No more EBay FUN!!

Well, I knew it was time dependent. It was extreamly FUN! while it
lasted. EBAy sent me a HUGE list of violations. Its study time. I'll
be back in bussiness in no time. Just in case you missed the Q&A here
it is from the first round!! My personal fav is the manual question
and aswer!!

KB

Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:57:56 PST

Dear maggilagorrilla,

We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following listing(s):

6262279795 - TWILGHT ZONE PINBALL EURO FILTH MOD
6261705514 - TWILIGHT ZONE PINBALL MACHINE "VERY GOOD CONDITION"


However, your listing was in violation of eBay's No Item policy.

Your listing(s) contained the following information:

Talk about a hack job!! My personal favorite is the little fuse
soldered to the big fuse!! FANTASTIC!! Your insurance company will
just shake in their shoes when you get these babies!! Please note this
machine has all the Re-Import EURO series and should NEVER be plugged
in!! OUTSTANDING!!! Your house will start to smoke the second you hit
"BUY IT NOW" But why pay extra green?? Doesnt you machine deserve
Re-Import EURO-Smoke!!!! and EURO-Burn!!! We will accept NO
responsability for your house burning to the ground by using these
products!! Nor will anyone else!!!!! We recommend you NEVER plug in
your machine with these modifications in place!! Free Re-Import
EURO-Smoke!!!! and EURO-Burn!!! are ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. NO RAIN
CHECKS AND SUPPLIES ARE ONLY THOSE ON HAND. (What I'm trying to say is
you will never get these but I did with my high priced machine shown in
the pictures) LOL

Question: I just returned a collector condition Addams Family back to
FUN!!. I am out a bunch on shipping, but it was cheaper then trying to
bring it up to collector condition.

Answer: This is a statement, not a question. Please keep to Q & A
format!! Thanks for the Email!!! FANTASTIC!! BID NOW!!



Question: Sorry you are now on the long list of people FUN has screwed.
Ebays feedback system doesn't work so i can se why you would want the
world to see what FUN! is really all about. Steve Nordseth is a (NOT
PRINTABLE). I'm sorry you got (burned) no pun intended, but i'm glad
you placed this auction and hope you can salvage what's left of your
TZ.

Answer: This is a statement, not a question. Please keep to Q & A
format!! Thanks for the Email!!! FANTASTIC!! BID NOW!!



Question: After paying that money, you must be sick to your stomach. I
would have to sue him. I had a TZ. Sold it last year for $3250.00
Machine was all original, with no fade. 100 working & clean as could
be. Sorry to hear you got taken.

Answer: This is a statement, not a question. Please keep to Q & A
format!! Thanks for the Email!!! FANTASTIC!! BID NOW!!



Question: I just got pin from FUN! and they said the soldered in fuses
were a custom mod as well as the wires soldered directly to the power
board. Are you saying that these mods, and the smell are not customary
value added upgrades???


Answer: Well this is a TZ, and MODs are king, but I would stick to
PinBall Pro's MODs. I love them and they DO increase the value of a
pin. The MODs you and I received such as Euro-dirt/filth, permanent
NOBLOW fuses, Euro-smell and direct wire soldering may be a trademark
of FUN!! but remember, these machines were all checked out by their
"Pinball Technician" and therefor must be a MOD or their standard of
quality. Be sure to check out their TZ on sale now. It looks just
like this one. Note the Euro-filth in the clear plastic channels!

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: Since most reimports also have major water damage, swollen
wood with loose corners.. Does this one? Does the metal have salt water
corrosion damage and rust like most also? I wonder what country FUN
gets his technicians from? Be sure to post the auction on
rec.games.pinball so everyone gets a chance to see it. Sorry you got
screwed.

Answer: Why yes it does!! The playfield MUST be forced into place
because the cabinet is out of square. FANTASTIC!! I will provide,
FREE OF CHARGE, a large hammer with this pin to help get that playfield
down. Greese you say? Dont need it. EVERYTHING is covered in greese.
You want corrosion? YOU GOT IT!!!!! FANTASTIC!! Was I screwed? NO
WAY!! This pin is in "VERY GOOD CONDITION"!!!!!!! just like FUN! said
it was.

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: Are these real questions from bidders?

Answer: YES!!! I cant use the auto display because most use fowl
language when they speak of FUN! which must be edited out and I wish to
protect the bidders identities!!!!!. FANTASTIC!!

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: Do you have the original listing number?

Answer: Why yes I do.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6240285850&rd=1&sspagename=STRK3AMEAFB3AIT&rd=1
Enjoy!!

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: Is this machine as good, if not better than **weaver or
barry**?? The dirt looks remarkably similar!!

Answer: I'm insulted!! How dare you!! This machine has twice the
Eurofilth, greese, horse urine/tobacco smell and rigged fuses.
Buuuttttt.............

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: Is Steve Nordseth a scum-sucking bag of $*?

Answer: Thank you for the question format. I have talked with Steve on
several occations and have found him to be very polite and I hope we
will be good friends some day. I sure he feels the same way. I dont
beleive he is a "scum-sucking bag of $*?, but he does have $3200 of my
money that he thinks I gave him as a gift and he has sent me a trash
can holder. I would say we are the best of friends. Yep, BEST
FREINDS.

