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Shieldwolf:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 20, 2008, 11:11:30 am ---
You also might want to relax a bit.  I mean, it's annoying, but you're acting like they trashed your car.  It's just a hobby and just a CP.  You can recover.

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Most hobbies I have don't cost the amount of money I have spent in parts and hours that I have on this machine. It sucks because all I really wanted was to clean my rats nest of wires. Pictures to follow.

SirPeale:
Soldering the terminals makes a better connection, IMO.  Much less likely to break down.  All you have to do is unsolder it.

Since this guy runs an arcade outfit, he's thinking like an arcade tech.  Solder the connections for reliability.

Of course, since you did leave specific instructions, THAT would piss me off.

ark_ader:
Lesson learned.

Next time do it yourself.  I would, like others who had mentioned it.

Most of these Modern Day Arcade guys are box shifters, and unlike Peale probably do not know a hoot about electronics.

I would say this was a good thing to happen to you, even though you lost out.

I mean that in the best possible way.  :cheers:

SavannahLion:
Based on the description, it sounds to me he was showcasing (or whatever you want to call it) your CP there. That would explain the stickers. I haven't seen anyone do it in about fifteen years, but it happens. When I was a tyke and my dad and I hung out at repair shops, it was really common for a shop to take ownership of unclaimed merchandise, do whatever they see fit. Decorate the shop with it, sell it, give it to the six year old to screw around with :angel:, whatever.

After three weeks, the guy probably forgot who owned the CP. I bet he didn't even tag or mark it like any reasonable repair shop would.

As for taking him to civil court. I guess you could (and should), but is the worth of the CP more than the court costs?

fixedpigs:

--- Quote from: shardian on October 20, 2008, 10:59:07 am ---We totally need pics.

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absolutely...

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