Retailers have a place in every market or hobby. All the people complaining about retailers should probably stop for a moment and thank them for creating higher market prices. If someone has a profitable business model selling pinball machines at retail, more power to them. I can only imagine the service calls from a retail customer base.
Some of you may remember Chicago Pinball Expo in 2004. There were a bunch of games there that year at the show. One of the highlights of the Free Play area was a row of Zaccaria pinball machines brought by David Gersic and Mike Nogle. It was a helluva sight seeing all the beautiful Zaccaria pinball machines lined up in one row. I think there were 12 of them or so. This thread brought back that memory to me. Thanks again Mike!