Quoted from Eiznah:Thank you, bluespin - Looks like escrow (IES) is the best way!
Most sellers I know wouldn’t agree to escrow.
I know I would have zero interest in it and I’ve shipped 100 or so games over the past 20 years.
The fact of the matter is, in most cases, if you want to buy a pinball machine from far away, you are going to have to accept some risk as a buyer. If that’s not acceptable, only buy local.