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John Popadiuk update thread……MAGIC GIRL, RAZA, AIW…..

By iceman44

9 years ago


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#8101 8 years ago

If I went back and pulled quotes from John this past year, about how close the games are to be done, the "reveals", getting ready for production, ordering cabinets, added staff and "muscle", telling us we don't know what we're talking about when we bug him about the state of things.... this is borderline criminal. I don't see how this isn't fraud at this point.

He's been sitting on incomplete games for a long time now, with no progress, and dribbles out bits of information making it look like more is going on than there was. All the talk of working 14 hours a day.

He may have started with the best if naive intentions way back when, but at some point he crossed a line into complete deception and the result is a million dollars of our money is gone.

#8102 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

He may have started with the best if niave intentions way back when, but at some point he crossed a line into complete deception.

like when he took money for AIW in late October ?? .... by then he must have known things were starting to fall apart!

#8103 8 years ago

but then wouldn't take money to get in on MG from PDXmonkey's friend around almost the exact same time hmmmmmmm

#8104 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

The picture posted previously of the fake town seems very apt.

Ooh, you found a much better photo than I did though!

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#8105 8 years ago

Great quotes from John:

Jan 17, 2015:

Currently still on track to show a fully built Zombie Adventureland game in February.

Jan 14, 2015:

As we continue to add more information, photos and videos to the reveal site for MG, we have the run of cabinets being made and will begin production setup on March 3.

Dec 17, 2014:

I am awaiting, should have been here the 7th, the final engineering cabinet sample from the wood shop. They have all the material in place too build the current run of 20 Magic Girl™ cabinets. Off the phone today, it should be here by Monday next week and then we will begin our final checks.

Oct 23, 2014:

At this stage I have set a date of December 17th to have a nice complete reveal on Magic Girl. We will have a magic rug, although not a custom one.

I have brought in a new project manager (with pinball experience) also, he starts today and we will go thru orientation and keep us on track.

Oct 21, 2014:

The MG protos are almost done. That is how I work as I like to show my best.

But there is much to do in the months ahead as I have to keep people onboard and still wanting to support my work. The “Labowski” effect worked and I have to do the same level of reveal.

I went around expo and looked at my “competition” in boutique and was not impressed at all at any of it.

and this:

For me as one of the world’s celebrated pinball designers

#8106 8 years ago
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#8107 8 years ago

'Fully built Zombie Adventureland'

we've coined a new oxymoron, Army Intelligence, Jumbo Shrimp, Soft Rock, Found Missing, Adult children.

George Carlin would be proud.

#8108 8 years ago

I went around expo and looked at my “competition” in boutique and was not impressed at all at any of it.

this is the best line, he was referring to the other manufacturers or boutiques who had cabinet vents that weren't painted correctly. I mean really he was talking about back vents (that you can not even see) because they are under the playfield or behind the game.

Yes, MG and RAZA may not be working but by golly the inside of their cabinets is painted completely.

#8109 8 years ago
Quoted from Concretehardt:

What's going on Tracelifter why retire yourself?

Looks like he got a warning (no thread eject) about changing quotes. Got pissed off and quit Pinside.

#8110 8 years ago
Quoted from TecumsehPlissken:

like when he took money for AIW in late October ?? .... by then he must have known things were starting to fall apart!

Yes he did. This baffles me.

Quoted from TecumsehPlissken:

but then wouldn't take money to get in on MG from PDXmonkey's friend around almost the exact same time hmmmmmmm

I believe he thought this was possibly crossing the criminal line, the point of no return?

He told me back in August of last year, before all hell broke loose that he was stupid for thinking he could do such a limited run of pinball machines and 1) "do you know of any potential investors" and 2) when I and a few others I know offered to send in money for MG he declined, around that time frame.

But he sent me a "confirmation card" and told me to "be ready" with funds as MG was almost ready to go into production. This was back in August

#8111 8 years ago
Quoted from iceman44:

But he sent me a "confirmation card" and told me to "be ready" with funds as MG was almost ready to go into production.

I got that card too, am on the list, and scarily I was ready to buy a Magic Girl. Based on being told that it was "near complete" by him and others who visited the shop.

For everything we've been through, I am still STUNNED today learning that the much hyped MG video is of an incomplete white wood. Like, WTF? I'm shocked at the level of deceit. And the people who visited the shop and would tell us it's ready for production. I just don't get it.

