I still do. It was a route beaten to hell ES I got from an OP for $400 12 years ago. It gets played the least in the collection, I can never bring myself to sell it.
Hey,
Sort of. Technically, I did have a Gottlieb World Fair that was a project involving me biting off more than I could chew. That was first. A few months later, I bought a Flash, which I still have, and gets fired up every so often for a quick game.
Luke
Quoted from ebjimmyg:yes, T2, had it since 1999... got my second pin still, Funhouse, and my third--- Whirlwind
Good call. After you posted this I realized I still have #2:SWEP1 HUO, and #3:RBION. Probably 20 or so after that that have come and gone.
Quoted from Anim8ormatt:Yes, f-14. I'm sure I would want too much for it.
F-14 broke my cherry too and it is a must keep for life!
Yep, still have my Mars Trek by Sonic that I got some 19 years ago. The quality PF and Backglass will keep me from ever parting with it.
I am loyal to my beloved wife; but when it comes to pins, I'm a confirmed gigolo. I love 'em and leave 'em!
Purchased my thrashed PinBot in 95 and still have it. I would never sell it. I still find extra parts in the basement I bought 15 years ago. The left lane still makes me curse!
No.
Started buying/collecting 70's Gottlieb e-m & early ss pins from late 2004 - 2006.
First pin was a '74 Gottlieb Free Fall {wedgehead} (add-a-ball version of Sky Jump).
That pin had/has a great knocker in it, and being an add-a-ball, it would knock quite often.
Took about 6 or 7 years before I could get myself to start parting w/ some of my pins.
No regrets though. Glad other people are enjoying them now.
Nope flogged it back in 09 back then I didn't really want more than 3 or it will get out of hand
Well I think that's happened already
Yes, the first game was Harlem Globetrotters that I bought at a garage sale for $200. It would be the last game to leave.
John P. Dayhuff
Battle Creek, Mi.
269-979-3836
No, sold Mata Hari to fund Taxi. Even though I really loved the ol' girl and she played mean, I really love Taxi's play more. Hard to let that one go, I would have loved to have been able to keep it for the artwork alone.
No, but I can still play it! Tri Zone. After owning for many years I sold it to a fellow Pinsider, who now has it on route. No regrets for selling it as it was no longer getting the attention it deserved. Im happy to say that it is now bringing joy to many people...the way it was meant to be.
Yup. Warlok that my wife bought 26 years ago. We never play it but it holds a special place in our collection. It reminds my wife that she started this pinball madness.
Yes, bought a smdm way back, we still play it but not as often as others. I need to
do a full shop job on it (three jobs ahead of it).Also the better half does not want to let it go.
Yes.
Overpaid for a wreck of a FunHouse that I subsequently restored and now I will never break even on if I sell it. It is my reminder of when I knew nothing and got 'bent over' by a retailer.
Still gets played a lot.
Yes, Monopoly ...
However I'm considering selling it this year to help fund my next toy.
Not sure if the wife and kids will let me or not - we love it.
No, jubilee was my first, kept it for years but didn't play it much, finally mustered up the strength to get rid of it. Glad I did but being my first machine made it hard.
Quoted from pinball_erie:I still do. It was a route beaten to hell ES I got from an OP for $400 12 years ago. It gets played the least in the collection, I can never bring myself to sell it.
Yep SS (Space Shuttle) first pin I got in 2001, first pin restored...not leaving anytime soon!
Phoebe
No Average shape High Speed that I loved when I got it. I learned alot about repair and adjusting,etc. while owning this machine but it stayed for only 1 year.
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