Hmm very interesting... thanks for posting that.

How much do you normally charge for a pinball plastic like this?

Are you suggesting that people who want these type of jobs done can make their own scan and save a lot of time and cost?

Ive got one I need to make...  one day...   Photoimpact is my program of choice but i'm sure it could do the same thing... just have to check the file save formats but I know theres a huge list of them.

If you provide artwoork that is suitable the cost of making parts like this is VERY cheap. Most of the cost is preparing artwork.