#8112 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I went around expo and looked at my “competition” in boutique and was not impressed at all at any of it.

Remember it like it was yesterday, one of the more comical lines he's ever uttered.

Don't recall exactly the gist of it but I think someone posted that he was running around there offering up his services to the inferior "competition", to basically fix their poor quality BS

#8113 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

For everything we've been through, I am still STUNNED today learning that the much hyped MG video is of an incomplete white wood. Like, WTF? I'm shocked at the level of deceit. And the people who visited the shop and would tell us it's ready for production. I just don't get it.

Amazing isn't it?

Quoted from frolic:

As we continue to add more information, photos and videos to the reveal site for MG, we have the run of cabinets being made and will begin production setup on March 3.

This one ranks as at the very top of his most dishonest comments he's ever made. He said this in mid January knowing there was absolutely ZERO chance of any kind of "production setup" beginning in early March.

Seriously, WTF!!! Read that statement and think about it a for a minute. Trying to shake loose more AIW payments, RAZA payments?

#8114 8 years ago
Quoted from iceman44:

Remember it like it was yesterday, one of the more comical lines he's ever uttered.
Don't recall exactly the gist of it but I think someone posted that he was running around there offering up his services to the inferior "competition", to basically fix their poor quality BS

What a douche.

#8115 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

For everything we've been through, I am still STUNNED today learning that the much hyped MG video is of an incomplete white wood. Like, WTF? I'm shocked at the level of deceit. And the people who visited the shop and would tell us it's ready for production. I just don't get it.

#8116 8 years ago
Quoted from iceman44:

But he sent me a "confirmation card" and told me to "be ready" with funds as MG was almost ready to go into production. This was back in August

& here's the other thing that makes me suspect his fraudulent intentions..(@ that point in time) the AIW # I got when I first bought in was # 51 then a few months later when he asked for another $1000.00 he sent me another package of info saying I was # 71 ???? he isn't even paying attention to that ...scares me .... means the #s don't really mean anything

#8117 8 years ago
Quoted from ChadH:

Anyone want to summarize this post?

"Where's my fucking money?!"

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#8118 8 years ago
Quoted from Fulltilt:

"Where's my fucking money?!"

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#8119 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

Great quotes from John:

Jan 17, 2015:

Currently still on track to show a fully built Zombie Adventureland game in February.

Jan 14, 2015:

As we continue to add more information, photos and videos to the reveal site for MG, we have the run of cabinets being made and will begin production setup on March 3.

Dec 17, 2014:

I am awaiting, should have been here the 7th, the final engineering cabinet sample from the wood shop. They have all the material in place too build the current run of 20 Magic Girl™ cabinets. Off the phone today, it should be here by Monday next week and then we will begin our final checks.

Oct 23, 2014:

At this stage I have set a date of December 17th to have a nice complete reveal on Magic Girl. We will have a magic rug, although not a custom one.

I have brought in a new project manager (with pinball experience) also, he starts today and we will go thru orientation and keep us on track.

Oct 21, 2014:

The MG protos are almost done. That is how I work as I like to show my best.

But there is much to do in the months ahead as I have to keep people onboard and still wanting to support my work. The “Labowski” effect worked and I have to do the same level of reveal.

I went around expo and looked at my “competition” in boutique and was not impressed at all at any of it.

and this:

For me as one of the world’s celebrated pinball designers

frolic edited this post 4 hours ago.

Indefensible.

#8120 8 years ago
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:

he was a good guy.

he still is a good guy, one of the best we had...he will be sorely missed....

#8121 8 years ago
Quoted from Concretehardt:

I read Chris (cointaker) post on the blog and then snapped a screen shot of the post and emailed it to JPOP and told him he needed to get his ass onto the blog and talk to his owners and address questions. John emailed me back within 5 min and said "Ok!!"
The Blog post that Chris made deserves answers!

For those wondering, nothing new on the blog since the Cointaker post. No responses or further updates since.

Gonna’ get back on more blogging, 2 times a week

Posted April 21, 2015.

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#8122 8 years ago

I went around expo and looked at my “competition” in boutique and was not impressed at all at any of it.

