I was perusing Rec.Games.Pinball when this story was mentioned.

I wish someone would do  this for me

Mundy said he realized right away that he couldn’t pass up a pinball machine for $20. Since he was 10 years old, he was fascinated by the machines because they are “more real than a video game because you’re actually controlling the flippers.”
The only problem was, it didn’t work, and Mundy had never attempted any mechanical work in his life.

And he’s got people calling him offering to sell games…