Play Meter
Issue: 1979 October 15 - Vol 5 Num 19 - Page 10
"I think If an operator can turn a round and sell his table
in a few years into the home market
and recoup much of his orlglnallnvestment--
it would go a long way to Insure the satisfaction of his locations"
to fiis table too long. Right?
MARCET: Yes, that's one of the problems we're
having as manufacturers. We're trying to get this
replacement thing off dead center. We feel that if
an operator would move his tables a little bit
quicker and sell them to the homes and purchase
new tables more often, it would be a~other way to
show his locations that he's working for them-
looking out for their best interests. It would show
them that he's not just interested in going in there
and cleaning out the cashboxes. It would show a
location owner that a pool table is an investment.
And the fact is that the resale value of coin-op
pool tables to the home market is fantastic. I don't
know what it is about a coin-op table but there's a
certain aura about it that makes people want to put
them in their basements. After three years of
commercial life, an operator could probably recoup
around fifty to sixty percent of his original
investment by reselling to the home; so I think
that's a natural if I ever saw one. And it's not a bad
proposition at all. When you think of the resale
value of some of the other coin-op pieces after three
years time, you realize that a pool table is a good
solid investment.
So I thinf the sale to home markets is a natural if
I've ever seen one. I would estimate that about
seventy-five percent of the tables are ending up
going . there right now. Now, I know many
operators are getting by keeping their tables
longer. They'll recover the tables and they don't
look too bad, and the reason for that is that a pool
table is made like a tank. But I think if an operator
can turn right around and sell that table in a few
I~Xl:J()I{rl'IN(t?
PLAY METER: But with other types of games ,
when you bring in a new piece, you see your
collections go up. Can an operator witness an
increase in his collections if he buys a new pool
table?
MARCET: Again, it's a different theory we're
working with with pool tables. What happens is
that with another type of game- such as a video or
pingame- the players will play it for awhile and get
tired of it. But this isn't the case with a pool table.
Sure, a new table might increase play somewhat,
but I don't think you can say it would double
collections or anything like that. I feel the purchase
of a pool table is more or less a psychological
thing- it shows the location that you're looking out
for him. It's a good answer to that always asked
question: "What have you done for me lately?"
PLAY METER: What impact do you think the
dollar coin will have on the pool table?
MARCET: It depends if the dollar coin idea ever
gets off the ground. But, assuming that it does,
there should be no problem for the operator in
including that in his pricing of pool tables. This is an
area where I think electronics could really help out
because, with a dollar coin a player could buy more
time on a pool table. We're looking into that area
right now, but I'm afraid that unless the dollar
coin's acceptance picks up, this may not turn out to
be a reality.
To"ens are The Answer!
Do you want to o perate a Pinba ll G ame on 34 Krup ecs?
62 Cruze rios? 29 Fra ncs? 4, 3 50 Lira ?' .. Tokens are th e
answer. Coin A ccepto rs and Slide C hutes are easily ad·
justed for To ke n Ope ratio n. Bill Changers can be quickly
modifie d fo r uirtually any size To ke n, and the number of
Tokens d ispe nse d can be se t for an y qu antity.
It is important to aI/ow a margin of size diffe rence from
the coins in use in any country, to preuent slugging. Pro ·
10
years into the home market and recoup much of his
original investment- it would go a long way to
insure the satisfaction of his locations.
uiding the p rop er To ken is selected. Coin Mechs can be
set to elim inate slugging co mpletely.
If you are exporting new or used equip ment. you owe it
to you rself and to your customers to consider Tokens and
all of the aduan tages they offer.
Ca talogue and assorted sam p les are auai/ab/e on req uest.
Pho ne (606) 255·5990. o r write Van Brook of Lexington.
Inc .. P.o. Box 5044. Lexington, Ky. 40555.
PLAY METER, October, 1979
in a few years into the home market
and recoup much of his orlglnallnvestment--
it would go a long way to Insure the satisfaction of his locations"
to fiis table too long. Right?
MARCET: Yes, that's one of the problems we're
having as manufacturers. We're trying to get this
replacement thing off dead center. We feel that if
an operator would move his tables a little bit
quicker and sell them to the homes and purchase
new tables more often, it would be a~other way to
show his locations that he's working for them-
looking out for their best interests. It would show
them that he's not just interested in going in there
and cleaning out the cashboxes. It would show a
location owner that a pool table is an investment.
And the fact is that the resale value of coin-op
pool tables to the home market is fantastic. I don't
know what it is about a coin-op table but there's a
certain aura about it that makes people want to put
them in their basements. After three years of
commercial life, an operator could probably recoup
around fifty to sixty percent of his original
investment by reselling to the home; so I think
that's a natural if I ever saw one. And it's not a bad
proposition at all. When you think of the resale
value of some of the other coin-op pieces after three
years time, you realize that a pool table is a good
solid investment.
So I thinf the sale to home markets is a natural if
I've ever seen one. I would estimate that about
seventy-five percent of the tables are ending up
going . there right now. Now, I know many
operators are getting by keeping their tables
longer. They'll recover the tables and they don't
look too bad, and the reason for that is that a pool
table is made like a tank. But I think if an operator
can turn right around and sell that table in a few
I~Xl:J()I{rl'IN(t?
PLAY METER: But with other types of games ,
when you bring in a new piece, you see your
collections go up. Can an operator witness an
increase in his collections if he buys a new pool
table?
MARCET: Again, it's a different theory we're
working with with pool tables. What happens is
that with another type of game- such as a video or
pingame- the players will play it for awhile and get
tired of it. But this isn't the case with a pool table.
Sure, a new table might increase play somewhat,
but I don't think you can say it would double
collections or anything like that. I feel the purchase
of a pool table is more or less a psychological
thing- it shows the location that you're looking out
for him. It's a good answer to that always asked
question: "What have you done for me lately?"
PLAY METER: What impact do you think the
dollar coin will have on the pool table?
MARCET: It depends if the dollar coin idea ever
gets off the ground. But, assuming that it does,
there should be no problem for the operator in
including that in his pricing of pool tables. This is an
area where I think electronics could really help out
because, with a dollar coin a player could buy more
time on a pool table. We're looking into that area
right now, but I'm afraid that unless the dollar
coin's acceptance picks up, this may not turn out to
be a reality.
To"ens are The Answer!
Do you want to o perate a Pinba ll G ame on 34 Krup ecs?
62 Cruze rios? 29 Fra ncs? 4, 3 50 Lira ?' .. Tokens are th e
answer. Coin A ccepto rs and Slide C hutes are easily ad·
justed for To ke n Ope ratio n. Bill Changers can be quickly
modifie d fo r uirtually any size To ke n, and the number of
Tokens d ispe nse d can be se t for an y qu antity.
It is important to aI/ow a margin of size diffe rence from
the coins in use in any country, to preuent slugging. Pro ·
10
years into the home market and recoup much of his
original investment- it would go a long way to
insure the satisfaction of his locations.
uiding the p rop er To ken is selected. Coin Mechs can be
set to elim inate slugging co mpletely.
If you are exporting new or used equip ment. you owe it
to you rself and to your customers to consider Tokens and
all of the aduan tages they offer.
Ca talogue and assorted sam p les are auai/ab/e on req uest.
Pho ne (606) 255·5990. o r write Van Brook of Lexington.
Inc .. P.o. Box 5044. Lexington, Ky. 40555.
PLAY METER, October, 1979
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