Ask the Newcastle Pinball Assoc - I just GAVE them a Hankin table to raffle and asked that they donate 50% of the proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Newcastle and use the balance to run the assoc.
Is that "giving my stuff away" good enough for you?
I won't employ any more in Australia than I need to because of the over the top costs that make it impossible to manufacture a pinball machine there. If you think my Chinese staff are paid "next to nothing" then that proves exactly that you don't know anything about China - it is a LOT more expensive here than many realise. The advantages are simple, I can buy practically any part or have any service done such as plating, mould making etc etc all within a 10km radius of my factory - you just can't do that in Australia.
Again, please remind us exactly what it is you have done for the pinball community?
PS - sorry for the thread hi-jack Gavin but I felt my responses were required.
That is the entire difference between what I do and why I do it and most others that ONLY run a business "for the money".
Mate if you weren't in it for the money you would make your shit in Australia not china
You would employ Australians like the rest of us who own businesses.
At the end of the day you are greedy son of a bitch who wants to pay his workers next to nothing to help maximize profits and play the "oh I dont do it for money" card
what a load of bullshit.
If you dont care about money then start giving away free games instead of selling them, why not? you seem to want to make your self out as some sort of Fkn Santa clause 
But what ever helps you sleep at night hey mike?
