mate still keen on starting this venture but doesn't want to outlay on games  . it apparently is a side line to get some extra cash. So I am still asking for assistance in any leads as to contacts that may site games.

I have tentatively offered to site a couple of my pinballs or so on a 50/50 deal but will also leave him the keys so my games can ne opened to fix ball jams etc. I don't want a ball rubbing for hours in one spot due to ball searches etc.

I've kind of convinced him to consider a couple of crane/prize units in as well as maybe a couple of video games and pinballs. I also conveyed the ice cream/pizza idea and he tells me the shop next door is opening as a pizza parlour. So he could possibly get traffic from there as well as what he says are lots of kids that just hang around the shops ie. coles. He basically wants to do a bit of a community thing for the kids but not go all out with the investment side, hence the hire approach. If all goes well maybe he'd purchase once he gets some return.

I think it could work (but don't know the area stats in question), if he got in good with the pizza guy and ran a LED display of order numbers for those customers waiting on pizzas and if he sells snacks, provides seating, music or projector video of movies to get the kids in for a game and a place to chill.

dunno, what are your thoughts on this with the details at hand. Are there other collectors willing to consider what I'm considering?