Quoted from presqueisle:Didn't see a price?
From what I gathered, it sounds like Tim wants to train someone to take over the day-to-day operations.
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Quoted from John_I:This is the line that Tim will not cross. He runs the place on a shoestring budget squeezes every last penny to make amazing donations to charity. No other person could run the place the way Tim does and if he thinks he will find someone, he is fooling himself. He is truly a one of a kind.
If someone else takes over the PHOF, some changes will have to be made. It could still be a charity, but I'd say at least two full time technicians would need to be hired to get the games up to snuff. That might bring in more business but could still be a big loss for the Salvation Army. On the other hand, Tim has also completely resisted selling PHOF merchandise. I agree it could complicate things when it comes to the charity and sales tax etc, but who wouldn't buy a tee shirt or hat every time they go there? What pinball artist would not donate some time to develop awesome logos and artwork for the merchandise?
Oh well. Tim is Tim. I once worked at the PHOF for ten weeks shopping games 8 hours a day as an unpaid volunteer. It was a cool experience and I got to know and respect Tim. That's how I know that he will never change his basic rules for how he runs the place. The question is whether Tim will allow his "protege" to implement change as they see fit. If not, he should sell the place and all but his favorite machines off, make a big donation to charity and retire to playing in the big shed.
I'm guessing the PHOF likely gets its non-profit/charity status by operating as a museum. Plenty of museums can sell all sorts of stuff in their gift shop. While the organization isn't subject to sales tax when making purchases, they would have to charge sales tax when selling stuff (although admission tickets would be exempt under certain rules and/or states). There are also all sorts of other exemptions for fundraising events too (bake sales, concerts, seminars, etc)
Going along with the museum gift shop idea and t-shirts, maybe souvenirs like pop caps could also be sold for a few bucks to help raise funds. Or, how about those night lights that someone was making with pop caps and coin door inserts?
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