I giving away some AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS FREE

I'M GIVING AWAY SOME REALLY COOL AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS!!! THERE WILL BE 4 LUCKY WINNERS!!!

Here's how to win!!

My 5 year old son has made it into the top 3 of the ULTIMATE STERN PINBALL FAN CONTEST out of over 1000 entries!! It is now up to the public to vote for his photo. You can vote at www.GoVoteVince.com. If he wins, he will win a Brand New Stern Pinball Machine valued at approx $7000!!!

Here's how you can win one of these AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS. Go vote for him at www.GoVoteVince.com. His photo is under my name Vince Minick. Every time you vote for my little man, come back to this post and comment the time of your 1st vote and how many votes you cast. Then the website will reset your IP's every 24 hours so you can go vote again!!! For every vote for him you post here your name will be entered into my drawing, that will be held on Jan 1, 2017, for one of these AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS!!! The 1st person we draw will get to chose which item they want, then the 2nd person will chose from what's left, then the 3rd & 4th until all items are gone.

So please go vote for my little man everyday to win a pinball machine and, as a thank you in return, you could win too!!! Thank you so much for your support!!!

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#2 7 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Will Vince be autographing these items?

#3 7 years ago

CPB

Max_Badazz

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Boom...there you go!

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#4 7 years ago

420

badgerx23

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South Elgin, IL

9y 23,050 62 1

First vote in

#5 7 years ago

LEW

Pinballlew

Pinside member

8y 116K 3,940 7

Alright you can buy my vote I want a MET flyer so this would be cool to win. How can you vote more then once?

#6 7 years ago

MJS

Matesamo

PinballRI

Warwick, RI

7y 117K 1,292 112 1

I guess the Million Dollar Man was right, everyone does have a price! Mine is autographed flyers.

Just voted for the little guy.

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#7 7 years ago

ALX

Pahuffman

Pinside member

Hoover, AL

9y 88,800 1,967 6

Would have voted for him anyway, but sweet! pasted_image (resized).png

#8 7 years ago

BBW

pinmaniac

Pinside member

Jacksonville, FL

12y 76,150 760

just voted about 30 seconds ago.

#9 7 years ago

HAR

shovelhed

Pinside member

Napa, CA

12y 83,550 2,426 1 20

Voted but keep the auto graph. Lets get this done for this little zippy the pin head and fam!

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#10 7 years ago

BUD

BudManPinFan

Pinside member

7y 71,050 1,335 3

Nice gimmick, were you in charge of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign?

This post was moderated 7 years ago: Discussing Prohibited Topics (politics, religion ...)

#11 7 years ago

OLO

Agent_Hero

Pinside member

8y 78,600 1,658

I just voted. Good luck!

#12 7 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

Bristow, VA

11y 103K 7,008 4 20

Wow now we are straight up buying votes?

This feels icky.

#13 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

Quoted from o-din:
Will Vince be autographing these items?

These were all signed at either Pinball Expo or Texas Pinball Festival by Steve Ritchie, Greg Freres, & John Borg.

#14 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

Quoted from BudManPinFan:
Nice gimmick, were you in charge of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign?

Now that's funny!!!

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#15 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

Thank you for all the votes!! This is awesome!!! I'm not buying votes. Daddy is just very motivated. I'm promoting my son and Stern by doing my own giveaways just like Stern is giving away a pinball machine. Go to my my Facebook page for even more giveaways!! https://www.facebook.com/vince.minick/posts/1816384405302806

#16 7 years ago

MDB

Mbecker

Pinside+ Frequent

Cute. I'll vote for who I think is the ultimate fan (haven't looked at photos yet).. this voting doesn't seem very legit when u can vote again every day what's up with that?

#17 7 years ago

MDB

Mbecker

Pinside+ Frequent

OP
Quoted from PinballHog:
Thank you for all the votes!! This is awesome!!! I'm not buying votes. Daddy is just very motivated. I'm promoting my son and Stern by doing my own giveaways just like Stern is giving away a pinball machine. Go to my my Facebook page for even more giveaways!! https://www.facebook.com/vince.minick/posts/1816384405302806

Buying votes is essentially exactly what you are doing actually. If you weren't, you'd just have just encouraged people to check out the site and enter everyone that voted for one of the three candidates-- whichever one people felt should win.

