Since I've never bought or owned a NIB before, do any of them typically have anywhere near the amount of issues the MMR seems to be having on this first production run?
Some of the stuff that seems to be slipping past whatever QC they have(if any) seems rather unconscionable, especially for the amount of money being spent on a very niche item. Yes, it's a complex machine, but I just find it hard to believe that one should just "expect" a certain amount of slop upon receiving their machine.
I don't think you can blame it all on poor shipping practices, although I'm sure that may be the cause of some of the problems. But things like missing screws, things left unconnected or miswired, balls left in the trough, misaligned flippers, and on and on.
I still have my gold trim on order and it is likely now it will be made in the new facility. I can only hope that they apply a higher standard of assembly and QC, as well as perhaps take another look at their packaging to ensure unmolested delivery(at least on par with all other pinballs today).
Am I completely off base here? Overreacting? I just don't want to see them drop the ball in the last mile when they've worked so hard to make the MMR a reality, especially over what seems to be such trivial matters.