Hey No_Skill! Another pinballer in the great pinball wasteland, yay!
Yeah, tough call on that TAF. Not sure if I could pull the trigger on one sight unseen either. I personally have yet to buy a machine that I couldn't put my hands on before purchasing. Around here that may mean putting on a few miles to get something you like. All of the machines in my collection have crossed state lines to make it back to Bismarck. Road trip!
But that's me and others will and do ship them to varying degrees of success.
Btw, there are a few of us around the area, so if you are looking hard for a TAF, I may know a guy that has a few connections that may or may not have a a line to get you what you're looking for. Or something like that anyways. And the least I can offer is a few games on mine. Shoot me a PM and we'll see if we can get something worked out.