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Do you still have your first pin?

By pinball_erie

11 years ago


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    #1 11 years ago

    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.

    #2 11 years ago

    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

    #3 11 years ago

    No. T2 . But it was my only pin for my first 3 years.

    #4 11 years ago

    Yes, f-14. I'm sure I would want too much for it.

    #5 11 years ago

    No. It was DE SW and I used it to help fund an upgrade to LOTR.

    #6 11 years ago

    yes, tz

    #7 11 years ago

    Yup! Funhouse. NEVER leaving!

    #8 11 years ago

    yes, T2, had it since 1999... got my second pin still, funhouse, and my third--- whirlwind

    #9 11 years ago

    Nope. My Taxi was sold to fund my TZ.

    #10 11 years ago

    Yep. Doctor Who, a NIB from 92 still sitting pretty in my collection.

    #11 11 years ago
    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.

    #12 11 years ago
    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!

    #13 11 years ago

    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.

    #14 11 years ago

    I am loyal to my beloved wife; but when it comes to pins, I'm a confirmed gigolo. I love 'em and leave 'em!

    #15 11 years ago

    yes

    #16 11 years ago

    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!

    #17 11 years ago

    No.

    IJ lasted five years in a small collection of 3-4 pins. First pin I sold though and once I did, it made selling other pins easier.

    I really only miss TZ and BSD from the past so don't regret selling most of them.

    #18 11 years ago

    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.

    #19 11 years ago

    Yes and no I sold FT for a better FT

    #20 11 years ago

    I do. Gorgar speaks!

    #21 11 years ago

    Yes, Paragon...a great pin!

    #22 11 years ago

    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

    #23 11 years ago

    Yes. LOTR. Not saying much, though. I only started collecting in 2009.

    #24 11 years ago

    Yes, Funhouse.

    #25 11 years ago

    Yup. TSPP, NIB from 2003.

    #26 11 years ago

    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

    #27 11 years ago

    No,Harlem Globetrotters.Bought 2003 sold 2008,kinda miss it.

    #28 11 years ago

    Nope. Sold my BK to fund my NIB SM.

    #29 11 years ago

    interested to know the title

    #30 11 years ago

    Wish I did. Sold my SureShot and Royal Flush to get Rocky & Bullwinkle.

    Dan

    #31 11 years ago

    Yes - The Totem is always in the center of the house !

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    #32 11 years ago

    Yep,Dr.Dude still here

    #33 11 years ago

    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.

    #35 11 years ago

    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.

    #36 11 years ago

    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.

    #37 11 years ago

    No

    #38 11 years ago

    Yes Congo . Only started 11 months ago though. But Congo is a keeper.

    edit - might have been RBION but I still have that also.

    #39 11 years ago

    No had a Sword of Furry. Sold it Ten years ago to make room for my sons toys.

    #40 11 years ago

    Hell yeah! Found my Paragon in 1985 for $300 and never letting go!

    #41 11 years ago

    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.

    #42 11 years ago

    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.

    #43 11 years ago

    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.

    #44 11 years ago

    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.

    #45 11 years ago

    High speed with normal wear. Got it restored and will stay in my collection for a long time.

    #46 11 years ago
    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

    #47 11 years ago

    Would be a good poll. Short answer no, sold my Meteor to make space for IJ. Still have my second pin, LOTR.

    #48 11 years ago

    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.

    #49 11 years ago

    Yes, started with T2 in Sept last year. Trying to make room for #2....

    #50 11 years ago

    Yes-- Firepower. May sell soon to make room for projects in que.

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