I also mentioned the proof is in the ramp
Are the sides and floor of the ramp smooth and clean like other B/W ramps?
Or is there a slight buckling/bending of the walls?
sorry Pete, not going you, but lets say its not the same quality, it does not make it ok. What stops Cavey selling his game and pointing out all parts are genuine or licensed products. The guy does a clean, see's the ramp, hears pinballace is the licensor and put two and two together and figure his products are shit. The new owner is not at fault, pinballace is not at fault, Cavey is not at fault, so who is???
A few things.
The ramps on my Bugs Bunny are flawless. No one would ever say they are shit and even think about the USA seller cause he doesn't make these ramps to my knowledge. They would say brand new ramps, excellent.
I would tell them where I bought them etc.
They are better than the originals.
Thicker slightly and very clear with no visible imperfections.
I don't know if they were made from an orig mold or a newly made mold but when no one is making them, it doesn't matter. You buy what is available.
When they turn up and they are beautiful and you can make your two games now work you are very happy.
I have aprox 60 different pins by every manufacturer.
Every ramp on every game is unique. All different qualities and all different manufacturers.
A ramp made on an orig mold could be a 2nd and not as good as a repro and vice a versa.
What matters is what comes out of the box on the day you open it and find the new replacement ramps inside.
If selling a machine, people will be happy to have brand new NOS ramps or repro"s over worn originals.
I rarely sell machines so it won't matter to me.
I don't know who makes the best ramps or has the licencing bragging rights etc etc, I just care that I can buy quality at a affordable price and get good customer service.
I have purchased dozens of ramps from one seller and never had an issue. He is VIC based & has his own pin business and also makes ramps. I stuck with him cause he was the only one to go out of his way to make me four ramps I desperately needed.
When I have had doubles of the machines, I once purchased ramps from the states and compared. They looked the same. Many people say a new repro ramp is better than a brittle NOS ramp that's been in a box for 15 or 20 years ? I don't know.
I don't put massive games on my machines so I couldn't make a factual comment.
