Actually, his contract stipulated, "The purchaser may terminate or otherwise cancel their order at any time, prior to actual shipment or transfer of possession of the finished pinball machine to the Purchaser..." So if he somehow feels he is still meeting the contract in a reasonable amount of time, then he needs to honor refund requests per the contract. Otherwise he needs to declare bankruptcy, end this charade, and face some repercussions like Kevin is going through the accounting.

And while a lot here seem to think Jpop would have kept better records, I'm not so sure. I never was on any of his lists despite making multiple payments, and he never could tell me which machine/number I would even be receiving if they were ever made. I think he's screwed if Zane can get down to that level of scrutiny with him as well...

What was the "DIY Opton"?

Back when RAZA was still BHZA there was an option for an extra $1K to get the game in parts and JPop (and maybe Ben) would come to your house and help you build it.

AH! I remember that. Didn't realize 'DIY' was having Ben assemble a gmae for you.

Elaborate please?

Niether did Ben

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Your are going to start chaos with everyone who is owed but been on the other end of silence from the JPop camp. Not cool to dangle this carrot and offer no substance.

Doug, I can't believe after all this you're going to think there's a chance jpop delivers anything despite what he says or how he spends his days. The same guy that had AP shitcan all his work and start over on Houdini.

That's right. He updated his website to say "In Production" and put 2017 on it. He's going to get the light box out so he can say "You got a machine, can't sue me now".

I've heard the rumors, but to me it seemed a smoke screen against the lawsuit. The moment he doesn't show up with a screwdriver every day and pretends they can be delivered is the day it is officially over.

If the bom on MG is $7k, he needs $140k just to get them done. With the barter deal not happening, dunno where the parts are going to come from or be paid for.

So we are now up to the third Savior of MG?

Well that is awfully nice of him.

So are you guys saying it's not too late to get in on this project? Or is there still only a limited number of spots.

No hope for us RAZA guys

Why am I even complaining... I got a t-shirt and it wasn't even on the list.

Plenty of spots available for RAZA and AIW.

Meanwhile...

[JPop to MG creditors in his best Oprah voice]: "YOU get a preference payment, and YOU get a preference payment, and YOU get a preference payment!"

At this juncture I'd prefer to see Jpop in the dock in Ultra HD

He can shove his lightbox BS.

Probably not, to be blunt.

It's all about massively over-promising and biblically under-delivering, innit.

Really not sure if I would take the over or under on that one!

If you had never sent that late night RGP post I would have never known and maybe we would have lost out on those expensive Tshirts. I so wanted to believe!

Wow. Need to study up on my roman numerals. That is a lot of counts.

How eager is he going to be to show up with that screwdriver everyday if he is assembling each machine all by himself?

I think the build quality and amount of working features per machine is going to decrease with every pin after the 3rd or 4th one assembled once the burnout and monotony kick in.

Not to mention the desperate pleas and uncomprehending cries of "Work, goddamn you... WORK!!!" directed at the boxes of lights!

Hey, and I still have it NWT as they say on eBay.
Wonder if I can get my 9k back for it.... ?

Thank you Buddy!

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Huh.
Apparently, 'Justin Kelly' and Michael Engel' have to give their depositions at the same time.

Those scheduled depositions may provide just enough motivation to finally tip this case and push Zidware into bankruptcy. All it takes is 3 unsecured creditors collectively owed a little over $14,000 to file an involuntary Chapter 7 petition.

What if there was a Zidware store online this whole time selling art/shirts/prototype parts?
Would it still be funding the operation or possibly refunds at this rate?

If there's a court case, pleasepleaseplease let there be audio recordings. The Predator's Court is the hottest pinball podcast out right now.

Since everything is looking up,who wants to buy my alice in wonderland spot?
I lost interest

Where do you see that?

Click the pdf image in c508's post to see the whole document.

WTF I am supposed to be in Illinois on Feb 10th? this is the first I have heard about that!

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Can it be done by phone??

I sure hope so! I would hate to try and find decent airfare on this short of notice let alone get the time off work.

Concretehardt call Zane and find out if Illinois court rules allow you to video-conference or phone in for your deposition. Then you can save $$$ for your trip to be a witness if it goes to trial.

If you do fly, ALASKA is the way to go since Chicago is their eastern-most hub and they usually have good deals for that route (I fly to PDX from O'Hare more often than to SEA due to price difference, having friends in both places, and liking the drive between the two cities).

Anyway, the notices (at least according to the docket) went out two weeks ago (Jan. 17) and would have been certified mail so it would be weird for you not to get it (unless all of them went to the Plaintiff's attorney instead).

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Spirit flys super cheap between pdx and O'Hara.

Last time I booked was about $140 RT.

Airline sucks but it's cheap

One thing I find interesting about this is that it may indicate that JPop has a rather significant source of funds for legal expenses, unless he has a friend that is doing the legal work pro bono.

Taking just one deposition is not cheap. Attorney fees at the hourly rate for what I would guess would be a minimum of a two hour deposition for each person being deposed will add up quickly, not to mention the Court Reporter fees.

wait... JPOP spending money on fruitless paths without considering the long term consequence? who is surprised?

I have received no certified mail in this matter as of business yesterday.