I tried to order Amerosmith last week.
My distro of choice was out of stock until tomorrow so I set a reminder in my calander to order this week.
I was really bummed out last week but maybe I dodged a bullet?
The Aerosmith promo video had ghosting, Star Wars has ghosting, newer GOT, GB, SMve & MET now have ghosting.... Stern now states on their user guide that ghosting is not covered & buyers are SOL?
My TWD does not have ghosting.
My LOTR does not have ghosting.
My TSPP does not have ghosting.
My FGY does not have ghosting.
I'm reconsidering my Stern Aerosmith purchase & leaning towards picking up a NIB AFMr. I'm buying something. Maybe I will be a doucher & get that pompous Rolex?
Stern failed my Star Wars expectations by such a degree that I went from "take my money" to "lol fuck off" within 60 seconds. Here they (Stern) are again ruining another slam dunk guaranteed sale.
I've never had a company convince me twice in 1 month not to spend a combined $10K-$15K before.
If I had a minor issue I'd be fine. I don't expect perfection & I am not going to waste my time on a tiny ghost sliver on 1-2 inserts. But if clear coat is falling off the play field & insert ghosting is significant then I would want a replacement. Not sure if this new disclosure is to screw over the guy with a legit situation or to prevent chasing their own tails on the OCD never happy guy w/minimal issues?
I deal with the public every day. Some customers make bitching their hobby. Shit some make it their life's work lol. But when genuine folks with genuine issues need help I give my 110%. The other folks get -10% from me. I hope Stern is just putting this disclosure in place to filter out the pricks rather than hose their good clients.