At least mine (The Kuglers), Deadpin, Buffy, Wooly, FullT, TBL -- could all play a game (and the first 5 have pretty complete rule sets, and the last had some pretty cool functioning toys.). All of these, except maybe FullT, not sure, were started looooong after MG. Heck my, second game, Casino, was only 6 months old when it was at expo, and could flip, play a game and had working toys (although not totally complete) and nice cabinet art -- and I only work on it a couple of hours a day, a few days a week -- not 7x14.

Making a pinball machine is not easy and it does take time, but I don't believe it is 7x14 x 4 years time/hard to get a playable prototype produced. Manufacturing them is very, very hard, but seems like John is not even ready for that. I just find it mind boggling that he has yet to be able to bring a flipping machine to a show, change that, he has not been able to even show a 5 to 10 minute video of game play. I can understand him not wanting to show something too soon, so as not to create a ton of negative comments about what is missing, incomplete sound/music, etc., but at this point him showing practically nothing is doing far more damage. I also doubt many of the pre-order buyers (which are the only kind of buyer for MG) would be freaking out seeing an incomplete rule set and a game with some minor playfield issues.

Oh, and yes, I had no vents in the back of the Casino cabinet, just holes. I guess maybe I should be concerned that it will take me 7x14 to get that done.

#8123 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

For those wondering, nothing new on the blog since the Cointaker post. No responses or further updates since.

Posted April 21, 2015.

Frolic I'm at loss for what to do next I think we are F#cked!

#8124 8 years ago
Quoted from Concretehardt:

Frolic I'm at loss for what to do next I think we are F#cked!

Didn't he tell you that he would get on the blog and respond to Cointaker's post? But he didn't?

#8125 8 years ago

He said he would respond but didn't specify if it would be on the blog or by call or email to Chris.
Chris if you are out there did JPOP contact you?

#8126 8 years ago

RAZA #36, fully paid, gift from my wife, living in Europe, ...
Very interesting thread with much information (and guess-work).
Many thanks for that even though most of it is quite depressing.
Still hoping for the mad scientist in his secret lab who'll surprise us all.
But that's also my only option as fully paid-up, overseas customer I guess.
Hope always dies last?

#8127 8 years ago
Quoted from SFM-313:

RAZA #36, fully paid, gift from my wife, living in Europe, ...
Very interesting thread with much information (and guess-work).
Many thanks for that even though most of it is quite depressing.
Still hoping for the mad scientist in his secret lab who'll surprise us all.
But that's also my only option as fully paid-up, overseas customer I guess.
Hope always dies last?

I really hope that you and all the other owners are not wiped out, that would really suck. There is a lot of conjecture and assumptions here. I hope John is just incredibly slow and doesn't want to be rushed, that's the best hope, and maybe in 2-3 more years he will deliver awsomely great pins that are worth the wait.

Never talked to anyone from Luxembourg. What language do you guys speak?

#8128 8 years ago
Quoted from rai:

maybe in 2-3 more years he will deliver awsomely great pins that are worth the wait.

There's no way that could ever happen. There doesn't seem to be much funding left, and he HAS to be paying around $3k/month for a 6,000 sq foot building. I can't imagine he can afford to keep paying rent

#8129 8 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

There doesn't seem to be much funding left, and he HAS to be paying around $3k/month for a 6,000 sq foot building. I can't imagine he can afford to keep paying rent

Maybe he's got himself a sugar daddy?

#8130 8 years ago

I'm not convinced he didn't take preorders for more MGs or RAZAs than the stated production run. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he accepted preorder money from anyone and everyone who was willing to send it - with either the intention of never making the games or, more likely, simply willing to make more than promised and not caring if anyone ever found out.

#8131 8 years ago
Quoted from Euchrid:

I'm not convinced he didn't take preorders for more MGs or RAZAs than the stated production run. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he accepted preorder money from anyone and everyone who was willing to send it - with either the intention of never making the games or, more likely, simply willing to make more than promised and not caring if anyone ever found out.

You may not be convinced but there are many people in this thread that clearly stated he would not accept their deposits on MG's. I don't get it either but that's what I read.

#8132 8 years ago
Quoted from rai:

Never talked to anyone from Luxembourg. What language do you guys speak?

Luxembourgish.

LTG : )™

#8133 8 years ago

He clearly has no problem lying to people, he could have easily taken 2x or 3x the deposits he claims to have, and it's impossible for owners to compare since they were all bound by NDA.

