Ok, I understand now. I thought you were talking about seconds playfields. I also agree that the new "must buy" system is not great. I think they may struggle unless they can guarantee delivery dates but then again what do I know? I still want to see these made, hopefully the ones I have my name down for will come back on the list soon.
It is not "must buy" if you sent the Forfeit email 3 months prior to the cutoff.
Seconds playfields are clearly denoted. The last batch of playfields I bought have clear "Gold Edition" stamps on them. They are perfect. I own over 20 playfields - the only seconds playfield I have is a "Flash Gordon", and there's no way the untrained eye can tell the difference until I point it out. I knew it was a seconds before I bought it.