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Theories on the new pinball resurgence.

By jimjim66

11 years ago


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    #31 11 years ago

    I hope it's not like the dinosaurs.

    They tended to bulk up before they went extinct.

    LTG

    #88 11 years ago
    Quoted from NickBuffaloPinball:

    Finrod said:

    Something I was told many years ago is that pinball is a counter-cyclical industry-- it does better in a bad economy than in a good economy. Pinball hit its most recent peak in 1991-1992, which was a down time for the national economy, and the biggest peak for pinball was back in the middle of the Great Depression back in the 1930s.

    Certainly the economy has been down for a few years now; this may have something to do with it.

    This begs the question....why?

    Coin op usually does better in bad times because it is cheaper entertainment.

    Not true any more.

    No idea how it effects the hobby/collecotr side of things.

    LTG

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