Here is my view,
If you are preferring to sell this game to a AP member, you have gone about it the wrong way
The original for sale thread got derailed by the fact that the machine was not working 100%, but you still wanted top dollar
You are now having issues with the timing, xmas etc
Rather than pull the machine and re-list in a moth or two, you are complaining about buyers letting you down

AP is a small forum (but good things come in small packages) with few members
It seems that many AP members come from Vic or SA, queenslanders seem to use AA

Most collectors are twitchy, too much rah rah and they disappear

I would suggest you store the game and relist it in the new year