#18 7 years ago

GFY

Otaku

Inactive member

Unknown

9y 93,150 3,813

OP
Quoted from PinballHog:
Thank you for all the votes!! This is awesome!!! I'm not buying votes. Daddy is just very motivated. I'm promoting my son and Stern by doing my own giveaways just like Stern is giving away a pinball machine. Go to my my Facebook page for even more giveaways!! https://www.facebook.com/vince.minick/posts/1816384405302806

And you're giving away cash-value gift cards too for people who vote for you on the Stern site? Something tells me Stern wouldn't like this... This contest lost some integrity as soon as like 15 threads popped up on Pinside asking people to randomly vote for them, but now it is clear it is truly all gone.

This whole thing gives me a very strong "smile for the camera son, daddy needs a new pinball machine" vibe but I hope if you win he enjoys it as well.

Best of luck.

#19 7 years ago

MDB

Mbecker

Pinside+ Frequent

... not that I blame u, who doesn't want a new stern?!?

Probably all 3 candidates or candidates parents are doing the same thing though.

#20 7 years ago

MOO

snakesnsparklers

Pinside member

9y 92,800 4,828

I wonder if this post has the opposite effect on anybody, demotivating them to vote for someone else who isn't spamming the hell out of the forum?

#21 7 years ago

MDB

Mbecker

Pinside+ Frequent

Quoted from snakesnsparklers:
I wonder if this post has the opposite effect on anybody, demotivating them to vote for someone else who isn't spamming the hell out of the forum?

Certainly

#22 7 years ago

LAW

dung

Pinside member

12y 86,050 5,580 6 30

OP
Quoted from PinballHog:
Thank you for all the votes!! This is awesome!!! I'm not buying votes. Daddy is just very motivated. I'm promoting my son and Stern by doing my own giveaways just like Stern is giving away a pinball machine. Go to my my Facebook page for even more giveaways!! https://www.facebook.com/vince.minick/posts/1816384405302806

Daddy is just very motivated to get a free machine. Seriously this is a crock and I voted for the middle one just because of this *giveaway*.

#23 7 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,796

Quoted from Otaku:
This contest lost some integrity as soon as

...it started.

#24 7 years ago

RST

PinRob

Pinside member

11y 103K 3,765 39

Would of been better if your boy wrote the words on the card. Assuming he can write though.

#25 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

Quoted from Mbecker:
Buying votes is essentially exactly what you are doing actually. If you weren't, you'd just have just encouraged people to check out the site and enter everyone that voted for one of the three candidates-- whichever one people felt should win.

To be totally honest with you, you could vote for someone else and I wouldn't know. Come back here and said you voted and your name is entered, but if you don't want the flyers don't come back here and post it and I want put your name in the drawing.

#26 7 years ago

???

HighVoltage

DMCS Pinball

8y 92,550 3,491

Are the other contestants pinsiders? Gotta go see what they're offering first!

My guy's already out... I liked the guy on the scooter best, made me laugh...

#27 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

http://www.ultimatesternpinballfan.com/

Quoted from HighVoltage:
Are the other contestants pinsiders? Gotta go see what they're offering first!
My guy's already out... I liked the guy on the scooter best, made me laugh...

Yeah his was a very cool photo.

#28 7 years ago

DMB

PismoArcade

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St. George, UT

12y 143K 4,100 3 134

Wow...Just checked out dude's Facebook site and he is bribing......errrrrrrr......I mean encouraging people to vote by giving out gift cards.

Seems to be working. Quite a few people say they voted for him.

Quoted from pezpunk:Wow now we are straight up buying votes?
This feels icky.

^^^^^^Yep.

#29 7 years ago

FRX

Frax

Pinside member

Conyers, GA

12y 103K 16,662 2 9

You can have my vote for 100$ Google Play credit.

/shrug

#30 7 years ago

CDL

crlush

Pinside member

Ray Twp., MI

11y 86,300 2,760 8

Voted

#31 7 years ago

???

tacshose

Pinside member

St Louis, MO

9y 79,650 1,366

Blame Stern, don't blame the players

#32 7 years ago

WYO

Ballsofsteel

Inactive member

Riverton, WY

12y 73,550 2,923 7 81

I giving away some AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS FREE

but not really. lmao.

i wish your CHILD best of luck.

