DPP #188 "The whole world is a Pinfest!"

Kong LE fails to sell out; Harry Potter delayed; tariffs, licensing, and market uncertainty reshape collector spending.

Synopsis

Don returns from a six-day world trip and discusses the pinball market in mid-May. Key topics: Kong LE underperformance due to limited tangible upgrades over Premium ($3,000 price gap unjustified); economic uncertainty from tariffs affecting collector purchasing decisions; Harry Potter repeated delays tied to licensing complexity; missing games at Pinfest (Predator, Cuphead/Fins Up); Dune's worm mechanism issues at Allentown; and a alleged shoplifting incident at Pinfest involving Cointaker booth merchandise.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Cointaker· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Allentown Pinfest· event
• ABBA· game
• Cuphead· game
• Dune· game
• Godfather· game
• Godzilla· game
• Harry Potter· game
• Jaws· game
• King Kong· game
• Predator· game
• Don· person
• Jason Knapp· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Paul Rogoff· person