Re: AN OPEN LETTER TO STERN
- From: "fweddybear" <fweddybear@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:44:04 -0400
"David Marston" <marston@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <1175952348.623571.273440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
pinball plus <pinball77@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think it would be a good idea for a new pinballs leaving the
factory to be set at .75/3/2.00 play as the default. I'm sure most
all on this group would agree. We installed a Fg at .75 and have had
great results....
You should try to work this at the distributor level. Your goal would
be to get your distributor to make that pricing the default for what
they order. The distrib should be familiar with the pricing that is
sustainable for their territory, and would play a key role in telling
the operators that "the time has come" and hearing the push-back. I
think every territory has ops who think "I can't ask my customers to
pay those high prices" or "I'm out in the boonies where those high city
prices don't apply" and it is up to the distrib to summarize those
opinions just as much as the opinions from the "I need to ask for more
money" camp.
A similar conversation could occur among operators when and if they
have a meeting of their state ops association. (39 US states have such
associations.) If the ops "reach agreement" at such a meeting, it's
illegal price-fixing. But it's legal for you to stand up at a meeting
and say "I'm going to 75-cent pinball pricing regardless of what the
rest of you do" as long as your business is not perceived as being
dominant and able to control the market price.
Back in my operating days, I always felt that the factories were too
distant and didn't understand the market realities in Northern New
England. The distribs were the ones who could talk realistically about
game pricing, and sometimes apply pressure to hold a certain line, if
not increase prices.
--
................David Marston at MV
I know its a pain in the ass to change each and every machines settings,
but I guess this is why all machines have settings that can be tailored to
each operators needs. It's much easier for the manufacturer to set the game
up as one defalut setting instead of say a dozen different ways. That is
more than likely why they made these settings changeable.... so the op can
identify how their area responds to such settings, make changes if needed
etc etc....
I am wondering if having the factory settings being changeable was one
way around saying the manufacturer was price fixing the games.....hmmmm.....
As the original poster said.. somthing like most people would agree to
set them at .75/ 3 games for 2.00......I suppose most ops would agree on
that.... but since the beginning of time, or shall I say the beginning of
time where an op could change settings, the pinball scenario has seen alot
of change..... namely more people (conusmers) are buying them new for their
home and not playing them out somewhere. Most arcades have far less pinball
machines than say video or dare I say redemption games.....so not sure of
the ratio of ops to consumers that have games, but thats just another
thought that crossed my mind...
So .. to sum up... no matter what the factory setting is... someone is gonna
think it should be something else....I think the factory had a great idea
when they let the op decide which settings to change... and I am not just
talking about the amount of money that goes into a pinball machine to
play.... I am also talking about features!!!
ok.. im done....the preceeding was just an opinion and was not meant to
offend anyone...
Fwed
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