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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => News & Announcements => Topic started by: Strangeways on April 13, 2012, 11:55:29 AM
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Hey Guys - I've decided to move on from my IT day job and ramp up the Hobby Business to a full time venture.
The Company I've formed is called "Australian Pinball Restorations". That's right, I'm going "full time" into Pinball repairs, restorations and sales. For now, I'm concentrating on restoration work until the storage building is extended and refurbished. More on that later. Right now, I'll be restoring my own games, and customer's machines from this month on. I have a showroom that will be available once the building works are complete - around December this year. Website will be up shortly with contact details.
My decision to move into this industry full time has been something I've been planning for 5 years. I will be covering all eras and all manufacturers. I will be doing repairs, reconditioning work and full restorations. Cabinet resprays to board repairs. Eventually, I will be doing repairs in house and at customer's house's. There's a lot more that I will be doing, but I need to take small steps.
Nino
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Best of luck with living the dream
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Good on you Nino . Wishing you the best of success .
That makes 3 x AP members (that I can think of) in Melbourne doing repairs and resto's .. WOW .
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Good on you Nino . Wishing you the best of success .
That makes 3 x AP members (that I can think of) in Melbourne doing repairs and resto's .. WOW .
All the very best with the venture mate.
And yes, we really are getting spoiled for choice these days. It wasn't that long ago getting a machine restored professionally meant buying one of those dealer "rag and nifty" jobs. Now we have several professionals, how good is that.
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Good news for all. All the best with the business in the future ! #*#
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Congrats and good luck ^^^What pins will you be doing first and at what price range?
Cheers Gav
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Wishing you every success Nino. ^^^
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Best wishes in the new enterprise Nino.
I believe that a change of career path/lifestyle is probably the most rejuvenating thing one can do.
It takes gumption, planning and passion, but hopefully it should be its own reward.
Max
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Great news.
Looking forward to seeing many more neat restorations.
Wish you every success.
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All the best with your new business, there will be lots of happy customers I am sure. ^^^
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Best wishes in the new enterprise Nino.
I believe that a change of career path/lifestyle is probably the most rejuvenating thing one can do.
It takes gumption, planning and passion, but hopefully it should be its own reward.
Max
100% agree. I've been wanting to have a career change for some years , trouble is
a) what to do
b) will I make enough $$ out of it to still live comfortably
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Best wishes in the new enterprise Nino.
I believe that a change of career path/lifestyle is probably the most rejuvenating thing one can do.
It takes gumption, planning and passion, but hopefully it should be its own reward.
Max
100% agree. I've been wanting to have a career change for some years , trouble is
a) what to do
b) will I make enough $$ out of it to still live comfortably
This is the key - finding something that makes you happy and you can survive on. I've worked hard for almost 24 years in IT and I was burnt out. I enjoy working with pinball, and I've literally had them around me since birth. I simply want to be "happy", and pinball does that for me.
Congrats and good luck ^^^What pins will you be doing first and at what price range?
Cheers Gav
At the moment, the current EMs need to be completed - Pro football and Aces High. These are big jobs, but I have to get them out of the way. Tales From The Crypt is done and the collector is taking delivery this weekend. I have a backlog of games that I will knock over - Skateball, KISS, Xenon, Eight Ball, Dr Who, Playboy, Jurassic Park, T2 and Corvette.
What will be restored and sold are MOST OF my personal collection in storage - which you will find under the "My Collection" heading. If there is something there that you are interested in, PM me and I'll evaluate and sort out pricing. I will separate the games I'm keeping in my Private collection, with the games I wish to restore and sell.
At the moment, I'm still working on the "Business Plan", and this needs to be done ASAP.
Thanks for the kind words, everyone ^^^
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Wish you well with this ^^^
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Congratulations Nino taking the big plunge is a massive step but one you will have no problems with im at a point where my day job has to go but am not confident enough that the pinball work can sustain our way of life.
WELL DONE
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All the best Nino with your new venture.
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All the best with your new venture Nino.
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Good stuff M8, onward and upward ^^^
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Good on you Nino . Wishing you the best of success .
That makes 3 x AP members (that I can think of) in Melbourne doing repairs and resto's .. WOW .
All the very best with the venture mate.
