I'm jumping on the bandwagon here, but no refund, no assistance.
Need help with moral delima about a game I sold
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His problem. Dude wants to put a 31 year old machine on location? Dude needs to learn how to fix problems. 70 hours on time = about a year or more of HOME use....
That is funny... I had a woman ask me about the "warranty" I offered when she was picking up a Ms Pac multi once...
My response "The game is fully warranted 100% right up to and including my property line."
That's my warranty too.
Although I've been happy to offer repair services in the past. For a fee. Or free pizza for life
Yeah, I had a guy buy a Lightning Pin off me. Dude had a problem with it a few days later and I dropped by and fixed the issue (flipper relay went bad)... but the guy was totally nice about it and lived about 10 minutes away.
SuperSprint
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What he said...
jbbradley
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Just bought a game from a local KLOVer and it died after being on for an hour. I asked him if he had any ideas of what I could try since I have no experience with b/w vectors and hardly any with vectors in general. I wasn't asking for a refund..just for things to check. He's coming over with a spare board and some help figuring out the problem. Great guy. But in no way did I expect it.
I had a similar situation with my Asteroids Deluxe that I bought off of dj_dns 2 weeks ago. When I got home, the POKEY chip was bad, but when I left his house I played it and it was working 100%. I PM'd him to find out what possible repairs he had done that I might need to know (to help with troubleshooting if it was a bigger issue) but in no way was I accusing him of trying to screw me over or even try to look for a refund. It was working 100% when I left and I checked it all out in person. He replied back with a really thorough answer, I fixed the problem, and now all is well.
These things are old, and every time you flip the switch (or leave it on for 70 hours!) is a crapshoot.
mattosborn
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I paid $2150 for a pin and it died within an hour of getting it home. I never even told the seller about it....
Hyde
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The game is sold, the deal is done, and you should not have to worry about a thing.
Something similar to this happened to me when I bought my Assault machine. Within just a few days of purchasing it, the monitor image began quickly deteriorating. But that is just what happens with these old machines, and it is NOT the seller's responsibility to have any sort of warranty. I didn't even think about trying to get a refund - that is completely rediculous.
If I were you, I'd explain that idea to the buyer, and maybe point him in the direction of someone who could fix it.
Something similar to this happened to me when I bought my Assault machine. Within just a few days of purchasing it, the monitor image began quickly deteriorating. But that is just what happens with these old machines, and it is NOT the seller's responsibility to have any sort of warranty. I didn't even think about trying to get a refund - that is completely rediculous.
If I were you, I'd explain that idea to the buyer, and maybe point him in the direction of someone who could fix it.
It's a business for the guy. He brought a tech to check it out before buying, and it ran for 70 hours before it popped. He knows you didn't sell him a faulty game. He's just a hardball type who would like to turn his bad luck into your bad luck.
Take him a half dozen 4116's (if that's the right type) for his tech to use as replacements, and maybe an equal amount of sockets if you have them lying around.
Take him a half dozen 4116's (if that's the right type) for his tech to use as replacements, and maybe an equal amount of sockets if you have them lying around.
LyonsArcade
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If the guy's being a jerk, cuss him out with your favorite adult words, and threaten to kill him if he ever comes near you or calls again.
I would offer the other alternatives, but it sounds like he's being a jerk to me, lol. Use option #1.
BTW, 350 bucks? Are you serious? He's lucky it even works for that price.
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Unless you specifically told him that it would last longer than 69 hours, then you don't own him any thing. I always try to help out anyone even if they didn't buy anything from me, so maybe try that. But I don't see why you have to take it back.
No shit. I've seen that machine....it was no beater, either.
I think I would have been more inclined to help the guy if he didn't start out as a cocksucker...accusing me of being shady, etc.
At this point, regardless of what you do, he's going to bad mouth you....I'd tell him to blow a donkey!
Edward
So are you going to start fixing Tony's EM games if he blows off his EM tech? I know you love EM's Edward!
JJ
Russel has bills too
. He knows the difference between business and personal.....not to mention, he's got to know his buddy is a prick.90% of everyone who's ever encountered that dude....thinks he's a prick. He bought your Star Wars.....what'd you think of him
.Oh yeah....and NO! I hate EMs.
Edward
Russel has bills too
90% of everyone who's ever encountered that dude....thinks he's a prick. He bought your Star Wars.....what'd you think of him
Oh yeah....and NO! I hate EMs.
Edward
Hmm. That guy huh? I actually liked him. He payed $1000 for my Star Wars! LOL. Now that you mention it he was looking at my Defender also for a friend of his. I wanted $400 for mine though. Guess that's why he bought Tony's for $350. I noticed he was trying to sell the Star Wars for $1200 on craigslist the other day.
JJ
He never keeps anything over a couple months.....and then flips it for (usually) crazy money. He always has very good luck finding that first time....i'm gonna way over pay....buyer.
BTW, he was bitching about how you over charged him. You need to stop making people buy your stuff at gunpoint!
Edward
He never keeps anything over a couple months.....and then flips it for (usually) crazy money. He always has very good luck finding that first time....i'm gonna way over pay....buyer.
BTW, he was bitching about how you over charged him. You need to stop making people buy your stuff at gunpoint!
Edward
Maybe I did I guess, that is if he knew what I payed for it. I am pretty intimidating BTW! LOL. He wanted it bad though. He called twice a day to make sure I haven't sold it underneath him. He bought it when we had all that rain so it took a long time to pick it up. O'well sounds like the guy has buyers remorse issues.
JJ
That was a (very) nice Star Wars......I don't think $1K was crazy at all.
...and come on....you can call him an ass!
Edward
