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Did BBB cause the bubble on J-Pop & Predator?

By colorado_cabrio

8 years ago


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“Did BBB help create an "investment" environment around pinball projects?”

  • Yup; we all saw the BBB guys get rich! 43 votes
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  • Nope; rising prices across the hobby are the problem 28 votes
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  • Neither; "investing" in pinball is as good as any stock-market play 8 votes
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  • Screw This Thread! 44 votes
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#33 8 years ago

Any $5k+ MSRP product where the manufacturer needs money up front before the builds have even started is too risky for me. Figure out a positive business case, get a bank loan, make the games, then sell them. Anything else is winging it...

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#48 8 years ago
Quoted from pezpunk:

I'm not sure we are using the term bubble correctly in this thread.

Agreed. It seems that the "popping" of a bubble or balloon is being discussed here. Interesting thread though...

#57 8 years ago
Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:

If Pro Pinball Timeshock! ever materializes beyond a prototype and goes into production, the pinball world will change again.
It HAS the best potential to be the next BBB.

So it will fail to launch, get a bunch of investors and pre-orderers pissed off, create drama in a gaming community and then resell for $20k?

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