Quoted from PtownPin:Honestly I don't know why they don't eliminate them all together
I'm not one to comment much on Pinside. Just glad to see other hobbyists in agreement about distributors. In the 15 years I have been in this hobby, I have only purchased one NIB game directly from Spooky. Furthermore, if I had an issue with the game I would call Charlie directly.
I remember when DI came out and asked a distributor at a Pinball convention about the features of the game. He had no clue about the features, rules, gameplay of the game, But yet, I am expected to purchase a new game from someone who only cares about receiving the commission from my purchase. I'm not suggesting all distributors are awful, but I have had more bad than good experiences with some distributors.