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Well Fed Games:
Yeah, the Chrome browser (and probably others) has a "search google for this image" option that has helped me spot fakes a couple times.
As far as paypal, I use it a lot, and actually prefer it to putting my credit card info in a site. i guess I meant more if someone wants you to pay by Paypal (or any other means) without seeing the game in person. But there are a couple of ways (like getting talked into using the friend/family money sending option) that you have to be careful of. I think it helps if PP draws from a credit card vs a bank account since most card companies have some sort of recourse if something goes wrong. I haven't been burnt (came close though, when did the friends/family option once).
I sometimes wonder if pins are just going to keep going up or if there will be a price crash eventually.
--- Quote from: kk99 on February 14, 2015, 08:00:48 pm ---Good catch! Funny thing is... I thought I had recognized those pics!!
I'm impressed that you came across that site so quickly, I must say... I also did notice the generic "competitive prices" line that came back often. He offered payment through Western Union.
You know... I feel a little dumb right now... But I thought PP was a pretty safe way to purchase things since I had some protection. I don't often use it but that's what I thought.
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kk99:
I'll be dammed! I had never noticed that option in Chrome (which I use)!! More reasons to just love Google... Thanks for sharing... that alone was worth the exchange.
Yeah. PP was what I had in mind. And yes, I do go through a Credit Card there as well. But like I said, from what I recall, PP usually has its own protection.
I haven't heard from the first guy since I confronted him. I also received another message from another one I had contacted. "I have a deal for you contact me for info". After I told him I wanted to keep on communicating through my BS email address to protect me... haven't heard anything since.
As for the prices... I was looking at some T2 & T3 messages on the web. A couple of years ago, they were selling in the 1k range. Now, they're in the 3k range! I might sit on the whole pinball idea for now, if prices are going to be that high. I thought I had found a good site... but it's a good thing I was skeptical.
Great to see some people helping each other out on more honest websites. Thanks again.
kk99:
The PayPal protection link does seem to imply that I'd be covered...
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/security/buyer-protection
Fursphere:
When it comes to pinball machines, especially A-List titles (Like that Indiana Jones..), if the price is less than the normal "holy crap thats expensive" price its either:
1) a scam
2) thrashed so bad you don't want it (missing boards, bad playfield damage, water damage, etc)
For awhile there were cargo containers coming from overseas with these games that were shipped there originally when they were sold. Total crap shoot on those.... half of them didn't have any of the boards. (like, wtf did they do with them?)
kk99:
Well.. to be fair (to me)... I was quite skeptical about the price, hence my post here. But I wasn't sure if the main Google hits on pinball machines were just the outrageously high priced ones while, in reality, there were much lower prices for people who knew better.
I have since found a link on this very website on how much I should realistically expect to pay for a given pin.
Thanks for all the inputs. Prevented me from (potentially) doing a stupid thing.
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