I'm not sure about that. I remember HEP posting that his restorations pay the bills and made it sound like he's not getting rich off it. I think it was in his thread about moving his shop. Keep in mind, this is someone considered GOAT at restoring too. I enjoy restoring, but would never do it as a living. No way. There's so much labor involved, I don't see how you can make much profit. Plus, you would need a good size workshop to do many machines. I personally wouldn't look at pinball as a way to make a living.