Warning to those buying TBL
The shit has hit the fan on social media with facebook and on pin side with the person who is the USA ? Distributor wanting out, talking about one of the DPinball owners stealing $60,000.00 pounds and money being evaporated at the speed of light.
The articles I read opened up with a nuclear mushroom cloud coming out of the TBL games Playfield and all the reading just got worse and worse ! It seems this thing is not approved at all by any of the licensing it requires by Universal and the conversations by the person from within the company talks about lying directors and rip offs and mass refunds.
It has been described as people pulling out as the TBL Cluster f**k !
I said from day one I found it hard that the USA guys would so easily trust the Europeans half way round the world. I said the same thing about putting money down for JJP without paying Jack directly cause the risks were blatant and severe. People told me I didn't know what I was talking about. History shows my concerns were absolutely correct.
When are Aussies going to learn talk is cheap setting up a pinball company and you shld only pay for finished products that are sitting right in front of you !
If you can't touch it, pay for it, and put it in your truck or trailer within a few minutes, then don't RISK your money on it.
Looks like DP have been taking money on a product that has not got licences approval and major internal money and management and owner factions.
What another mess for pinball.
Stern is safe. You have to give them that. These other startups, turbulent and very very risky sounds like one percent of it ! I trust Stern and AMD from Sydney. Proven time and time again as honest and they have a fantastic reputation. All the rest, forget it unless it's Stern/AMD. I would trust a Aussie I had met. Anyone else, pfffff. Not for me. Your money is too hard to earn to risk it with anyone else. That's my honest opinion. If this saves just one person getting ripped off like the WOZ debacle, I will be happy ! It can't happen again with any pinball company coming into Australia !
Do your own homework now, check out the other pinball forums worldwide, search facebook and Twitter etc. Make your own decision about your $$$ or deposits.
