never wanted to, or bothered with getting a container of pins. I could have done it a dozen times over, but my focus is my security business.

i have just let everyone else do all the hardwork bringing in the containers, and I just pay what the machine owes someone plus a reasonable profit margin. I dont have the headaches, but pick up a great pinny at a great price. thats the best compromise.

most container sellers sell 80 percent of the machines in a "as is" state and still make plenty. pro-rata, unless its a high end title, it doesnt pay to fully shop something or re-decal it. most buyers would rather save some money and do the shopping themselves, thus it doesnt take a rocket scientist to buy a batch of pins in a container and offload them all very quickly without even touching them.

it does make you wonder though, just how many pinnys are left around Europe. as a percentage, stocks must have taken a real dint with the amount of machines being brought in to the land of OZ. a few buyers i know are now collecting machines from USA to fill containers. machines in Australia are still selling like hotcakes. Some titles are down in price, others have risen. its still fun to watch the prices some games attract.