"“There’s a pinball machine, a 1966 electromechanical model we’re just about to put on sale, and we’ll refuse to sell that to nine out of 10 people who contact us because we know it won’t be suitable for them. These machines are like classic cars: they are specialist pieces of equipment and need constant care. If I sell it to someone who just wants a working machine, they’ll be fed up after five minutes – we’ve got to choose the right customer for it. Someone who is able to tinker.”"

Liar. You don't reimport containers of games to NOT sell them.

My second pinball machine was an electromechanical game. Most of them (bingos excepted) are not THAT complicated that an average person couldn't get through them.....they're just lazy and don't want to learn. When you properly rebuild an EM game...they require very little other than being occasionally played to stay in good condition. I haven't had to do 'maintenence' on my Crescendo in 5 years, mechanically speaking.....just the normal cleaning and replacing balls and rubber. If you're too lazy to do that, don't buy pinball machines.

Modern solid state games break just as much 8f not more, are more expensive to repair, and may require SMT soldering skills which is a hell of a lot more of an ask than adjusting a damn leaf switch.