Los Angeles, CA
Quoted from chuckcasey:Museum of Pinball update.
We are seeking all solutions to relocate the collection of 2200 games.
We are planning to move to a Palm Springs location near the airport. The current 44,000 sqft building was leased to a new company who is scheduled to move in Q4 of this year.
The Palm Springs building, 97,000 sqft, has proven challenging with many hurdles and complications.
A major sponsor is need, or a person/entity to purchase and manage the assets/liabilities, a different new location with less challenges, a super large temporary storage facility or at last resort, sell the collection to one or more individuals.
We have NOT given up but deadlines are quickly approaching. Please remember how HUGE this collection has become. 2200 games is NOT an easy to relocate and manage. We're willing to move local, distant and even out of state.
PM me with serious ideas or leads.
Chuck Casey - Curator Museum of Pinball.
If you haven't been to the MOP, we have nearly every pin ever made. We have all Stern LEs, all JJPs, all Spookies, all American, Pinside top 100, etc. We have Magic Girl, Big Bang Bar and many other hard to find pins.
You seem to have one choice now. Sell enough games to pull in $1,000,000 in cash (that's 200 pins at $5,000 average cost....... easily doable given how much your collection has appreciated). And then find the cheapest storage you can find. The million you pull in can last you a year at prime los angeles storage rates, I'm sure you can get multiple years elsewhere. I'm a CFO of an architecture company, getting through permitting in CA is a nightmare as I'm sure you've discovered getting to this point. You can't rely on that, you need to find the cheapest storage you can and if you're outta cash you need to sell off some of your collection. Rebuild your business soundly and you can always buy the machines back. Love the Museum, hope you make it.
When Tim posted his gofundme he did seem like he had a concrete plan, he discussed costs openly, and the community responded. I had plenty of questions , but it at least seemed like he was being fairly transparent.
If you got yourself in this mess it seems like its lack of leadership/planning. No need to buy 2,200 games unless you got a couple years of storage in reserves. 1900 games would have been fine. First things first, pick someone to run your organization and give it confidence, then that will drive the fundraising.
