Quoted from Elvishasleft:Oooh a lets all pull numbers out our asses thread.
I can tell you as someone who has run a business for 12 years
1. the BOM is way more then you think it is.
2. Unless you yourself has run a business for years your opinion on this topic doesnt mean much of anything. About the same as me not being a doctor and telling you what that lump in your neck is.
The main reason tons of new businesses fail within 6 months (restaurants, bars, arcades on and on) is the owners way underestimate the costs to keep the doors open.
Pinball is a high volume lower margin business.. they need to move product and "keep the line moving" to stay afloat as someone else has said.
I agree with the first three statements, but I wouldn't consider pinball manufacturing a "high volume" endeavor. And what is "low margin"? Is 30% low; Is 60% low? How about 100%? I guess "high" and "low" are dependent on the frame of reference.