WARNING...COMMON SENSE RANT FREE SHOW: Episode 1183: "KANEDA SOLVES PINBALL SCALPING ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!!"

Kaneda critiques Pinside's scalping fees as virtue signaling; argues manufacturers should sell direct to end scalping.

Synopsis

Kaneda launches a multi-part critique of Pinside's anti-scalping measures and broader pinball business model inefficiencies. He argues Robin's fee-based scalping restrictions are performative virtue-signaling that won't solve the underlying problem: that manufacturers should sell direct to consumers instead of relying on dealers/distros, which would eliminate scalping overnight while manufacturers keep an extra $1-2M+ per title. He positions Pokemon Pinball as an upcoming test case and frames scalping as a market signal of game quality.

Entities

• Barrels of Fun· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Turner Pinball· company
• Beetlejuice Pinball· game
• Beetlejuice Pinball (Spooky)· game
• Circus Voltaire (HEP Restoration)· game
• Dune Pinball· game
• Godzilla Pinball· game
• Harry Potter Pinball· game
• James Bond 60th Pinball· game
• Jaws Pinball· game
• King Kong Pinball· game
• Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball· game
• Pokemon Pinball· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Jersey Jack CE)· game
• Star Wars Pinball· game
• Winchester Pinball· game
• Pinside· organization
• Project Pinball· organization
• Kaneda· person
• Robin· person