I did a combination of selling and keeping my first pin. Here’s the deal....

Almost 14 years ago I bought my first pin, a BSD. It was in great shape with no fade and had a beautiful Sun Process playfield. Seriously nothing to dislike about the game. I lucked out getting such a beauty from Barrywnj (those that have been around long enough know what I mean), especially for $1400.

I loved that game. Both my kids sat on the glass when they were little and watched me play. Lots of memories with it and I never thought I’d let it go. Well, after almost 8 years of owning I did sell it to raise some money. I regretted it immediately, but luckily for me the new owner knew how much it meant to me, and he told me he’d give me the first shot at buying it back if he ever sold it.

Sure enough, 6 years later I got an email from him saying he was ready to let it go. I was ecstatic. I of course found a way to raise some funds to buy it back. I drove from Iowa to Oregon to pick it up this past summer and now it’s back home and here to stay. Another big thank you to Brian (doublezo1) who sold it back to me, Justin (Fattrain) for transport help and my buddy John (Pdxmonkey) who held the game for me and put me up for a few days at his place during my trip.

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