Nice Ponzi scheme.

#8134 8 years ago
Quoted from Concretehardt:

Frolic I'm at loss for what to do next I think we are F#cked!

I think we've been F'd for at least a year now.

Out of curiousity, what in the world was so positive about your phone call with John that you were hopeful again just 2 weeks ago?

#8135 8 years ago
Quoted from rai:

What language do you guys speak?

$

#8136 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I think we've been F'd for at least a year now.
Out of curiousity, what in the world was so positive about your phone call with John that you were hopeful again just 2 weeks ago?

John must emit some type of LSD or other mind altering substance to those he enters communications with, it appears to be possible to transmit it even through phone lines.

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#8137 8 years ago
Quoted from TigerLaw:

John must emit some type of LSD or other mind altering substance to those he enters communications with, it appears to be possible to transmit it even through phone lines.
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I see a tiger, but I also see a bird and a voodoo witch

#8138 8 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

Maybe he's got himself a sugar daddy?

Wouldn't that be everyone who sent him money?

#8139 8 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

Maybe he's got himself a sugar daddy?

He certainly does (er at least did)...named Pinside.

#8140 8 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

There doesn't seem to be much funding left, and he HAS to be paying around $3k/month for a 6,000 sq foot building. I can't imagine he can afford to keep paying rent

A) what does he need 6,000 sq ft of space for?
B) does he not understand that time = money?
C) he/we are not getting any younger or any better looking, only wine gets better with age but even wine can turn to vinegar.

#8141 8 years ago
Quoted from rai:

does he not understand that time = money?

#8142 8 years ago

Where are the buyers who live near his shop??? If I lived closer I would be at his shop demanding answers, does he still show up at the shop every day? Did he hire a body guard? Is he using whatever money is left to buy Kevlar body armor? The colossal sized balls on this guy to ignore his customers emails and phone calls and tell them nothing.

#8143 8 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I think we've been F'd for at least a year now.
Out of curiousity, what in the world was so positive about your phone call with John that you were hopeful again just 2 weeks ago?

Well I wouldn't say it was "so positive" it was a ray of hope...

Here is a cut from the post you are referring to...

"I spent 90 min on the phone with John today and I must say I went from total despair to somewhat hopeful!"

Maybe JPOP will pull a rabbit out of his hat, but at this point I am weary of the whole situation.

#8144 8 years ago

Great quotes from John:
Jan 17, 2015:
Currently still on track to show a fully built Zombie Adventureland game in February.

Jan 14, 2015:
As we continue to add more information, photos and videos to the reveal site for MG, we have the run of cabinets being made and will begin production setup on March 3.

Dec 17, 2014:
I am awaiting, should have been here the 7th, the final engineering cabinet sample from the wood shop. They have all the material in place too build the current run of 20 Magic Girl™ cabinets. Off the phone today, it should be here by Monday next week and then we will begin our final checks.

Oct 23, 2014:
At this stage I have set a date of December 17th to have a nice complete reveal on Magic Girl. We will have a magic rug, although not a custom one.

I have brought in a new project manager (with pinball experience) also, he starts today and we will go thru orientation and keep us on track.

Oct 21, 2014:
The MG protos are almost done. That is how I work as I like to show my best.

Honestly I've been of the whole 'civil case not criminal case' mindset this whole time, but when you illustrate it like that, there's a possibility this crossed over into criminal territory. He clearly was misstating things to mislead people.

#8145 8 years ago
Quoted from LyonsRonnie1:

He clearly was misstating things to mislead people.

& taking $ late in the game

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#8146 8 years ago
Quoted from rai:

A) what does he need 6,000 sq ft of space for?

pfft, don't you read the blog? It was very clear
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#8147 8 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

pfft, don't you read the blog? It was very clear

you forgot the room with the rumored EM machine

#8148 8 years ago

Must be in the ego room

#8149 8 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

pfft, don't you read the blog? It was very clear
production.jpg (Click image to enlarge)

Where is the shipping dock?

/rhetorical

#8150 8 years ago

With John, when the thought comes up, I feel like I'm walking around with my hands permanently attached to my ankles

I've got a surprise or two waiting for you John, keep it up, the jar of Vaseline makes it at least tolerable

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