Pachinko Predictions: What Happens in 2005

[slotter]

Probality the best thing for Pachislo is the tokenless Machine, No nothing in and No nothing out, total a TOY. Because that will not interest very maney people at all, look how many when they get their first machine. The first thing "how do I convert this to quarters ?" "How to put on a bandit arm and stop chip ?"

That is what is going Kill PACHISLO, you watchÂ… I only hope I am wrong.

I can testify to that, Arby! If I hadn't found this forum when I got my first pachislo (and had stuck with that single machine) I would have probably had the chip, the arm and quarter conversion. :oops:

As it turns out, I even removed the quarter conversion I did on the first machine and sent the chip back before opening it and lost the shipping charges. Never got as far as the arm for it, thank goodness! :lol:

The gambling money is very addictive. Once hooked, the politicians will never let it go -- it will just keep increasing. :cry:

[arbycoffee]

Iowa thinking again about making them illegal again, But hopefully them sucker will be to busy grab aszing to do anything like last year.

[arbycoffee]

Midway thru 05' and we will see now well Billo44 has done

1. true
2. true
3. true
4. true, way over
5. not yet
6. Pachinkos are on the rise, but not because of Pachislo being outlawed
7. He is wiggling in that dicetion
8. No not yet
9. see above
10. we are closer than we think,but i haven't put a computer in the bathroom yet.

OK, I don't have an inside track on what's in those shipping containers that Republic Industries or other importers are getting from Japan. I do believe the games we will begin to see in the next 3 months are going to make us salivate like we have a case of rabies.

I have dusted off my crystal ball and predict the following.

1. More games will feature anime characters.

2. Games featuring licensed movie themes will continue to bring embarrassingly high prices.

3. Anything with naked or almost naked women will sell even if the game board had only one pin on the playfield.

4. A Star Wars pachinko game will bring over $1500 on eBay.

5. Texasauction will begin using video clips to enhance their sales pitch.

6. Pachinko sales will increase as states begin to shut down pachislo machine sales because the machines can be easily converted to accept quarters.

7. Milt finally sees the light and makes a commitment to get serious about selling pachinkos.

8. Someone begins selling plans on eBay for a high speed pachinko ball lifter utilizing a modified Poulan chainsaw.

9. Pachitalk.com opens up its own pachinko and pachislo auction site.

10. Pachitalk.com hits 500,000 posts after Arbycoffee installs 20 voice and thought recognition computers so every thought he has and sounds he make are instantly translated into pachitalk forum posts.


That's it for me.

Anyone else care to add their own list of predictions?

[vespacar]

Bump,

Had to bump this one, and let's see what ideas you have for 2006-07.

Cheers,
James

[arbycoffee]

2006 Prices slump on Ebay

Tight money - high gas cost

[logicprobe]

2006 - the year of the $59 pachinko.
But with $129 shipping. Plus fuel surcharges.

We'll know when the bottom is falling out if we ever see TA having to resort to selling Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards, or something silly like that.

[Tulsa]

2006, for an even number, it's a very odd year.