[Leica] buying a pinball machine (zero leica content)

[kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)]

Don't buy a pinball machine from someone's garage. Get it from a 
professional who's refurbished it, because it's going to break. Possibly not 
infrequently, and you want the smallest number of those breakages to occur 
while you actually own it, getting a refurbished one means that all the 
bumper arms have been replaced and such. (Mine came with a soldering iron, a 
roll of solder, 20 spare lights and a dozen fuses.) Expect $1,500 as a 
starting price and once you get over that, you'll be okay. $3,000 will get 
you something really @$#% cool.
 
Mata Hari you can get refurbished for about $1,200. It's nice looking, but I 
think the play gets dull quickly. You want something that's going to keep 
you entertained a LOT. 
 
If you put it in the waiting room of your leica repair shop so that people 
can amuse themselves while you're fixing their leicas, it may possibly be 
tax deductable.
 
Keep trying for the high score,
 
kc