ArcRevival
Well-known member
As you all know, I moved back to the Bay Area at the end of last year.
I started a business and I have a website in the works. I bought out an operator and have quite a few locations and I am about to get several more it looks like. I have been doing a fair amount of repair work for the general public, people that typically own one game and need it fixed and have one commercial account that does not have their own technician. I also plan to resume my LA Trips to haul games for people.
I am working on expanding on all of these fronts and now doing some party rentals.
I have been putting together a small fleet of classics for party rentals. I have Frogger, Galaga, Ms Pac, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Tron and Dig Dug and might score a photobooth. Still looking for a couple more ( Space Invaders for one ) but I feel I have enough of the A-list titles to get started. They are in decent shape, not what I would call collector quality but close, not route beaters that's for sure. I have my business license and I am almost all set to go.
The hard part I am having is deciding on prices. Now keep in mind, I am not targeting the average Klov cheapo bastard, I am catering more to the people that can afford to throw down to make sure their party is a hit
Also keep in mind that I am in the San Francisco Bay Area and things are pricey here. There are a lot of affluent people that can afford to rent games.
Should I offer as little as one game for $175, 2 games for $275 and 3 for $350, 4 for $425 ? Too cheap ? Not enough ?
I am thinking a 30 mile one way max before I add on more for travel time.
I can easily fit 4 classics in my F150 long bed with the lift gate so it's pretty easy to haul 4 games, maybe even 5.
Figured I would throw this out there to the Klovers . I am not asking you what you would PAY to rent games, I am asking you what you would CHARGE to rent games. Does anyone here actually rent games ?
I started a business and I have a website in the works. I bought out an operator and have quite a few locations and I am about to get several more it looks like. I have been doing a fair amount of repair work for the general public, people that typically own one game and need it fixed and have one commercial account that does not have their own technician. I also plan to resume my LA Trips to haul games for people.
I am working on expanding on all of these fronts and now doing some party rentals.
I have been putting together a small fleet of classics for party rentals. I have Frogger, Galaga, Ms Pac, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Tron and Dig Dug and might score a photobooth. Still looking for a couple more ( Space Invaders for one ) but I feel I have enough of the A-list titles to get started. They are in decent shape, not what I would call collector quality but close, not route beaters that's for sure. I have my business license and I am almost all set to go.
The hard part I am having is deciding on prices. Now keep in mind, I am not targeting the average Klov cheapo bastard, I am catering more to the people that can afford to throw down to make sure their party is a hit
Also keep in mind that I am in the San Francisco Bay Area and things are pricey here. There are a lot of affluent people that can afford to rent games.
Should I offer as little as one game for $175, 2 games for $275 and 3 for $350, 4 for $425 ? Too cheap ? Not enough ?
I am thinking a 30 mile one way max before I add on more for travel time.
I can easily fit 4 classics in my F150 long bed with the lift gate so it's pretty easy to haul 4 games, maybe even 5.
Figured I would throw this out there to the Klovers . I am not asking you what you would PAY to rent games, I am asking you what you would CHARGE to rent games. Does anyone here actually rent games ?


