In these uncertain times, pinball machines might be as good to have as any other asset, other than gold. I've gotten my ass handed to me in the stock market for two years now, banks are suddenly kinda scary, real estate has crashed, but I've made a little money off of two recent pinball sales. Heck maybe I should stock my garage with pinball machines. Even at a small loss, that might be better than other financial avenues in these unusual times.