I found facebook messenger was the best way to get a hold of him. He certainly is active all over the VP facebook group he moderates.

Went through this last year. Took about 4 months to get a Pin2DMD setup.

https://www.flippermarkt.de/community/forum/threads/german-gaming-supplies-keine-antwort-auf-mails-pm.190017/

Use Google Translate on that.

TLDR he has financial and other problems. Has partially shut down his site (although it says just on a break). Which he's had for a while, and continued to take orders and money.

He's slowly giving some people refunds or product when hounded. Or giving them other product of similar value ... but some of it's old, broken versions.

Doesn't look very hopeful at the moment.

I got my two Pin2DMD setups from uncle sash over at VPuniverse in under 4 weeks this past December. Took him about 2 weeks to put together and ship out but communication via PM was excellent.

Uncle sash posted that he's not doing pin2dmd anymore.

https://m.facebook.com/UncleSash/

http://vpuniverse.com/forums/topic/2250-pin2dmd-order-thread-worldwide/?page=15&tab=comments#comment-40266

So where Should I go to get a pin2dmd if uncle Sash Is out of the story and German Game room Supplies is sketchy?

Someone posted over on vpuniverse that they had some to sell.

Ask dpannell . He may still have some spare controller boards.

I got four boards just a couple of weeks ago from GermanGamingSupplies.com and they arrived quickly. Great communication, great packaging, fast shipment.

It's a shame Sash isn't making boards anymore, he refunded my money on an open order a few months ago.

I have had some contact over the last weeks with GGS and it appears they are trying to make a new start and are getting stock etc.

Ofcourse i can understand an attitude ‘first see than believe’ as there have been issues in the past for sure.

So let’s all hope for the best. Dominik is perhaps till now proven not to be the best businessman but basically he is a nice guy after all. I wish him all the best and encourage him to avoid the mistakes from the past and get his act together. I am afraid otherwise he will get no more patience from us pinheads and it will be game over.

And besides I would feel sorry for him as a nice guy also Pin2dmd is a great product which deserves a good sales channel for those who are not the DIY type.

OP, have you tried contacting your credit card company about a chargeback? If it’s not too late, that’d probably be your easiest exit from this situation.

I do still have a few displays and other parts. Send me a PM if you need something.

I have everything in order again and all things are in stock for immediate shipping.
I caught up with the missing orders and most of them have already shipped. If you still feel like your order is missing, something is wrong or not to your satisfaction feel free to contact me again, wether here or through my shop.

Kind regards,
Dom

Been there, done that. Dominic (Rappelbox), Joerg (Lucky1), and everyone else still involved with PIN2DMD are crooks. Force a refund with a credit card chargeback then buy a DMDMK66 from PinballSP. Nearly the same product, but it's all plug and play with similar features and high quality, and the seller is very active with communicating with customers. Bought 2 so far and happy to report no issues at all.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dmdmk64-new-dmd-multicolor-by-pinballsp-is-on-the-way/page/15#post-4536985

You use very strong words, I have used Lucky or Rappelbox help many times , they always tried their best to help me..

Hello @bimm25i,

I've sent you a replacement yesterday, please check your mail and honestly, i don't use facebook as communication medium, only for advertising. i don't check these messages very often.

@Crash: You still don't get it, right?! I don't have anything to do with Joerg in terms of business relations or whatsoever! I only produce hardware that is compatible to the pin2dmd firmware. Everyone is free to use it's own firmware for stm32f407/stm32 Nucleo 429 Chips.
DMDMK66 are not nearly as similar, the lack the support for more than 4 colors, no colorizations , no editor, but i like the hardware...

The reason a seller is very active can only mean that he has lot's of time... maybe he should focus completing at least one of his many projects.
I see a lot of good ideas and attempts but NONE is done!

...and yes, pin2dmd evolves and is far from being DEAD as you like people to tell!

These are already ordered in quantities and will ship activated! This makes it a much more convenient product for customers, with an existing community, colorizations available, colorizations editable, device expandable and widely supported, be it real pins and virtual ones too.
The have complete install instructions (even if not really neccessary) and customised wiring harness matching your pinball.

Kind regards,
Dom

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The things that customers hate most is lack of communication and failure to follow through. Keeping a customer in the dark for 5+ months is unacceptable. Not following through with troubleshooting products (not that this is the case) is unacceptable. If you take money as a seller, we as customers expect a service or product. If a (paying) customer reaches out to you about status, they should expect a response.

There have been too many sellers not following through. If you want to keep the "negative" feedback to a minimum, then you as a seller must follow through to ensure that doesn't happen. A seller that is active is a seller that cares about following through and keeping customers informed and happy.

I've not ordered from certain parts suppliers due to lack of communication. I don't want to pay for something to have a 50/50 chance of receiving it. If you (a business) wants my business, then you have to prove that you will follow through and deliver (both literally, and metaphorically). To me, it's a very simple premise.

You are correct, it's not been targeted at my customers, only at people that are NOT willing to stop talking BS talks about pin2dmd, how and who belongs to a group and trashtalking in general because it seems cool. maybe someone.

And finally i'd like to say that i reacted in this thread, reacted to the customer and solved the issue.

Not really relevant in the whole scope of things.

Thanks fly but you always need to have in mind where the words are coming from. AFAIK crash is a adult in the late twenties, still living with his mum, not owning a single pinball machine and seeking attention in the online world because he does not get much in the real world. The only thing I have for him and his posts is compassion.
Btw We (Steve and I, creators of the he PIN2DMD DIY project) must be very clever crooks to fool more than 1300 PIN2DMD users and still receiving key requests almost every day.