And yes, we really are getting spoiled for choice these days. It wasn't that long ago getting a machine restored professionally meant buying one of those dealer "rag and nifty" jobs. Now we have several professionals, how good is that.
just goes to show Nick
one day you may get the chance to become a professional lawyer, never give up your dream
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just goes to show Nick
one day you may get the chance to become a professional lawyer, never give up your dream
#*# :lol !@)
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Good on you Nino . Wishing you the best of success .
That makes 3 x AP members (that I can think of) in Melbourne doing repairs and resto's .. WOW .
All the very best with the venture mate.
And yes, we really are getting spoiled for choice these days. It wasn't that long ago getting a machine restored professionally meant buying one of those dealer "rag and nifty" jobs. Now we have several professionals, how good is that.
just goes to show Nick
one day you may get the chance to become a professional lawyer, never give up your dream
OUCH %.%
Best of luck with your new venture, will have to look you up when in Melbourne and you have a display room up.
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Hope it goes well for you.
I love what you did with your T3 (Wotto's T3 now). So i hopefully look forward to supporting you in the future.
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Good stuff Nino, hope it goes well for you ^^^ you're in the right part of the country to do this kind of thing it seems, starting up your own pin repair/resto business. Same thing as i'm trying at the moment up here on the NSW midnorth coast (difference with me is im taking on other electronic repairs as well besides pins).. sorry.. i'll stop now, i have no wish to hijack your post !@) &^&
I think you should go well, being where you are.. the pinball capital of Australia as they say! Each resto thread that you post just gets better & better, the attention to the finest details always amazes me with your work you do.. which honestly since i joined this forum has inspired me to go that little bit further with my own resto work ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
So as everyone else has said All the best with your new business venture and dream job!!
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So, now that you have gone 'Pro' , I asume you will be charging us for your advice on the forum? <.>
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Well done Nino and best of luck.
I think you'll get a lot of business with repairs and restorations and the quality of your work speaks for itself.
If you continue to source the quality machines as you have / do then you'll be employing a couple of apprentices in no time.
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Well done mate, all the best with the new venture not that you'll need it
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soundsl ike the best job in the world, good work mate
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If you continue to source the quality machines as you have / do then you'll be employing a couple of apprentices in no time.
Hand goes UP *)*
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So, now that you have gone 'Pro' , I asume you will be charging us for your advice on the forum? <.>
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I was waiting for that !
soundsl ike the best job in the world, good work mate
Definitely right on the money. Can't think of one better.
If you continue to source the quality machines as you have / do then you'll be employing a couple of apprentices in no time.
Hand goes UP *)*
You know where I live mate !
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Congrats Nino. Awesome that you will be continuing the family business! With the standard of your restorations, you will have no shortage of work.
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Best of luck Nino , i know you'll do very well ^^^
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Good stuff Nino, the quality of you restored machines is second to none, I am sure you Will do very well. ^^^
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Good luck with your venture, awesome doing a job you love
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Heard you talking about this years ago, glad you finally took the plunge. Best of luck mate. @@*
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Good stuff mate I wish you all the best but you won't need it your at the top of the class that's for sure, can't wait for the showroom and get some bussines cards made up so we can hand them out or are cards old school :D
Peter
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This is the key - finding something that makes you happy and you can survive on. I've worked hard for almost 24 years in IT and I was burnt out. I enjoy working with pinball, and I've literally had them around me since birth. I simply want to be "happy", and pinball does that for me.
Well done on taking the plunge and all the best with the new venture.
By the way where in Melbourne will the new factory/showroom be?
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This is the key - finding something that makes you happy and you can survive on. I've worked hard for almost 24 years in IT and I was burnt out. I enjoy working with pinball, and I've literally had them around me since birth. I simply want to be "happy", and pinball does that for me.
Well done on taking the plunge and all the best with the new venture.
By the way where in Melbourne will the new factory/showroom be?
Reservoir 3073. One of the storage buildings that we are extending sideways and also the rear. At the moment, I'm running out of my garage in Thomastown.
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Fantastic, that's the right side of town when I head to Melbourne. Also congratulations and all the best with the new business venture! @@*
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Good Luck and all the very best Nino. I know you will do well!
J.D.
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All The Best, nothing better than doing what u love!!
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Best wishes and good luck with it all Nino.