I can see NIB slowing for a while, maybe even a long while, but overall I think the pinball market will be fine.

But, if you still have beanie babies or modern day baseball cards you are trying to get money for, you missed that chance by 25 years or more.

I just had to throw that in because crap is just crap, always was, but 99% of pinball machines are not crap. And the other 1% of pinball machines that are crap, somebody somewhere likes them, or at least pretends to, to be able to get rid of one they own.

I feel very sorry for the distributors, for a while now all the playfield issues headaches, and now a sudden downturn of the economy for all this wild stuff going on. They are just caught in the middle it seems, but I really hope not, I hope they do not have to fork over the whole price before they can make the sale. But I have no clue how that actually works.

I have always made the 100 or so mile round trip to pick up games from Jason. My thing was, ok, free shipping, but that costs you money, so save me money by you not having to pay freight, and he always did save me money.

And a few times when I walked in his warehouse he was on the phone, with a manufacturer or a customer with a playfield issue, and I could tell he was stressed, and caught in the middle, and trying his best to make everything good.

I felt sorry for him, and when the call was finished he was happy to talk to me a while, relieved that I had no complaints, just there to make a pickup.

And last year I was there a lot. I sold 3 games that I was tired of and picked up 3 more from him.

And so far none of this crazy mess affects my plans for this year. I am now happy with what I have, no plans for another pin anytime soon, but still planning on a Golden Tee that he is also a dealer of.

Jason does not have my email address, or pretty sure even my cell phone # stored. He is not on here advertising much, I have seen a few times he did try to sell a game he personally owns, or a deal on a show game.

The one real service call I needed it did take 2 months, and that was fine, I know he stays super busy, and he charged me half of what I thought. And I bought him dinner and gave him a good tip.

2 pinball people I would buy dinner for, my distributor Jason, and LTG.

And I really hope the next time I see Jason to pick up the Golden Tee he is doing great and happy. I really hope he does not start trying to give me a deal on something I am not interested in. He has never done that, and if he does now I would probably cry, and say I wish I could help you, but my plans have not changed.

And just whatever and venting, damn I hope all this weird virus crap stuff is gone very soon, I have never seen times like this, unless a ice storm was on the way.

Way too much is changing, but for now my plans are the same as they were 3 months ago.