Orange you glad it’s not USPS

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Can you even imagine the nightmare that would be?

I’ve seen some talk about FedEx, but not really sure…I always pick up from Spooky. The Spooky family always make it a lot of fun.

Although Ill probably get it for JCH, its going to really pop on Ultraman

It would be a Nightmare on every street not just Elm.

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I'm hoping to pick mine up from them as well..bit of a drive from Michigan..maybe once a month spooky could do Friday night parking lot BBQ for people that want to pick up in person..would be fun

latest tracking sheet update https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRD_xZZ7HMCfjCHIcl5ieAKWI0-x2PsxBhnirLQY1cPJh-57nGVRBI3JYLHAhsHA_Lh8l8y_rG7Zdju/pubhtml

Still not worth it as an investment. I'm just considering his words, because resale of it isn't that sought after and MOST people do line their games up side by side to maximize space. If you want it to look pretty, sure get it, but 'worth it'? That's highly dependent on the person, and their plans for it. Don't buy it thinking it is going to increase the resale value. You are more likely to lose money on that add-on.

wrong thread somehow.

As an Investment, no.

To maximize your resale in the future on a HUO machine...you better believe a butter cab will bring a premium over one without.

As I said before, it is the only Upgrade from the stock CE. The LE/CE Collectors will pony up for it.

You might not be willing to. And certainly others will agree. But there is always a guy who wants the full board of available options.

We are driving from Michigan as well, gonna make a vacation out of it and stop off in Chicago for a couple days.

I just sent an email asking if I can do the same. Just watched the Spooky documentary on Amazon and would love to visit the HQ and see this awesome small town that supported Charlie's vision. An incredible story.

So long as you can keep it in great shape…I don’t have one but sounds like you need to be really careful with it and it’s not easy to fix.

No need to be worried. The earlier the better, IMO. I got #78 (what a great #!) - the 28th pin off the line to the general public and I couldn’t be more excited. I just jumped into pinball this year and this will be my 3rd pin. As long as you don’t mind a little hands on tweaking every so often, you have nothing to worry about. Spooky, Your friends, and this fine community will help out if you have any questions or issues.

Exciting times…enjoy it - we should have our new game in a month or so.

Mine CE was ordered through KingPin and the butter was added/included on my invoice, not sure how Spooky is handling it.

My machine will be displayed Clown side out, looking forward to seeing that art pop w/butter.

My distro had a mixup, im #341 now, not 139

Just had an ACHC delivered and they sent it R+L. Great experience.

Still a good number, but damn...I'd be a bit dissapointed for sure.

Still a good number, but damn...I'd be
Ya. Sucks but the way it goes sometimes. Im sure it wasn't intentional, was a crazy few weeks for all the distributors and spooky I'll bet

Thanks for mentioning that, didn't know about it. Just went and watched it! Cool story
https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Go-Bump-Night/dp/B074MLWZY7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1

That’s why I passed. If it gets dinged up or deep scratches your screwed. Nit an easy fix and if a decal easier to swap out and put in a new one.

link fixed, sorry.

updated link
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRD_xZZ7HMCfjCHIcl5ieAKWI0-x2PsxBhnirLQY1cPJh-57nGVRBI3JYLHAhsHA_Lh8l8y_rG7Zdju/pubhtml

Ce #853 nitro

My order did not go through until 2 hours and 48 minutes after they went on sale. I ordered direct through Spooky. I have seen several people like you who ordered through a distributor within the first 10 minutes who have numbers that are much higher than mine. So yes, ordering direct through Spooky gives you a better chance of having a lower number (I am #184 UM CE)

Updated list

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What matters is when you got the game in your cart not when you checked out.

for a minute i was actually looking at this wondering how i would have added 1251. . . . LOL

That would actually make a lot of sense given the amount of problems that I had checking out.

You were complaining about missing an early # hours later, and saying you weren’t going to buy! And your # is comparably lower than mine.

Bumping this announcement

I'm curious... Day one, they were breaking the internet collecting sales, and now, a couple of distros are sitting on stock for days.

What gives???

Did I just fall for the Coinbase IPO again?

That's normal. Doubles, people backing out, etc. I think lots of people like me waiting to see some actual gameplay footage before deciding. It's a 12 month wait anyway. Just wait another 6-10 months and there will be others trying to get rid of their spots. Lots of people in this hobby are impatient, and a lot can change in ones life in a year.

Yes, but we all started throwing money at our screen on day one without seeing anything, so what has changed?

If people were complaining they missed out, why aren't they scooping these up?

Most of the people who wanted one have already scooped one up. There are probably some out there that don't realize there are any there. Nothing has changed. This happened to a smaller extent with the R&M release as well. The rest of my statement also plays into it. If they ahve to wait 12-18 months to get it, they are probably less likely to jump on it knowing that. I know with R&M waiting a year and watching ones come up for sale long before yours was made is kind of annoying when you can just buy one off the market at cost. (not talking about spot sellers) Lots more of these games, they will come up for sale.

I met a guy wearing a pinball shirt at circle K the other day. He said he doesn't mess with pinside but wished he could've scored a Halloween if they wouldn't have sold out. I told him to hit up a distributor and he didn't know anything about that.

I view at as protecting the game, I've had 4 NIB Sterns, never an option with those.

Being in your doesn’t usually mean anything. Until you actually check out the order is not complete. So I don’t know how having the game in your cart will keep you ahead of people who checked out before you?

I think I have watched the Ultraman trailer about 100 times by now. Lol. I am super excited.

Once the game is in your cart the invoice is allocated to the individual, not really complicated stuff it works the same way with concert tickets or anything else that is a numbered sale.

That's what I found surprising, only because the distro said there were no differences between ordering from them or Spooky. I suppose it's true, if getting game #67 or game #670 makes no difference to you. I'm guessing it matters to lots of buyers, but that's just a guess.

R&M was a super hot, current licence and only 750 games, with Scott design, Bowen & Eric on the code, and call outs by the guy who does the show.

It's a big jump to 1750 games, unknown playfield designer, different coder etc.

Spooky did incredible to sell out on Day 1, but unlikely to be the same premiums on these games, unless they turn out to be fantastic.

This. It absolutely mattered, and therefore is arguably a reason not to buy from distros. Distros shouldn’t be happy about it either.

How stressed out were you during the ordering process? Cause let me tell you, ordering through a distributor for R&M was a heck of a lot less stressful for me than ordering direct for Ultraman.

If I could go back and do it again, I would’ve gladly traded places with you.

Maybe he should "mess with" Pinside...

anyone have a clue what Spooky charges to ship 1 machine From Benton to Chicagoland suburb? Even a ballpark figure?...I cant make a pick up as my car is too small and I'd rather not have the liability.