... and Rappelbox , sort your things out as fast as possible.

I'll add... Lucky1 has helped me above and beyond getting my 2 pin2dmd's setup and running. Fast responding and always helpful. Seems like a good dude to me!

I have ordered stuff from German gaming supply. Like 6m months ago and tried to contact them after 2 months of not recieving anything and got no response.

A little more details would be nice. Did you get your order ever?

I have no experience with German gaming supplies but I have built/installed several Pin2DMD displays and it is a great solution. This is the only color DMD solution for the Data East Small DMD(128x16) , I installed one in my Checkpoint, it's awesome. There is a great community actively creating color palates and several have already been created, they are exceptional. I recently installed a Pin2DMD in my T2 and I love it. Furthermore, I have worked with Lucky1 several times. He's obviously very committed to the project. In my experience he is very responsive and helpful. Anyone can build a Pin2DMD display, the info is all there on the website. So please don't judge the product or support based on a single vendor experience. Pin2DMD has a bright future in my opinion.

8 MONTHS! Man you’ve got patience.

Lol, that's ridiculous. Probably because you called them out on it.

 
Very good, for a long time I did not laugh so much, it's great.
That seller has to go to Go Talent, sure they give him the golden button immediately.

Long live Germany, that so many "geniuses" of finances and good work give us. Sometimes also good comedians.
As we would say in Spain, "espera, que me meo toa encima, de la risa..."

 
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@☺pinballsp: interesting part is that YOU have the time to search for gifs and laugh at others instead of getting YOUR stuff done
I see no single one product from you finished, neither holo mod, dmdmk66 of any size and all that other great stuff you promoted in the past.

I'd rather wait for a product to arrive and be proven to be working for many hundreds of people (or even thousands, i don't know) instead of getting something that probably wont be ever finished:

what about your magic editor tool?
no pictures or vid running on real devices for now...
no real colorization, only toying around...
none of the promoted features working for now...
no own dumps of content from real machines, only stuff used you found on vpuniverse...
Dumps used from @rappelbox, @Lucky1, @Steve45, @Malenko, just to name a few...

what about dmdmk66?
no support for more than 4 colors for 2 years now...
no support for vpins 'till now...
no support for Stern 'till now...
no support for colorization 'till now...
no community around it...

what about your holo mod?
no video of it running for now..
no finished(or even working hardware) for now...
no content for now...
I heard it took other guys only about 2 weeks to get a working thing together and making another advantage of pin2dmd and raspisound features...
...and if i recap correctly that will blow everyones mind if it's working like i understand it!
I'll test it later and let you know...

I wonder what the bigger scam is, delivereing with a, honestly inaceptable, delay or promoting stuff and raising hopes for products you don't have the will and or skills to make them working and finish them!

I won't and can't take party for GGS as a customer but i'd rather buy there and support in-/ or directly the great developers and community behind pin2dmd and raspisound with their attitude of taking donations for real charity reasons and not keeping a single penny for themselves like you. But customer support and shipping times HAVE TO IMPROVE!

Lets hope the new EVO boards ship fast and as they come unlocked it shall be much easier for everyone to install them in their games.

My personal suggestion for you @pinballsp:
keep quiet until you get your own stuff done and then present it...
concentrate on important stuff and stop bragging with tools you can't handle...

wheres my tracking number you promised rapplebox ,have you even sent the part?only writing here because you dont reply to fb messenger,and your contact email conversed with in past isnt working?

I tried to warn you guys about this!!

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I had to threaten (with a date) that I would be pursuing a PayPal refund. He miraculously responded on the last day... got my stuff in 99% good condition. There is hope for you. I certainly will never order anything from him again...

I ordered over two months ago and still haven't received the displays!

I wish I looked at this before I ordered.
Zero communication. No confirmation of receiving payment. No tracking number and no response to my emails?
Ordered three weeks ago.
Put a PayPal claim through.
Completely unacceptable.

I have a feeling a lot of people are ordering through the Pinside shop. Is there a way to report a shop for alleged theft? I see the shop is temporarily closed, probably for the holidays.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1020-germangamingsuppliescom

hopefully closed until orders can be shipped within an acceptable timeframe. And customer service greatly improves.

Maybe Robin finally suspended it. He should have long ago.

As always the same troll hanging around here...

At least you’ve got some humor and your response to the topic was some sort of objective

Then stop using Facebook. You can’t advertise with it, then not communicate when contacted via that medium. It’s bad business.

well i know my posts are usually a tad harsh so i really tried to be positive in my latest one!! i said "until" things improve not forever! I don't personally think that will ever happen but you never know....

Interesting read:

https://www.flippermarkt.de/community/forum/threads/german-gaming-supplies-keine-antwort-auf-mails-pm.190017/

Honestly,with all the great products we have here in the USA,I don't understand why you people use foreign distros??Once you have delt with sites like PDI,and try to order Joes PDI glass from Germany,you will understand! There are many problems with oversees delivery to our Country! Everybody tries to get their piece before it gets to U.S. soil!!IMHO!!!!

The display panels and components are made in China. The custom software and hardware are made by third party developers who happen to be in foreign countries. You would like a cheaper than ColorDMD alternative made in the USA? So would I.

Nitro offers the same German glass much cheaper than PDI ($225 vs $295).

what ever happened to fastPinball version?