Just saw this. I must confess. I am the guy. I can add to the story. Yes, this was pre jpop defrauding fiasco (maybe 2011?) though it was during early zidware. I live in northern Virginia and made a whirlwind 24hour (Friday night to Saturday night) trip to buy a circus Voltaire from pinsider in greater Chicago. Before leaving I emailed jpop about meeting to see his zidware facilities and possibly get an autograph. He wasn’t willing to meet at his shop but was gracious enough to meet at a local to him Starbucks. I grabbed the tom translight and apron and after picking up CV met JPOP at Starbucks. He signed the Tom translight and apron and then climbed into the back of my vehicle and signed the apron of CV. This was all done right in the parking lot. My girlfriend snapped the picture for posterity. Jpop was kind and gracious and shared a lot of backstory on both game's. All said, we chatted for over an hour and then I was back on my way home. He was pushing hard for me to get in on a zombie land game but luckily, my spidey senses went off.
When I sold the game, the gentleman that bought it wanted proof of the signatures so I sent the one of jpop and myself in the parking lot by email as proof. The buyer must have printed it out and blacked out my face.
To provide further provenance, I bought the game (stock, no mods) for $3,500 in 2010 from a lady whose husband passed away the year before. I thought I over paid then, lol. Supposedly he bought it new in box but who knows the validity of that. Right before I sold it, the game started resetting so I assume the guy who purchased it from me fixed/replaced the driver board.
Funny to see a game I sold 8 years ago surface this way. I must confess, I’m tempted to buy it back. I’ll try to post an unblurred version of the photo in question. Thanks for posting. This made my day.
***I found some found a few of the games in my lineup, I’ll keep looking for the parking lot photo.
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