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<blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 44037" data-attributes="member: 1151"><p>Actually, I think I've figured out how to make something like a $2-3K price range for a quality design viable. What you would have to do is use the "razor-and-blades" model—basically, you would sell the tables at cost or maybe even a little below and make a profit by selling mod kits, parts and repair services. Also, I would advocate making older pins available on a manufactured-on-demand basis (albeit at a substantial markup from the original run's price), as currently, the only way to get anything other than Stern's current run is to head to eBay (which way overprices its pinball selection) or to specialist sites (which tend to be more reasonably priced, but aren't as broadly recongized as eBay); as a recent convert to the silver ball myself, I speak from experience on that point. Overall, pinball has not done a good job of accessibility and it paid the price after Pinball 2000, whose aftereffects we've just started to recover from; steps like what I outlined above would be a good start towards making sure nothing like that ever happens again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CC13, post: 44037, member: 1151"] Actually, I think I've figured out how to make something like a $2-3K price range for a quality design viable. What you would have to do is use the "razor-and-blades" model—basically, you would sell the tables at cost or maybe even a little below and make a profit by selling mod kits, parts and repair services. Also, I would advocate making older pins available on a manufactured-on-demand basis (albeit at a substantial markup from the original run's price), as currently, the only way to get anything other than Stern's current run is to head to eBay (which way overprices its pinball selection) or to specialist sites (which tend to be more reasonably priced, but aren't as broadly recongized as eBay); as a recent convert to the silver ball myself, I speak from experience on that point. Overall, pinball has not done a good job of accessibility and it paid the price after Pinball 2000, whose aftereffects we've just started to recover from; steps like what I outlined above would be a good start towards making sure nothing like that ever happens again. [/QUOTE]
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