I'm considering buying a used Spider-man from the Playdium Store. Apparently, the one I would buy is currently on route (I don't know where). I would put $500 down and they would bring it in, and 'shop it'. Does anyone have any experience buying from them this way? How good is their 'shopping'?

i would shop it yourself as i bought a indy which they shopped and would say they don't do as good a job as a collector would do.

i would have no issue in buying a machine from them after their tech goes thru it

dave

Quoted from jonny_eh

I'm considering buying a used Spider-man from the Playdium Store. Apparently, the one I would buy is currently on route (I don't know where). I would put $500 down and they would bring it in, and 'shop it'. Does anyone have any experience buying from them this way? How good is their 'shopping'?

Starburst Shopping = Wiping it down with a dirty rag in the easily accessible areas, making sure it generally plays, and changing the easy to access rubbers.

Don't expect to get a shopped machine to collectors standards, you going to need to tear it down once you get it.  

From what I've seen, their shop jobs are decent.. but keep in mind, they're operators and not collectors (like Dave said)

I wonder if they'd swing a better deal if you bought it AS-IS?

Brock has a good point, you are going to have to shop it anyway, I'd see if you can get them to knock off some of the costs and shop it yourself.  That way it gets done properly.  

Quoted from machine.slave

From what I've seen, their shop jobs are decent.. but keep in mind, they're operators and not collectors (like Dave said)

I wonder if they'd swing a better deal if you bought it AS-IS?

Ya, I'm considering that, but if their shop job truly is just a wipe down (like I expected) then I doubt they'd care all that much.

Has anyone been able to get them to take pics of the machine? Buying a routed machine sight unseen makes me nervous.

Quoted from jonny_eh

Ya, I'm considering that, but if their shop job truly is just a wipe down (like I expected) then I doubt they'd care all that much.

Has anyone been able to get them to take pics of the machine? Buying a routed machine sight unseen makes me nervous.

Doubtful they will get you pics, but you could always get one of us locals to go and take a look at it for you and get pics.  

Drive to TO and see it - best way with Starburst. It's not that far for that kind of investment.

Quoted from medvet

Drive to TO and see it - best way with Starburst. It's not that far for that kind of investment.

It's a good point, but that would mean two trips That's a bit of gas to spend.

I like Adam's idea, I trust my fellow maacar's opinions on machines. I'll try to find out it's location.

Their shop job has little/no value added to a machine IMHO.

Make sure they include the coin mech's & coin box.  Many operators like to keep these.

Quoted from Vengeance

Brock has a good point

I'm printing this off and hanging it on my wall..

Starburst is practically on my way home from work, I can check it out for you if you like.. but by the sounds of it, they might want some sort of commitment before they pull it off route.