I have about 70 pins on location. My average pin earns 150/mo gross. Do the math.
I and other operators I know have been buying le's whenever possible due to increased resale value and increased earnings.
We operate pins cause we like them and we take less of a hit on resale then on video.
Simple math tho, without toy cranes and jukeboxes paying the bills we wouldn't be buying any pins.
With games pushing 10k, not sure how long we will support the hobby