Quoted from goldenboy232:Curious if anyone's ever done this, or if there's a thread about it:
Rather than put games out on location, I was thinking of starting a side business where someone can rent out 5 EMs from me for a birthday party or dinner party.
I know you couldn't get me to do it. And if I did nobody would want to pay me what I'd want. By the time I'd have transported, moved, set up, leveled, broken down, moved, and transported back 5 pins, I'd be saying never again. Then add in fixing any issues that come up. Someone would have to pay me at least $100 per pin. The more I think about it, I don't think I'd do it for that.
I've broken down, transported, and set up a couple pins by myself a lot. I hate doing that. I've done 4 pins by myself. I've done 7 with an assistant. No way would I want to do this as a rental service.
Video arcades are another story. They are heavy and cumbersome to move, especially if they have CRTs. But you wheel it in, plug it in and you're done. But I can't really see wanting to rent them when everyone has a Wii, XBox, Playstation, or phone.