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#33 7 years ago

MAT

snyper2099

Cincinnati Pinball

16y 103K 7,645

No. Do you feel like Mr. or Ms. John Beney Ramsey yet?

#34 7 years ago

RAH

Hitch9

Inactive member

Mississauga

19y 68,300 1,018 6 18

OP
Quoted from PinballHog:
To be totally honest with you, you could vote for someone else and I wouldn't know. Come back here and said you voted and your name is entered, ....

The longer you hold onto your integrity, the higher the price tag it has. A flyer isn't close to the price.

#35 7 years ago

OLO

Agent_Hero

Pinside member

8y 78,600 1,658

I'm sure the others are just sitting quietly hoping random people click a vote for them. How would most people even know this is going on without having it spammed? Maybe a handful of followers to every Stern posting on social media? Yet another thing that people could ignore, but would rather be a snowflake and feign offense and scold the OP with their holier than thou tone.

#36 7 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

Bristow, VA

11y 103K 7,008 4 20

Quoted from Agent_Hero:
I'm sure the others are just sitting quietly hoping random people click a vote for them. How would most people even know this is going on without having it spammed? Maybe a handful of followers to every Stern posting on social media? Yet another thing that people could ignore, but would rather be a snowflake and feign offense and scold the OP with their holier than thou tone.

the ability to recognize cynical bullshit for what it is does not make me a snowflake.

#37 7 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

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Quoted from Ballsofsteel:
I giving away some AUTOGRAPHED PINBALL ITEMS FREE

His five year old kid did better with his grammar on the sign. Kids are highly educated these days.

#38 7 years ago

PJK

Philk

Inactive member

Frackville, PA

10y 51,650 425

I'm sure the OP is a great guy but ehhh I can't imagine doing this to win a pinball machine. I would probably be more stoked on voting for someone who didn't have a pin yet rather than a collection already.

#39 7 years ago

MJM

wisefwumyogwave

Pinside member

9y 108K 1,862 35 1

Quoted from pezpunk:
Wow now we are straight up buying votes?
This feels icky.

Just like the real world go figure

#40 7 years ago

DAM

Damon

Inactive member

9y 65,900 261 29

you know at the bottom of that flyer, Stern has a disclaimer, "We reserve the right to remove/disqualify votes we determine to be fraudulent." so it seems like all youre gonna do is likely get your kid disqualified

edit:included link to the contest rules

#41 7 years ago

CBM

spfxted

Pinside member

Saddle River, NJ

12y 147K 24,661 4 9

Mr. Hog...don't listen to all the shit! You're doing a cool thing with your kid. I hope you win! VOTED!

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#42 7 years ago

HOG

PinballHog

Inactive member

Quoted from spfxted:
Mr. Hog...don't listen to all the shit! You're doing a cool thing with your kid. I hope you win! VOTED!

Lol!!! You try to do something nice for people for going to vote. By the way these will be given away win or lose. They are not worth much, but I sure enjoy collecting them. Thank you to everyone for all the votes. Everybody keep on flipping and enjoy this hobby!!! I can take the criticism. Don't forget to vote tomorrow. Be blessed!!!

#43 7 years ago

CBM

spfxted

Pinside member

Saddle River, NJ

12y 147K 24,661 4 9

I'll be voting everyday! Good luck!

#44 7 years ago

WTF

fast_in_muskoka

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Muskoka, ON

10y 77,800 1,299 1

voted !

#45 7 years ago

GRV

GravitaR

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Saginaw, MI

12y 129K 2,920 31 71

Quoted from Damon:
you know at the bottom of that flyer, Stern has a disclaimer, "We reserve the right to remove/disqualify votes we determine to be fraudulent." so it seems like all youre gonna do is likely get your kid disqualified
http://www.ultimatesternpinballfan.com/
edit:included link to the contest rules

They failed to purge any votes during the semi's, why would they during the finals?

#46 7 years ago

JDR

Jdawg4422

Inactive member

Scottsdale, AZ

12y 42,900 787 6

voted for him

#47 7 years ago

MDB

Mbecker

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