Question about what we consider restored

"restored" to me means it should look like it just came out of the box
"shopped" means it is clean, working and broken / worn parts have been replaced, but game still has patina / blemishes and may not look "new"
 
I think it's very important to realize the seller did not claim this was restored.
But we all know exactly what he's getting at. Being a retailer and selling these games for a premium, one would expect at least that the broken parts and dried out rubbers would be replaced, mechanics would be tweaked/oiled up and the rodent feces, dead roaches and rat urine would be cleaned up and/or removed before the game changed hands. Especially if you are 'shopping' it out before selling it. Even if I'm not fully restoring a game before selling it, I always make sure it looks as good as it can with the resources I have available.
 
Up to you to reveal of course but if maybe this wasn't an anomaly then everyone should know who it was?
I'm a brass tax kind of person. I let them know the problem and that we would take care of it.

Let me just say if I told you who did this you wouldn't believe me anyways.
Nobody's perfect but that smacks of negligence/intent/malice unless there was a big lack of understanding between seller and purchaser.
 
too many of these guys use the words restored and charge like they are doing something and it's out of hand.
This situation clearly bothered you enough to start a whole thread discussing the matter. And it's so bad that you are saying it's "out of hand".

But not "out of hand" enough to name the seller?

Why are you afraid to hold people accountable?

How are any of us supposed to avoid these situations if we don't know who to avoid?
 
But we all know exactly what he's getting at.

I do not agree with this.

Being a retailer and selling these games for a premium, one would expect at least that the broken parts and dried out rubbers would be replaced, mechanics would be tweaked/oiled

I do agree with this given that it said "shopped"...this seems like the minimum (to me) to make that claim.

Even if I'm not fully restoring a game before selling it, I always make sure it looks as good as it can with the resources I have available.

I don't think this is relevant. You are not a retailer paying someone by the hour. Your time is essentially free.
 
I always figured that "shopped out" meant "I took a shop vac to it" but even in this case, that didn't happen
In pinball it usually means they just stuck a bunch of mismatched color LED's into it and called it a day.
 
Im careful not to use the word restored any more. IMHO it should be reserved for those people who focus on every original detail and strive to keep something as close to factory as possible.

That's absolutely not me, but I respect the dedication and focus of those that choose this route because it's painful and expensive.

I joke that the purists are the vegans of the arcade world, but it takes massive commitment to walk that path.
 
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