Sparky, wouldn't a "private" arcade-like be more profitable or easier to set up (i.e.: less expensive)? Like the Go-kart places where you have to be a "member" to be able to ride/play?
All pins and arcades could be set up on free play, but players would have to have a "member's" card in order to play them?
I think kind of "permis de réunion" but instead of alcohol, its pinball, would be cool but the thing i see is... put a member ship at 150$... how many member you can have i think at this condition maybe 20 plus you do a kind of guess entrance at 15 $ for non member.. don't know so with 3000$ with member an average of 2 guess by week +/- 1500$ so 4500$ a year its doesn't pay local fee ( with electricity...). Unfortunately i don't think its will work. Any other guess from experience people like Sparky?
Ahhhh... the clubhouse discussion. Unfortunately, the government doesn't discriminate between membership-to-play or quater-to play when it comes to arcades. The second you have an arcade machine in a commercial space, and by one means or another the customer pays to play, licensing fees are applicable. And to that, add:
- rent for the space - maintenance - an accountant for government records, taxes, etc... - city permits (fat chance of getting that... cities still associate arcades with loud teenager cesspools full of drugs) ... and all that other bullshit. I have enough stuff on my plate, thank you.
It would be 100% easier to have a large piece of land, big enough to have a house on, as well as a building that would contain a personal arcade. Then I would simply invite people over to play, and they pitch in.
Kind of the same set-up Shoeguy had for a while... mind you he paid rent for the space, and it was a headache all the same.
I tell you what...
Find me 100 members willing to sign a contract to pay 50 bucks a month over a guaranteed period of 5 years for unlimited access to an arcade and I will do it... how does that sound?
At what age does your reaction time slow down so that you can no longer play pinball effectively? Is that why old dudes like EMs?
I dare you to last more than 3 minutes on a woodrail without pausing during play, smartass.
Any pro player will tell you. Want to improve your skills? Play older machines. They make you work hard for 100 points. Skill shots and ball saves are for sissies.
Find me 100 members willing to sign a contract to pay 50 bucks a month over a guaranteed period of 5 years for unlimited access to an arcade and I will do it... how does that sound?
Find me 100 members willing to sign a contract to pay 50 bucks a month over a guaranteed period of 5 years for unlimited access to an arcade and I will do it... how does that sound?
Sound bad, really bad... but thanks for your input... BTW you think you can do it with 5000$ a years (25k for 5)? if we say 35 at 150$ could be possible. But i think the bigger issue is the human been. More big it will become harder its will be to collect money, make sure people won't destroy the pin.... Have to put cash for the place and bought the pin... sound bad really bad!!
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Sound bad, really bad... but thanks for your input... BTW you think you can do it with 5000$ a years (25k for 5)? if we say 35 at 150$ could be possible. But i think the bigger issue is the human been. More big it will become harder its will be to collect money, make sure people won't destroy the pin.... Have to put cash for the place and bought the pin... sound bad really bad!!
50$ a MONTH x 100 = 5000$ a month... not per year. With only 5000$ per year, you can rent a 14x18 heated garage and that is about it. You haven't even bought a game yet.
But with 5000$ per month, you can get games, fix them and pay for upkeep.
But hey... if you find me 25000$, I will build a garage on my house and you can come play all you want.
Ok im done with the "pelletage de nuage" and count on me for 25k "le cheque est dans male"
I have been thinking about doing it... but considering that I am that much in personal debt, I would need 50000$ to build my 26x30 garage. So considering I make about 200$ on a playfield to cover my labor, I have to do 250 playfields to achieve my goal.
I tell you what... someone come up with that many playfields to do, I will do them all and then build a garage big enough to house the arcade. If I push and the playfields don't need too many touch-ups and are dissassembled, I can probably pump out between 5-10 a week.
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but thanks for your input... BTW you think you can do it with 5000$ a years (25k for 5)? if we say 35 at 150$ could be possible.
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