Some things I didn't mention in the video
- A lot of collectors have been using the rubber stamped playfield date to figure out when issues were finally resolved, with most preferring to have a date later in 2016, or early 2017. My replacement playfield date was smudged, so I have no clue when it was built, or what part of the process that date even represents (CNC'd? screen printed? Clear coated? Populated?) If you have any guess of what the month is on that stamp, I'm all ears!
- I had to pay for shipping on the defective playfield back to Stern. They covered the shipping of the new populated field to me, as well as the effort and travel time for the dealer/technicians to do the swap. The cost of shipping wasn't unreasonable, i guess I'm looking at having to pay for that like an insurance deductible, as it stings a little less.