The Pinball Show Ep 26: Inside Pinball
The Pinball Show Ep 26: Inside Pinball Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball new product offering...coming soon... - Upsetting an International Pinball Sensation - Jersey Jack Factory...
Highlights
- Stern shipped pre-production video output adapter samples to Zach Minney's dealer inventory without management approval or final executive sign-off
- Jack Danger was supposed to sell the adapters under the Deadflip brand at a significantly higher price (hundreds of dollars more than the $39 price point)
- Zach purchased 30 adapters initially, then 60 more after rapid sales, shipping them before Stern asked him to stop
- The video output adapter works and includes full installation instructions, suggesting it is functionally complete despite Stern calling it 'pre-production'
- Stern's spokesperson has been publicly criticizing Zach and Flippin' Out Pinball despite good business relationships with Stern corporate
- The adapter is treated as a common part rather than a branded accessory, with no MAP pricing or branding guidelines provided
Notable quotes
“The pre-production samples were shipped out to us prematurely. So that's what they're calling these... management did not give the final approval.”
“I'm becoming accustomed to that too... They did ask me if I would take down the video, make it private for now until this officially comes out. I said, okay, no problem.”
“Those were supposed to be hundreds more... He thought he was going to lose money.”
“If I have to continue hearing this shit publicly about me and my company I'm not biting my tongue anymore I can't... if you're going to put lies out there I have to at least take a forum and stick up for myself”
“It's not your fault... this is a Stern problem... the simple steps of that you were sold the product... you were given supply and then sold supply and then eventually were told to quit selling the supply they gave you that it is not your problem”
“They're not prototypes. They work. They have instructions... Jack, don't lie to people.”
“I don't see why doing this sort of stuff publicly is in any way healthy for the hobby or for the individuals involved”
Entities
- Deadflip· brand/product_line
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball· game
- This Week in Pinball· media_outlet
- Buffalo Pinball· organization
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Nicole (Nicole Minney)· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Zach Sharp· person
- Don't Panic Flip (George)· person/organization
- The Pinball Show· podcast
- P-Rock· product
- Spike 2· product
- Spike 3· product
- Pennovator· product/service
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