Hey man, if you are even humoring the idea of getting a space at Woodfield ,or anywhere in chicagoland for that matter, you better be willing to pull out the big bucks. That is prime real estate, high traffic, high volume malls. They cater to Corporations which are capable to cope with the lease rates out here. Small buisnesses always get raped unless you have GREAT starting capitol! We may seem all very synical but its sadly the truth. If you ever get the startup capitol or the knowhow to pull this off go you. But its going to be one hell of an uphill battle. If you ever think you can try to talk to a supplier, from a private party stand point, and tell them to not put cheap/ready parts into machines, ex: pads and microswitches like you've earlier stated, you have another thing coming to ya. You have much to learn but you got passion. Maintaining that passion is key to making this a posiblity. Your 15, I think every one of us at one point have dreamt of having our own arcade, we just came to grips with the cold hard reality of life. Know your electronics! Thats a place to start.
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