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I haven't bought a pinball machine since 2007 because prices were getting "out of control". I currently have MB, T2, AFM, IJ, and TZ and remain in the hobby. You don't have to keep buying new machines to remain in the hobby, but yeah I get it, prices for a new machine are ridiculous. I can easily afford new machines (not trying to brag, just trying to put it in perspective), but would never pay the current prices.
Quoted from Castlecade:Prices have gone up for every piece of amusement equipment(along with everything else) not just pinball my props to stern for not doing as soon as others. Anyone with a working brain should have saw this coming. governments cant keep printing money and handing it out like candy without inflation.
From what I've seen, most electronics and computer technology have gone down in price. Flat screens, computers, gps, mixers, dvd payers, cell phones, etc...
This is most likely the result of newer technology allowing devices (like pinball machines) to be made cheaper. Seems like pinball manufacturers are taking advantage of peoples' addictions? Or is a pinball machine an exception?
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