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  1. Arcade in a small town where the kids have nothing to do. Any potential?

    Long story short, I'm probably moving to Kodiak Alaska soon. The town has around 6000 people, north of 60% of them are under the age of 24.

    I know a thing or two about pinball. I've wanted to...
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    I hear ya. You're actually 100% correct. I keep...

    What about doing what you're good at, fixing and refurbishing machines for sale and for clients?
    If you want to have a store front shop that shows off your machines or even let's people play them,...
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    What about opening up one of those laundromat...

    This.

    There are more interesting ways to throw away money with much lower stress than what the OP is proposing. With just $20K, I'd stick to a home-based service or no-inventory retail business...
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    Well I already ran the numbers, and I can get a...

    I think the pinball people are correct: $20K won't even get you a space for 3 months to put the machines, let alone the machines or the electricity to run the machines and A/C.

    I think you need to...
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    Pinball arcade. Questions about competing

    My dad wants to help me start a pinball arcade. He's owned his own business for 20+ years.

    I talked to some pinball people and pretty much got made fun of. They think starting it with $20,000 is a...
  6. I like your thinking.

    Why not do THAT as a business? That seems much more plausible, with a lower bar of entry, a bigger target market, more profitable, less overhead, and just all around makes more sense.

    I like your...
  7. Well I've got a knack for refurbishing games. I'm...

    I don't know if you can keep it limited to pinball, but they do like games. This is why Dave & Busters and Chuck-E-Cheese are doing pretty well...at least IMO since they are always packed when I'm...
  8. Actually Mr.Google answered my question for me. ...

    Actually Mr.Google answered my question for me.

    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/do-kids-like-pinball-yup
  9. I'm just a little gun shy because I have to do a...

    Here's one of those times where you know this better than the rest of us. I don't see it but I can only imagine it where I live, in Las Vegas. You know your town and I assume your target market...
  10. I'm in Tampa FL. There's a pinball arcade near me...

    I'm in Tampa FL. There's a pinball arcade near me that does pretty well, but they market it as a museum.

    I think my target customers are birthday parties that the parents want to keep G rated,...
  11. Pinball arcade truck. Is this viable? What would you change about it?

    Arcade trucks have gotten popular here in the states. What most people seem to be doing is fitting cargo trailers with consoles and flat screen TVs and charging $100+ per hour to bring it to a party...
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