Quoted from snyper2099:

People must realize that playing a collector quality machine once a month in your collection does not mean it will work at all for a 3 day show or tournament.

Quoted from kermit24:

The Harlem seemed inverted me. I think the front legs were taller than the rear. How can the person who setup that game not have known?

Quoted from snyper2099:

The folks bringing games to LAX and Cincy and just about everyone I know into pinball around here cares bud. Most of the time I repair games on service calls people do want their game to play as well as possible. I love your attitude and blanket majority statement though, you probably make friends easily everywhere you go. I suppose it could just be a West coast I don’t give a shit thing and I just don’t encounter those people in the Midwest.

Quoted from jay:

The majority of pinball owners couldn't tell you if a flipper was a little weak or a slingshot switch wasn't registering. They couldn't tell you if an inlane switch was busted or if a ball feed wasn't aligned right. They couldn't tell you if a scoop was erratic or misaligned. They couldn't tell you if a game was 2 degrees off level or the playfield was warped in a particular direction. I've also never been to a show where all the games worked and were set up well, even the PAPA collection when they still had their building open, which at the time, was easily the best playing public collection I've ever visited overall, had lots and lots of problems outside the tournament banks, and they had full time techs working for them. So while I'm sure you and your friends are doing great work, the majority of the pinball owners are not in tune to this stuff. They're just not. It's not me be cantankerous, it's just the reality of pinball. This stuff is hard, it's esoteric, it requires years of tinkering to learn. Show me 100 pinball machines and I'll find something wrong with 90 of them. Most people would probably find something wrong with 10 of them.