Quoted from Sparky

Assuming you actually sold that machine, just do what I do... reply:

"Greetings Mr.Blith,

  As I probably sold you the game seven years ago, I sold it to you in working order and complete. By removing the safety glass (yes... that is what it is called and for good reason) you willfully decide to ignore manufacturer safety recommendations. And by putting two animals in such a dangerous setting, you sir are potentially guilty of cruelty to animals. A pinball steel ball can be sent up a playfield at a very impressive speed, thus possibly injuring your gerbil while playing. Also, as you mentioned, there are many pinch points everywhere on a playfield, which explains the presence of a safety glass, so in this case, you have willfully injured your cat.

  Dear sir, I will not only refuse to pay you, but I have transmitted your coordinates to the River City Canine Rescue in Evansville (47710... look it up) and to the State Board of Animal Health in Indianapolis (805 Beachway Drive, Ste. 50, Indianapolis IN 46224-7785 to be exact, http://www.in.gov/boah/2343.htm ) in order to prosecute your sick animal-torturing self for animal cruelty. I am not only a pinball lover, and you have greatly offended me by treating such an expensive and rare collector's item in such a fashion, but I am also an animal lover, and what you have done sir, and I use that term loosely, is completely unacceptable."

Now take that, send it to him, and just for fun, forward it after to the BOAH, mentioning that it could be a scam, but to do that to animals is downright animal cruelty. They will listen... some people go apeshit for stories like this clown.

Quoted from workingpins

It turns out my girlfriend is the joker behind this. She came clean and told me.  She has quite the sense of humor and imagination. The spelling errors were on purpose, so I wouldn't suspect her.  Very creative, well at least it was a good laugh and I am glad that it wasn't real for the sake of the animals.

Geoff