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Quoted from Boblabla:Love the, “ for unforeseen medical reasons….” Guy has had unforeseen bills for 3 yrs. your hindsight is really lacking at this point!
Flippers hate to be called out but it is what it is!
Ah yes...has to be in the top 3 for sure. There are quite a few pinsiders that flip deposits or NIB games for profit even though they have been battling unforeseen medical reasons for multiple years. Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers.
Quoted from dantebean:When they try to justify why they can doing it............"Capitalism"
Best excuse I see is, "decided to get a different pin or the Prem./Pro". Yeah, I have on many occasions purchased a $9k+ item without thinking it through. So because you decided to go with a different pin, that adds $2k to the value of your LE?
I yes good ole 'Murican capitalism. Probably the number one answer. Never understood the argument of my time is worth something. I mean yeah it is but at several thousands of dollars per hour? So the 15 minutes it took to buy a preorder spot (very generous here) is worth 500...1,000...2,000?
Quoted from Boblabla:Love the, “ for unforeseen medical reasons….”
Forgot to add...the variant to this excuse is unforeseen veterinarian expenses. Pulls at the heartstrings a bit more so you don't feel so bad getting ripped off.
Quoted from Mrsiyufy:I’m out of room.
My wife doesn’t like the theme.
The Artwork scares my kid.
… the fortune cookie that came with my lunch said to choose a different game.
I'm out of room is always funny if they are posting a picture of the game for sale in a room...with plenty of room
Artwork scares my kid is a variation of my dog needs surgery. Pets and kids are frequently used as excuses.
Quoted from Obed_Marsh:Ya, already saw a few variants of that from people scalping Halloween spots. "Decided not right for my family friendly gameroom".
Like you forgot you had a family when you ordered it? If the sold spots was at msrp that would be one thing, but typically at the scalper markup.
In general though if someone is going to scalp they should just own it. Or list the game with the scalper markup no extra details. Don't need to make up a story.
Ah jeez, I didn't realize this theme about a psycho murderer who escapes from a mental institution to go on a killing spree was inappropriate for my 3 year old daughter. My bad! Looking to sell my deposit with a $500 markup. Need the extra cash for therapy for my daughter after she was traumatized by the thought of having this pinball machine in the house.
Quoted from Guinnesstime:“My grail pin just became available”
Ah yes the grail game. No one can argue if you finally found the GRAIL!
2 months later grail game is in the marketplace.
Quoted from kidchrisso:My car just ran out of gas
This one can also be used to back out of buying a game!
Quoted from starfighter:"wife wants me to open a Tiger Sanctuary" so I gotta sell all these pins...
Damn dude. You are hitting a couple of flipper points in one excuse. You have the wife and an animal. If you changed it to Sick Tiger Sanctuary you can get the trifecta of wife animal and unforeseen sickness excuses.
Quoted from Vino:saw wife/fiancé expressions etc,
A remember a recent one was "My fiancé's parents are not paying for the wedding so I need to sell this" It was a deposit for Mando LE that he purchased the day before.
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