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Don’s Pinball Podcast

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

PodcastBy Donald Garrison

Don’s Pinball Podcast

32 min

Summary

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

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.

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