After this debarcle, anyone who pre-orders a pinball machine should go into it being fully prepared that they may lose their money.

Pinball pre-orders should be considered crowdfunding. Your money is essentially helping something get produced. The problem is that more than 75% of crowdfunding ventures fail. A real gamble.

Although I have not been personally affected by all of the shady shit that has been going on, I feel for all those that have been. Not only has this taken a financial toll, but it no doubt has also soured their love for pinball.

The more I read about all of this, the sicker I get.

I feel for all of you that were ripped off. I can't stop shaking my head. It makes me so angry that these con men keep doing this to the pinball community, and it seems they get away with it. It makes me sick.

I wish there was an emoji that could convey my emotions about all of this. There isn't.