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: So, there are several of us that are finding this listing
FUN!, would you say your overall experience with this one of a kind
machine has been FUN! ? I would like to get these burn and smell mods
for my game, do I have to send it overseas to get these mods installed,
or can I ship mine to fun?

Answer: I personally am haven a freggin riot!! Its way past FUN!
baby!! I beleive Steve may have this market cornered. This kind of
product takes a very special person. TZ Euro-filth $39.99 S&H I
just wish I had thought of it first!!! DAMN IT TO HELLLLLL!!

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! BID NOW!!

Question: How would you feel if some fool was to really bid on your
auction? Better to post on RGP if you haven't already, and YES, you are
just one of the many, MANY folks that have been 'screwed' by Steve
Nordseth. You have my pity, and good luck getting rid of the machine.

Answer: The problem there is that it has been shown for what it is
here. It is being rebuilt as we speak. $4000.00? I have some swamp
land too!!

BID NOW!!

Question: I too bought a judge dredd from the FUN! company and
presumably Steve whom is attainable as well as Jack whom is
knowledgable but not very knowledgable, and have felt the add did not
accurately represent my pinball. It did have a loose rail for the
playfield, one barely working flipper, and impropper assembly of one
plastic ramp causing the ball to hit and stop! I dont call that even a
once over for a trained tech. I am pleased to say however all fixed now
other than the loose cainet rail peg which is fixable. Yes the work and
money for your machine to be very good deserves a lower price or
refund! anyway how about 2.75 for the zone? just kidding.

Answer: $2.75 ? I will think about it. Where will I put my trash
cans?

BID NOW!!

Question: WOW! I love this one! Steve should always remember, "What
goes around, comes around". Keep up the good work!

Answer: This is a statement, not a question. Please keep to Q & A
format!! Thanks for the Email!!! FANTASTIC!!

BID NOW!!

Question: Hi, You are a hero at rec.games.pinball. Go to Google Groups
to find us. We have had problems with FUN! for years and many of us
appreciate your action. I have been burned many times by ebay and have
made it a mission to let new people on the newsgroup know what happened
to me. Steve's private listings make it difficult to warn others such
as yourself. Please stop by the group sometime. You are more than
welcome...and we'll help you find better sellers than FUN!. Take care.

Answer: Thank you! I hope to send every Pinhead your way. I read your
posts today and they where very informative. Happy Flippin!

GREAT INFO!!!!! BID NOW!!


Question: Do you think MR Nordsdeath SHILL BID the auction also? He
has a bad habit of using Private Auctions and SHILL BIDDING ..then
relisting later if Necessary. Did he offer a complete refund including
shipping?

Answer: I cannot say on the shill bidding. Refund? NO WAY!! Its no
longer an option for him. That there TZ is up for bidding. Just check
out that quality in the photos!! FANTASTIC!!!



Question: If someone places a bid for $4000.00 will you feel obligated
to send FUN! the additional profit? It would only be fair.

Answer: Heres the math. $3150.00 for the machine $150.00 S&H
$850.00 in repairs $150.00 in MODs = $4300.00 and it still needs a
complete set of cabinet decals!!($400.00) $4700.00 for a re-import
TZ? Is this an offer on your part? You should feel as dumb as I do
for that question!!!!!! Do you really think some one will bid? LOL
YES,,,,I will send him any profit Weenerman. ( Thats really his name.
No kidding. No seriously, it really is. I couldn't make this up. )
Im stumped...Im so amused by your question I cant even think of
anything funny to say?

Thing that make you say, Hummmmm?


Question: So What on the game is in good condition anyway? Cabinet
needs decals, playfield is burned,Circuit boards overfused and butcher
wired, foreign bent coin door, plastics smoked and cracked,gum machine
and clock probably trashed. What is left thats in good shape besides
the legs and balls?

Answer: The glass man!!! The freggin glass, it's FREGGIN'
OUTSTANDING!!!! Its like the beautiful white center of a large piece
of CHICKEN ***!!!! LMFAO!!! Seriously, Ive got tears streaming down
my face I 'm laughing so hard!! I cant breath.....Wait..........I
hope I do'nt piss myself . LOL

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question: I don't even know you and yet I am very angry to hear that
you were ripped off by FUN!. Thank you for letting me and the rest of
the EBAY community aware of this fraud. I certainly will never buy from
FUN!, but the trouble with EBAY is that the piece of *$# can start
business under a new name whenever he wants. Personally I think you
should consult with an attorney and go after EBAY and FUN!. Sorry again
about your loss of money.

Answer: I'm just a guy trying to sell a pinball machine here. I am in
no way sugesting people not buy from FUN! He sold me a machine in
"VERY GOOD CONDITION" and now Im selling it. ; ) This is a
statement, not a question. Please keep to Q & A format!! Thanks for
the Email!!!

FANTASTIC!!! BID NOW!!


Question: Duh! Does the glass have scratches..and does it include a
manual? Does the game work?

Answer: Manual? What the hell would you need a manual for? Its a
trash can holder!!! You put your trash cans in it!! You even think of
pluggin this piece of crap in and your house will burn down!! My house
is starting to smoke just talking about it!!! Damn!! The glass is
perfect for catching the stuff that leaks out of the bottom of the
machine. Just throw some cat litter on it.




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