Yup me to. Color picked and check sent.

me too

Automated says they will be calling to collect the balance as soon as the "pinballs are closer to shipping"

My vote - red or gloss black

Has anyone received any correspondence from twisted pins yet?

Only a month ago the gold wasn't popular at all....the winds of change move swiftlyWinds Of Change.jpg

And it's the same gold. I think some gold choosers are going to be disappointed...

Anyone from canada been contacted from starburst yet?

No, I was wondering the same thing?

Anyone contacted by PPS yet? About color or full payment?

Nope. I just sent an email to Starburst Toronto to see when they might need the info.

I tried SB...no dice.
I have an MMRLE on order from JJP...still haven't received any email requesting payment??

Same here. Got the email this afternoon.

I have not yet.

I just chose my color and replied to JJP.
Maybe they are building out distributors one at a time or JJP just wants the money faster? Who knows.

I contacted Adam at Starburst. If I hear from him tomorrow I'll report back here.

Thanx,I guess we have to wait a few more days?

I got a generic sales order receipt says trim not selected with two of the three colors. I payed for it in full already, yet I don't think anything denotes that it was fully payed for, unless I'm reading it wrong. I never made the initial 1000 deposit I was really late to the party so I flat out sent Rick payment in full and he said he was fine with that at the time. As far as I can tell its simply a way for me to reference my order. Not Sure if that's what your referring to.. If so than I've had that form / .pdf for several days directly from pps.

I also received an email from JJP. I was under the impression that the balance was due when the game ships. Why the sudden change in up front full payment?

Because JJP always likes his money first! And to hold it as long as possible.

I remember reading that the balance would be due a couple of weeks or maybe ten days or something like that before the game ships. But like so many threads or farts in the wind, that statement seems to have vanished. I can't find it. You might actually be getting your machine in couple of weeks. I believe they are getting ready to crank them out.

sorry if is been answered b4 but will the backbox hinges match the colour of the trim or is there one standard colour

good question.

Now that's an idea for all us folks that have run out of room for pins and as such they face each other and one can not remove the glass!

I've always thought that an updated side trim (with a hinge mech) to allow the glass to be removed without having to slide it out the front would be a great mod for us room-packed pin collectors...

I found it, at expo Rick said, "The game will cost $7,995 with a $1,000 deposit, the remaining balance being due 1 week before the game ships."

My source: http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/expo2013/index.html and there are probably a few hundred other people that heard this and were under the same impression.

No. All will be black

We are not referring to the original order form, this will be a new email asking about the color choices of the trim and confirming that the deposit is locked in.

That was my understanding too. Here's the email from Automated Services:

The production of the Medieval Madness is about to begin in the next couple weeks. As of the date of this letter, all deposits are final and no refunds will be given. Also if you have not chosen a trim color, you must choose one by July 11th. All trim choices will be final. If we do not hear from you we will pick a color at random for you. Your trim choices are below. Once the pinballs are closer to shipping we will be calling to collect the final balances due on account.

1. Black
2. Gold
3. Stainless/Zinc (Silver)

My impression of how Rick was handling the MM payment process was that he specifically wanted to avoid the pay and wait...and wait...and wait scenario that many (myself) went through with WOZ. And now this whole scenario is being started again by one distributor who wants payment now. I've never said which distributor, but I don't think it would be too hard for anyone to guess. And it is being done under the guise of, "The sooner you pay the balance the sooner you will be added to our queue of customers in the category of color choices." In other words, pay up to reserve your spot in the build. I don't think that's how this was designed to work, my DEPOSIT reserved my spot. If the rules have changed, I guess they'd better plan to send my deposit back, this is not what I signed up for.

JJP wants your money !

Everyone just stop your whining, just pick your trim option and pay in full. Within 4-6 weeks once games go into production you will get it. I'm guessing they can pump out 150-200 a week. I'm also going to guess by Monday July 21st at the latest is when they will start to be produced, that's a little over 2 weeks until production. The games will probably be shipped in "batches" depending on what retailer you obtained your preorder from, in addition to region. At the end of the day we will all receive our MMRLE's in a timely manor. Can I please get a photo factory shot of the MMRLE's being made on the Stern line... who can provide that in 2 weeks ?

I've been down that road before. Fool me once...

I've been wanting to see this as well.

Personally, I would have no problem paying in full right now. However, I 100% understand someone who wouldn't want to. JJP and how they do business has spooked a lot of people. I really believe PPS will knock every aspect of this out of the park, for the overall state of manufacturers other than Stern, I really hope, and think it's important that they do.

What does it matter if they take now or a month from now? It has to leave you bank account at some point.

If it was a stern game and manufacturing was this close for an LE you would be paying up by now as well I would think.

If you need to pay within 3 weeks or within 2 months... it has to be paid once ...
When no money why ordering? I know for 5500eur an original MM with lot of wear for sale not far from my home, then better to buy this one (and sorry you need to pay immediately )

as of today I've heard nothing from JJP- but I shot out a note to Jack with a copy of my deposit confirmation asking next steps.

Each day that $$ is in my pocket is better for me anyway!

Yup. That's what happened to me with STLE. I don't see that paying three or four weeks in advance of production is that big a deal.

I think people are worried production won't start in three or four weeks. They are worried about being JJP'd. I'm not worried about it, but I can understand if some people are.

Jack called me. I understand his situation and he understands mine. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I can say that he took the time to talk to me for 40 minutes on July 4th to try and explain the situation to a customer and I appreciate it.

I got my e-mail from Jack/Pinballsales yesterday.

A month is no big deal, but I don't see where we've been assured a month or two is all we'll be waiting. I'm a pretty trusting guy, but I am not excited to pay in full for a game to be delivered who knows when.

Im just hoping the machine is heavy and not lightweight feeling and with a warped play field like many of the sterns i have played recently.

This pretty much sums up my experience with jjp as well, I've heard quite a few horror stories but my personal experience has always been positive and I've never had a problem reaching them to speak with them. Jack called me back about 5 minutes after I left him a message on Sunday, Memorial Day weekend. Any message I've left for Jen is usually responded back to within an hour or two. I've found their customer service to be outstanding, but again, these are only my personal experiences

I just got my email from JJP an hour ago - so they are still working on them it seems. The only thing I found a bit odd and not making sense is this:

"We will accept a credit card but there will be a 2.5% surcharge added. As an incentive and thank you for payment by check, money order or wire transfer, we are offering a standard size sheet of our Trademarked INVISIGLASS(tm) for your MMR at a discounted price of $175.00 plus shipping. That's a $120.00 savings off the regular price. This offer is valid while supplies last, one to a MMR game. This saves us 2.5% - 3.25% credit card fee."

It's not saving them anything to pay by check/MO/WT because they are charging 2.5% if you pay by credit card. Kind of strange.

Also - wasn't PPS going to offer LE buyers a discount on premium glass as well?

I thought you bailed?

I just got an email from Starburst to choose my trim colour for MMRLE, I chose Gold.

I got the same email. I chose gold as well.

Nothing yet

So when we get the email, this is our last chance to pick trim color or cancel the order and get a refund of the deposit, correct?