I get both sides of the token. Obviously, it's nice to take pride in your work. But, for operators, this is a business. Pinballs, traditionally, make less than anything else they have on route. Most operators only carry pins to appease businesses so that they can get pool tables, juke boxes, cranes, etc. into a location that actually makes them money and doesn't require constant maintenance. The barcades can do really well off of pins, but your pizza restaurants and hometown bars with a pin in the corner probably only make an operator about $10-20 a week after the split. For $40-80 a month, they aren't going to want to do much more than make sure it accepts quarters and the flippers work.