So far, this proves how valuable it is for me to travel the distance to get the machine. Having gone from never owning a pin, to now working on #7 and #8, it shows me the value of connecting with the seller (email, text, ph calls), then going out and working through the machine to verify its asking price.
In a couple days, I will get behind the wheel for a 1,000 mile trek due north, to hopefully come home with a pin that I have been wanting since my days of youth!
Youthful, but not born yesterday!