They've also shown that they're not afraid to raise prices though, so to suggest that they are just using cheaper material to eek out a little more from each pin seems odd, without evidence, no? I mean, if it were that simple a problem, don't you think that Stern would have switched back to the more expensive wood in order to solve these issues by now?

While I 100% follow your logic as to WHY KPGs actions should have helped motivate Stern, you're still presenting ZERO factual evidence that this is the case.
The mere fact that KPG is still sitting on a busted playfield would STRONGLY indicate that his huffing and puffing has had little to no effect whatsoever.
I wouldn't even be surprised if he ends up near the back of the line for ranting and raving like he has been. I mean, say you're Stern and you have some play fields for replacement, but not enough to go around. Are you going to reward your long term customers first, or the guy who's adamantly anti-Stern and vowing publicly that he'll never buy another Stern product again?

We'll see how this plays out.

KPG: who was it that told you they would buy your pin back? Stern, or your distributor?
I missed the update where Stern contacted you, saying they would refund you 100%. Did that happen?

I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE DOUCHEBAGS WONT RETURN MY CALLS!!!!!

My point is that your terrorist-like approach has gotten you nowhere, and you can't seem to understand why.
Since you're the butt of the joke, I'm not surprised you don't find it funny.

Even funnier is the fact that I personally warned you not to buy a GBLE cause you'd probably have issues and you flamed me at the time.
Payback. It's something all right!

I expect everyone on Pinside wants to see you made whole, but also maybe to suffer the longest, given the way you've chosen to go about this. Now you're even throwing jabs at Trent?
Damn, Dude. Looks like the playfield on your Ghostbusters isn't the only thing coming apart at your house!

Hang in there. Stern will make it right.