New York, NY
No. Dealing with you people directly would be an absolute nightmare for Stern.
The "distros" earn their pay.
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Quoted from pinmister:I have also had the idea that OP's get a special price compared to consumers. Operators are the lifeline of pinball, and deserve a discount. If you have a copy of your contract and can get notarized or approved by a local distributor then you get OP pricing(Say $500-$700 off retail MAP). Just a thought
Suddenly we'd all become "operators."
Regardless, I don't think losing $500-700 on half their sales is something anybody in the chain would want.
Quoted from pinmister:OP's should not pay anywhere near full MAP pricing.
They always have. For like 100 years.
Quoted from Azmodeus:In Southern California. There is no way for the consumer to go really look at what is available or try them before you buy them.
To me that seems like a miss. If the market continues to expand a pinball dealership would almost seem a worthwhile step.
If I could walk easily into a showroom and play iron maiden, buy it, arrange delivery.
Etc all in the same place.
I think much more would be sold. This may never actually happen due to profit needed.
I think there is some type of place near me that could do this but it is only pool tables and hats.
I walked in there to ask about pinball, the lady could not speak English very well.
Is there some kind of problem? She asked when i asked her about pinball.
I have never seen another customer in thier store, not 1 single other.
Probably the wrong time in history for Stern to get into the brick and mortar biz.
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Quoted from Sinestro:That's what everyone said about Apple retail stores.....
I don’t remember anybody saying that.
Regardless, a bigger apples and oranges comparison would be hard to find.
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