Quoted from Baiter:Even if the discussion is focused on high-risk loans in the 15-20% range, the interest still results in at most $50/month. Last time I took the family to a single movie, or a single dinner, it cost more than that... and unlike a car, a pinball machine keeps most of its value.
It makes me wonder if more machines would get sold if instead of people seeing that one costs $5000, which is a great big lump of money to spend at one time, if they were sold in 20 installments of $250, for example. If they've played the game and like the theme, that seems like a decent way of paying for it.