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Congrats! Its awesome to have operators who take pride in there machines.
We have some great places to play in Boston (Roxy's arc4de, flattop Johnny's ect.) Still wish there was something closer to me. After working all day the last thing I want to do is drive an hour or so into Boston with traffic. Someone start an arcade on the South shore of mass!!!!
Quoted from Whysnow:I vote you find a location and go for it! It is lots of fun!
Dam I would love too. My friends always were amazed that I had a machine that could "make money" lol. I told them it's not that easy to make money with it but it can maybe fund a hobby.
now you actually have me really thinking about it 
Quoted from Whysnow:new is a great way to start IMO. New also means less total worry about upkeep. Keep in mind EVERY game will have some bugs to work out in the first few weeks and then things tend to stabalize.
I would just make sure the bar you pick has room for some growth. If 1 does well then you will want to expand with a few more.
Ya definitely. Would prob bring it to my house and put so plays through it first and bullet proof it. Also do bars usually want a cut of your money? Or do you just tell them it will eventually bring in more paying customers
Quoted from Whysnow:what do you honestly have to lose?
Worst case scenario, you blow some time trying it out and decide it is not for you after 6-12 months. You likely still walk away with a couple bucks in your pocket/ a game that others got to enjoy and is paid down a little.
Best case scenario is you find a new part of the hobby you enjoy and meet some new friends.
Well the easy part is buying a new star wars pro 
Then I need a location. There is a bar 5 min from me that gets packed on thurs, Fri and sat nights. Problem is it probably has a night percent of college kids. It's not a dive bar it's actually a pretty nice place but can also get pretty wild on weekends
Quoted from desertT1:One thing about talking %. I'm not the "drive a hard bargain" type of person, but I have presented the 100% split a few times without much pushback. I prefer to phrase it differently though. I say that I would like to bring in a few pinball machines and will maintain them (which worries location owners) and in return players will add their location to their routine and probably have some beers. As long as they aren't hurting for space/tables, they often don't mind giving up a little space to add another attraction to the location. If they can see it as something they are adding, but don't have to worry about very much, it's normally an easy sell.
Yes that's how I would try and word it. Especially if they have any 'dead' space, you can present it as a way to use that space to draw in more customers.
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