Any MG owners who haven't done so, check out the live link to the sounds and FX, they are pretty sweet. With Williams vet Rob B doing the sounds, Clearly Jpop has a depth of vision that far exceeds merely the art package. Yes, I paid for this thing when Reagan was in office, but after all I've seen (in person and posted) I think patience over pitchforks is the better path here.

"First time I've used facebook
I blame you Kim"

Same here, hate FB but just joined because I want to be part of the solution - and Kim has at least provided a place where folks with a true vested interest can cooperate without all of the noise. Jpops MG 'blog' was a joke - placation, moderation and obfuscation at best. Can't speak for the Raza blog as I am not in on that game, but as a MG owner I say it's long overdue that all the owners at least now have the ability to know each other and a have a venue to form a consensus.

Pretty sure that ended up getting shipped right back to JPop after the show. John G, Bill and myself talked quite a bit about the best course of action during/after the show and agreed that it was best to return it; it was toxic and still Zidware property. AFAIK John G. brought the game back to Portland and then arranged to have it promptly returned. Given the amount of time he spent driving to/from Chicago/Seattle to even allow all of us to even see Magic Girl was an enormous sacrifice, and reflects a dedication and sincerity that we can only wish JPop had a sliver of. I am hopeful that after the legal proceedings are terminated there is an epilogue to the story that will finally remove the acrid vinegar flavor from all owners/believers mouths...we'll see. -Dave

I was the third person to call John Popaduik that sunny July 2011 afternoon and order Magic Girl. I picked MG007, because old James Bond movies are flat out cool. On that day I thought the worst that could happen was I would receive a hand-built art piece, or perhaps a box of parts if everything went completely sideways. But to get a Tshirt, an interminable wait, and obfuscation for my 16K? Impossible. Basic human integrity surely would prevent that, right?
Wrong.
I do have this picture though, I actually did get to touch and play the albatross - and they say pictures are priceless. To me this photo is worth about 65 cents - a penny for every month the saga drug on. To all those stung by Zidware, and the hopes, dreams, and money killed there, my condolences. We deserved better. Perhaps the story finally, mercifully, closes for good in 2017. Onward!

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Time to move on - just listed my MG no reserve. No more "Are these even changing hands.... What's it worth..?" crap. We will have a marker in a week.

-Dave

You guys are great - this auction is already more fun than I'd ever have with the game. Truth be told I hope it ends up and in the hands of someone like Applejuice or a mechanical guru collector who might be able to sort out the game properly - not stay hidden in a box. Fetch just enough to settle up with a frustrated wife and get 25 of these things working as they should...sounds great to me.

But then again, to quote Neil Young, "I'm a dreaming man...."

-Dave

Fees are flat $250...open up a monthly subscription to an eBay store and that is final value fee cap. $750 if you just straight list.