You're obviously not a REAL wozzer unless you tied up your money for 2+ yrs ahead of getting delivery.... And then praying to the gods each day for "the call"

Funniest groupies EVER.... Owning one isn't enough, you need to have been an undoubting evangelist as well... Also, one must divulge INTENT whenever trying to sell one or buy one outside the approved church, er JJP, methods.

Of course that's the issue.

You have the JJP faithful that ponied up moneys YEARS ago and have been patiently waiting and waiting and fighting off the naysayers. They've clung to the hope that at LEAST they would be ahead of the silly masses that wanted to wait to see the actual game and make sure it wasn't going to be a bust. Surely their FAITH in JJP would reward them over the blasphemous unbelievers.

No one wants to believe that JJP is simply looking for more cash by diverting a portion of production to new buyers. Hell, they already have the cash from the poor suckers on THE LIST, they've waited YEARS, he's probably not worried about jamming them up a bit longer.

Cue the litany of defenders about how it's more important that Jack WISHES he could have kept all the promises..... And then the silly "journey is the reward" macro that most have surely setup...

whoops

Lol... Me?

I have no problem.

I've neither paid for a machine that hasn't been delivered, nor have I taken money for something I haven't faithfully delivered.

I'm feeling great.

You?

I poke fun at extreme Fanboi-ism, regardless of its origin. I was equally skeptical of the ACDC fanboys, the METLE fanatics, and the Ruby Slipper Faithful.

The difference is, I was finally able to to play ACDC and MET. They were overhyped, but they ended up being great games... I actually bought one of them.

I've yet to find a working WOZ, (0 for 2 on location) so juries still out. Also, the Wozeratti have taken blind evangelism to new levels, so they are easy to callout when making fools of themselves.

In the future, though, I will try to be as objective on the subject as YOU are....

Me too. I hear Flippers has theirs fixed now, but frankly I'd like to find a n0n-prototype to see since that has become a catch-all for issues...

I travel for work about twice a month and I usually check the pin map for arcades before I leave (better than watching crappy tv in the hotel at night) . Now that WoZ's are trickling into the wild, I'm hoping to come across a production unit in the near future (next travel stops DC, then Dallas).

Im ASSUming it was day 2 or day 3....

Also, i think the sellers and buyers should post their reasons for buying... and it should be approved before any transactions are approved.

awesome.

Haven't seen that clip in YEARS.... its a classic!

i actually forgot all the other horseshit that occurred after the fact... its worth a read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident

For a NIB game (with the higher price tag), and assuming earning will decline over time, what would be considered good vs great earnings for a pin?

I'm just thankful ANYONE still routes pinball machines...

Those damn crane games and barber-cut games probably out earn them by 50x and need (comparable) little maintenance....

I always assumed the std/pro games were primarily the ones for operators and the premium/le's were more likely sitting in rec rooms.....

When a different translite and/or a powdercoat can add 1000+ to a game- it would seem that would add little value to a game on route.... And just extend the payback. I doubt most arcade players care if there's a numbered plaque on the game they are playing....

WOZ Apostle Guild?

Yes, I get that WoZ is a bit of a special case here, and actually NOT as big of a price difference as say a MeTLe vs MetPro (and thats what I was referring to with the different translite comment).