Why does pinball attract so many people without capital to invest in manufacturing? It seems other Businesses less technical and labor-intensive would be more profitable. Crowdfunding is responsible, or the concept anyway. Pinball is becoming similar to the car market, there are plenty of Manufacturers, plenty of used ones to choose from. Buyers however, especially for the new and high-end, are finite.
Translation, we don't need no more Manufacturers of overpriced pinball machines. We do need a source of quality, feature packed machines under 5000 dollars, this is only possible with mass production.