Did she look like this?

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Yep the mom doesn't know dic about pins and thought you were breaking it.

surely you were opening it up so you could break it so nobody else could buy it

I've never heard of anyone reacting like that

Thats random, I guess maybe ask first? I bought a Hurricane off of a guy that had no idea how to open it and was blown away when I did.

I would sure hate to see the acid leak on that CPU,If they have never lifted up the playfield then most likely they have never opened the backbox..

Or maybe that's were she stashes her cash or weed and forgot to take it out....

Or maybe that's were she stashes her cash or weed and forgot to take it out....

Hmm...

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Hahaha!!!!

Some great pins you have listed in your collection Doc.
I don't see CFTBL listed, so did you decide to pass on that machine, or are you still considering it?

Did she end up letting you look it over inside & out as you wanted to, or did you just decide to back off when she had a hissy fit?

It is sorta awkward sometimes when an adult watches you open up a machine, lift the playfield, remove the backglass/translite, inspect boards inside the backbox, etc., and you can tell they never seen that done before, especially if they have a bit of an attitude going on.
However, when kids are watching and are interested, then it's great to show them and talk about various parts and mechanisms.

Same thing happened when I purchased my BOP. The previous owner was shocked to see what it looked like on the inside. lol.