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Stern NEW policy - GHOSTING IS NORMAL....OR IS IT?

By capguntrooper

6 years ago


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“Are Cloudy inserts, stress cracks and GHOSTING often seen on NIB pins and should that be normal?”

  • NO WAY ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! 601 votes
    77%
  • YES, ghosting is often seen on NIB pins and is normal. 45 votes
    6%
  • I don't care I am never buying a NIB from STERN again 135 votes
    17%

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#506 6 years ago
Quoted from BC_Gambit:

Do you have a link to this letter? I have had trouble keeping up with everything going on, but it seems like several people including myself missed that!
Thank you in advance for any help...

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The pinball market continues to expand around the world.

With that in mind, we recently added language to the front cover of our Service and Operation Manual.

The language is intended to inform new participants in pinball about common occurrences associated with the game including dimpling, crazing and ghosting.

The language does not impact our warranty coverage.

We stand behind our products and services.

We will continue our research and development efforts to further improve our games with the goal of delivering a compelling entertainment experience for all players.

Please feel free to contact me, John Buscaglia or any member of our Sales staff if you have any questions or concerns.

Best,
Gary Stern
President
Stern Pinball, Inc.
2001 Lunt Avenue
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-5605 USA
Tel: +1-708-786-7036 Fax: +1-708-345-7813
Mobile: +1-847-278-1398
[email protected]

#507 6 years ago
Quoted from mountaingamer:

I was told by a distributor that Stern was bringing / had brought playfield manufacturing in house, and spent a ton of money to do so - this was right around the start of the ghosted insert issue or shortly after. Any one else hear this?

I was also told this recently by one of Stern's biggest distributors that Stern is now making playfields themselves in house.

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