrapped up and we couldn't use it (I think it was sold, just being held at the show). Goes without saying that the florida events welcome Jack or any other pinball manufacturer to attend and would be thankful for any and all support we might get in the future. The real world impacts what companies can or can't do and we understand that. What can happen depends on everyone's budgets and that goes for both the pinball company and the shows themselves.

The free play team appreciates any and all support from pinball companies and distributors, we don't have any control over who decides to be there or not but we are extremely thankful for the support and efforts of Curly at LSOG he's been an incredible asset to all the florida events year after year. Every single year he's been there with the latest greatest Stern games (including a Game of Thrones LE this year) as well as Gary himself.

Keep making pinballs, keep growing this hobby. Life's too short to get upset about who shows up where.

So is it time to drain this thread yet? I wonder if Santa Claus is an authorized JJP distributor...

Sorry, no warranty. But JJP stands behind every machine.