Whenever any NIB pinball has ever been delivered to me, the driver or their dispatcher called me at least 24 hrs beforehand.

They won't normally show up without confirming, since it's high value and they need a signature. There are exceptions and horror stories of course, but typically you will get a call. And they'll often work with you, at least to a point, on delivery date and time. At least in my experience.

The driver will usually be happy to call you 30 mons prior as well. If you won't be around the whole day. The drivers don't want to waste any more of their time on load/off-load then they have to. And no one being home is a big waste of their time.

I'm in! Picked mine up From Marshall yesterday, #1634 with a 5/04/22 build date. Game played perfect, no adjustments needed. I did add felt tab to the right of Bart as it got stuck there twice, none since. Beautiful machine, could not find one flaw. Marshall is a class act, very knowledgeable and a nice guy, thanks bud. LSOG, Little Shop Of Games in Lutz, Florida.
Loving the machine and the updates, totally satisfied.

Marshall and crew are great! I am just waiting for him to call and tell me that my LE has arrived!

Using the CGC formula thats been developed over the last 3 releases ..... Actual Delivery time = estimated delivery time + (8-12 weeks) .... u should see your game in 12 to 16 weeks

On another note CGC number matched on AFMRLE and MBRLE's. I was asked for my LE numbers last October. I was told at the time they might number match, but haven't heard anything since. In the past they shipped those first (no idea if that was true or not)?

I was told by Ryan that number matching games will not be first like in the past. I hope they change their minds.

FAQs are awesome and good job on maintaining such a helpful list. There are two types of folks: Those who reads the directions before taking the test so they get bonus points for doing something like spelling their name backwards as directed and those that miss out on those opportunities. Don't be discouraged by the latters!

Your assumption is that LE differences, particularly the topper, will not affect the production schedule/rate.

That remains to be seen.

What reasons? Matching number games can't be a large amount. I would think it would be easier now than in the past.

Yes I did try that. It is not the spring. I noticed that the metal bracket is different at the bend where the bracket mates with the playfield than my correctly working ones. CGC is taking care of me, they were very helpful.

Like I stated my distributor requested the information on my MMRLE, AFRLE, and MBRLE. At that time they said they would pass that information onto CGC, however I haven't heard anything since. In my mind its' a mute point if it doesn't put the number matching to the front on the line (as they did in the past). If you're lucky enough to get the first LE's off the line then I suspect u might be correct. If you're the last than it will be 6+ months from the time they start LE production.

Is it fair? I can't really answer that, but it was a nice perk for past LE customers. My guess is there are so many other challenges getting games built that they don't want to manage this internally.

Still trying to figure out how to become a past LE customer if you can’t become a future or present LE customer without being a past LE customer.

TLDR: CGC, take my money!

I think it's fair IMHO. I've bought a bunch of NIB Sterns in the past few years (LEs and Prems). That doesn't give me the "right" to jump the queue. I think number matching should be made available if possible but you get it when you get it. Honestly it makes no sense to allow queue jumping since LE owners wishing to number match will buy the game either way and if they don't, someone else will. Business will not be impacted by this decision. I get the "loyalty program" aspect but the other manufacturers don't do it and business is booming anyway.

Unless CGC wants to start something like the Haggis season tickets where you commit to buy the next 5 games and are guaranteed front of the line delivery. The down side of this is you have no idea what the next games will be yet you are commited.

I don't disagree in this current market. In the past (except the original MMRLE) CGC didn't sell out of AFMRLE or MBRLE's so my guess it was a perk to try and drive sales early as both those titles were on the market 6-12 months after release.

I think you're likely right about it being a compromise. The only thing is that they do still need to track the numbers and get them to the correct distributor & customer. You would think this would be the easiest if the number matching was done at the front or end of the run(please not at end). It was a great perk sorry to see it go. Not my place to tell them what or how to do their jobs. Bottom line I thank them for putting out a quality game each and every time. Worth the wait.

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Thats what I was told as I have all three....that being said I could really care less if your in line with everyone else (which is fine). I'm fully prepared to get mine around the holidays

Got an unsolicited email from my distributor.
Their estimation is no LE's before August

Hey everyone exciting day Zach just said my game is in he got a shipment earlier than expected I'll post the numbers for tracking purposes when I get it!

Sweet!!

I think I received the same email.

Got her home today! Build date 5/4/22 #1633.
Yup another shout out to Marshall at LSOG!!!

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Not a surprise....

Maybe since the SE+ is looking like Christmas maybe CG could add a shaker or something ...for free?

Lol....

We’ll Stern DID make the EHoH 40th …
Pissed off more than it benefited
Now people who had orders .. still wait and hope for 4th of this year

Maybe the distributor is trying to give low expectations so they can surprise us with earlier than estimated availability. .

Mine did it as well. Just bend the wire guide a bit. Push on it until the ball clears. You won't hurt anything. Mine works 100% now.

This happened to me last night. Scared me silly. I found the nut and attempted to screw it back on but it fell off again in two plays. Gonna go find the 2/56 lock nut mentioned in past posts.

It's freaking loud huh?!

Nah...my guess is they've seen the same CGC movie, and they know exactly how it ends. CGC is always months, and months behind schedule and that was during normal times. God only knows how the supply chain issues have changed their ability to get games out the door. The last issue was a card board shortage, and I highly doubt thats the only thing on the list.

Does anybody in SoCal know of a place that has a CCR on location that we can go and play? Have an order in for a SE Plus but would really like to go and put a few plays on the pin while we wait for ours.
Thanks

Try Ayce Gogi in the San Fernando Valley?

Thanks. That is about a 3 hour drive from us. Not sure when we will be going that direction again but I will put it on my list. There is nothing like a road trip.......

I have it. I'm in Yucca Valley if you want to check it out. Also Evan (who I bought mine from) of OC pinballs put one in the old Laguna Hills Mall in the pinball arcade he operates out of Open Market OC (in the old Macy's dept. store).

I checked my nut and it's on real tight out of the factory.
As setup it doesn't even tap the glass.
I wounder if they already mad an adjustment.
So far my targets are staying up good also.
Now the target in front of the mine sometimes has to be hit twice to go down and the ccr at the bar had the same target doing that also.