When I sell a machine I set my price, I take offers and the deal is either done or not done. I don't string them along, I don't feign seller's remorse and then kill the deal only to come back to them weeks later with a higher price, I don't put strange conditions on the sale and make them beg... that's not my style. If you have issues with people here or how they may paint you, maybe some introspection is warranted... or at least a private conversation with them. Again, that is not me and it is not the rest of this forum... but please continue to try and make us all look bad. I know it's just a deflection tactic to hide how you really see this hobby and it's participants and also to paint Brock, Mike and others in a negative light. Not sure where that chip on your shoulder came from, but maybe it's time to let it go and jump in the pool
Sure Ok, I'll jump into the pool based on your "mostly accurate" description of my selling history. I don't owe it to you but here's some brutal introspection for you.
A lot of new people came into this hobby a few years back, obviously with a ton of money, throwing "polarizing money deals" at games I owned for some time to build their relatively new collections. I gotta say I was pretty floored by a few of the offers at the time and sometimes reluctantly I made a couple bad calls/deals after long and often circular conversations that went on and on, then thought the better of it sooner rather than later, so I called it off promptly with no money was exchanged or games never changed hands. Yeah, sure call it sellers remorse between "friends", wishy washy, hammered drunk, straight up backed out or whatever you wanna call it. It's my right to do that. These people were apologized to at length sometimes for years, apologies supposedly accepted and things were back to square so I thought. Especially after the conversations ( mostly on the phone, sometimes in person, text or online pm's ), I was reassured every things cool don't worry about it, but what I didn't realize they would then mention it to everyone in the community behind the scenes that would listen and therefore helping solidify my infamous reputation. Keep in mind I never really wanted to sell the games every time in the first place... it was just talk most of the time. I tried to be a nice guy to everybody and got hammered into commitment at times when I don't think I wanted to... but the money thrown out there was too difficult for me to ignore at the time. It made these situations so much more difficult. These probably account for less than 4% of my total dealings in pinball game sales up to this point. I've definately learned something here over the years - I can't be a great guy all the time to everybody, sorry. I'm sure this has happened to others too.
Offering a game and jacking the price? Yeah, I was talking to Jason about a game few years ago and offered him a game/price basically cause I though Dwayne would do me a kindness on another title in the same trip/dealing. Not to be, so I mentioned to Jason promptly that I had issue and had seriously underpriced my game, which in hindsight I really had. Jason seemed ok with it at the time and later Dwayne and I talked it out - I think we're all good again but maybe I'm wrong. Jason has never really said much so I assume he wasn't impressed with me. Sorry again Jason - I still think your a heck of a nice guy regardless what you think of me or that shitty deal gone bad.
Strange conditions? I mention to anybody I sell a game to - "if you sell this game later, let me have first crack at it to buy it back" and at times have bought games back at considerably more than I sold them for, What's so strange about that? I really don't expect to get every game I sell back either. The buyer can just say no this too, geez, what am I going to say?
Also, begging? Please, if people are going to beg me to sell them a game I've "considered" selling in the past and maybe mentioned at one point to them or somebody they know along the way, how is that my control? I don't make people jump through hoops at all - it's just not true. When I didn't want to sell I didn't - it's my right. I assume that this is a direct poke at TAF I eventually sold Todd. He misunderstood a text message which he actually acknowledged it as his fault, I thought we were good on that, obviously he has shared the info with you and god knows who else. I guess it wasn't a good thing that I considered him a local buddy and therefore proceeded to bust his balls a few days later on the price... which I was totally joking about and would've never accepted. Not in good taste from my end at all in hindsight.... as I had already disregarded his misunderstanding from days earlier... but ultimately I'm at fault there with a bad joke in the end. Actually Mike Wong and I talked about this and I explained this situation further at the KISS premiere party at Wild Wings - I really didn't have too. Thought it was all water under the bridge but obviously you and some others are still keeping score out there.
So let's do the high-lite reel; 3 guys 4 deals gone wrong out of probably well over 100 deals... actual game sales.....not to mention all the pinball extra stuff I've sold over the years...........whoop whoop!!! Yeah, I'll agree I am the worse seller in the world and thanks for the low blow.
Yet once again, Shaun, Jason and Todd- I'm sorry those things ever happened and I hoped we'd gone way past it. If you never let it go I totally understand.
