Quoted from HighVoltage:Most of us who have bought and sold a lot of machines and have the cash would take about 5 minutes to realize this is a lucrative deal to jump on.
LOL, okay.
My comments were all about -this- particular deal, and you're throwing up a bunch of straw-man generalizations. I said 30% return, and you're criticizing "doubling money" or 100% return. I said -gross- profit: obviously there's a lot of expense involved. Of course this deal is the exception not the rule. That's why the congrats on what will surely be a bigger pay off than the norm.
There's no shit-show here, some fun speculation and interest. You trying to align your past situation with this buyer and this thread is laughable. For anyone that wants to decide for themselves whether you brought that shit-show on yourself can take a trip down memory lane below. Here's a hint to save time: people were upvoting Otaku's advice to this guy.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warehouse-find-lots-of-pins-for-sale-shortly-no-list-yet
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/quick-poll-selling-off-machines-fairest-method-lottery-or-first
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinball-machines-for-sale-carlisle-pa-list-posted-on-other-post
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warehouse-find-collection-sell-down-central-pa-update
Wow, that was some interesting reading. Thanks for posting. This happened when I stepped away from here and missed it.