IMO, if dealers were charging us 10k for the LE, the LE wouldn't even be close to selling out.

Reading this thread, one would think that Stern has never delivered a game before.

Ghostbusters was just announced in March. Everyone will get their games.

Remember, these machines are hand built. The world has gotten faster with the internet and cell phones, but it still takes Stern the same amount of time to build a machine.

But what is there to communicate? It will be the same message every time: "Hey, it takes us a few weeks to put a game into production after we announce it. We have delivered every time. If a couple month wait for you is unacceptable, then we suggest you purchase a machine from one of our competitors....just let us know in a couple years when your machine is finally delivered...if it ever is."

You seem upset that everyone doesn't have in their possession a game that was just announced in March.

Your post is exactly why Stern shouldn't be dealing with the end users one on one.

What's a target production going to accomplish? If I had to guess, Ghostbusters probably already has 3,000 orders. How do you give a target date for that? What happens if their next release is an even bigger hit? Star Treks are still being built 3 years after being introduced.

They can only build them so fast. The world around us has gotten faster, but it still takes the same amount of time to screw a ramp to the playfield as it did 20 years ago.

Haven't we learned that dates are meaningless? IMO, every other pinball company has made target dates rather meaningless.

Let's look at Stern's track record. They announce game. Few months later, people have the game. What more could anyone ask for?

Secondly, anything that is hand built and travels thousands of miles, may need tweaking. That's just the nature of the beast.

Heres' the thing, Stern is getting their games out the door. They have a world market they are selling too. They can make only so many a day. And those machines are shipped everywhere.

And exactly how should Stern be upfront and honest? I don't think they expected Ghostbusters to be this big of a hit. Thus, causing the schedule to get changed. The message in December is A, then in January it changes to B, then it February it changes to C, then March is D. They are selling 15,000 machines a year (my best guess). Who wants to deal with 15,000 people asking where their machine is. Only reason why JJP can have such a personal relationship with their customers, is because they don't have the volume. If they ever reach 10,000 games a year, kiss that personal relationship gone. Won't be feasible anymore.

What on earth are you talking about????? I have completely destroyed your points. It is a hand built product that takes time to make. The current demand is greater than current production. You act like this has never happened before.

Anyone old enough to remember how hard it was to get a Cabbage Patch Kid? Demand was greater than production. Or how about Super Mario 2 or 3? Same thing. Or even the Wii. Playstation 2 was like that too. Gary doesn't have some magic beans lying around. His machines are built 1 piece at a time by hand. Stern posts videos showing the machines being built. I suggest you take a look at them.

Grow the F up.