Let’s face it there’s currently very few worthwhile places to invest your hard earned dough, interest rates are crap, the stock market is volatile, property prices are in decline. Are people in the know who have some stashed cash investing in pinball machines which may be contributing to the price hikes? (hoarding which removes them from circulation which in turn influences supply/demand and finally price)
Pinballs are a pretty safe bet and you get to enjoy your investment while it appreciates in value (or at least maintains it) instead of allowing some banker to play with it for zero return, seems like a good alternative.
Met a pinhead a couple of years back who thought just that, he had just cashed in his poor performing investment and purchased a mint MM for £3000, I doubt there have been many other investments on offer since the start of the recession (late 2007ish) where you could potentially double your money in 2.5 years, not saying that pin prices have doubled in 2.5 years just that he got lucky sourcing the right machine and decided it was better use of his money than watching it go sideways.
This gentleman was an enthusiast and loved pinball but decided to move his money as it was lying dormant, had it been earning 10% (invested in shares etc which was possible pre recession) then he may have just left it where it was and skipped throwing his nest egg at a new toy.
I see the same thing happening on sought after classic motorcycles, (RG500, RC30 etc) are still appreciating at a steady rate even in a deep recession.
In the land of the slot machine the worn out Gilligans Island is king!!
Pinballs are a pretty safe bet and you get to enjoy your investment while it appreciates in value (or at least maintains it) instead of allowing some banker to play with it for zero return, seems like a good alternative.
Met a pinhead a couple of years back who thought just that, he had just cashed in his poor performing investment and purchased a mint MM for £3000, I doubt there have been many other investments on offer since the start of the recession (late 2007ish) where you could potentially double your money in 2.5 years, not saying that pin prices have doubled in 2.5 years just that he got lucky sourcing the right machine and decided it was better use of his money than watching it go sideways.
This gentleman was an enthusiast and loved pinball but decided to move his money as it was lying dormant, had it been earning 10% (invested in shares etc which was possible pre recession) then he may have just left it where it was and skipped throwing his nest egg at a new toy.
I see the same thing happening on sought after classic motorcycles, (RG500, RC30 etc) are still appreciating at a steady rate even in a deep recession.
In the land of the slot machine the worn out Gilligans Island is king!!
