I have met several people (for a smaller niche market of people that we are) in the last few years since I began this hobby, and lately I have been wondering what kind of percentages of different hobbiests there are.
I have the poll setup with the most kinds of pinball people out there that I could think of.
Please take a moment and vote and comment as needed.
If you would consider yourself something different, please comment.
THANKS!
Quoted from TaylorVA:restore, play and collect
If you don't resell then I would consider you a collector foremostly (we all play, and some I.E. HEP are more into Restoration) 
I voted as a Fixer, since I probably enjoy working on my machines ALMOST as much as I do playing them, but I can never seem to keep them long enough to consider myself a collector. I cannot do restoration quality work, and I am definately not just a player, as I love to "Tinker"
Did not vote because none fit me exactly. I would say 3/5 match at the same time. I'm a player, fixer, collector. Can't see selling any of mine in the near future, but now that mine seem up to par, starting to look for another.
I'm a lover, not a fighter.
Oh sorry, wrong forum. Ummmm...player, collector, fixer in that order.
My hat changes daily.
everything but reseller, prob keep most of my machines for a while aka several years each so wouldnt consider that reseller, do like the aspect of getting cheaper and fixing it on my own
Quoted from dvandentop:do like the aspect of getting cheaper and fixing it on my own
+1
Ok I voted for fixer. I fix them to play to my liking, but have not yet done a full restore, and have no plans to sell any of mine yet.
I want to Play & Own them All . I Fix'em , Pimp'em , Play'em and sell them.. NF is 4-Sale Now !!
. I will have an ad in the Correct Thread tomorrow.. 
I'm all of the above... I love to play, I collect obscure games (some will probably never work, so can't say I buy these to play), I love to strip games down I want to keep and get 'em looking pristine, I fix 'em myself and I buy good deals to sell on to help pay for the games I keep... You should have allowed more than one vote boogies 
Fixer, Player and Collector in that order. I'm not in this hobby to flip games and make money out of them. I don't do any full restorations, but I'll get any recently acquired games back up into fully working order. If there is a fault on one, I'm happy to get out the test meter and fix the problem. I also like having some of the games that I played as a teenager in my collection.
Yes, it should have been a multi-choice poll.
i would say all of the above....some are bought to fix, clean, play for a bit, and sell to help bring on that new game. Completing my second full top to bottom restoration and hope to do at least 1 more this winter. My keepers (AFM, MM & SM for far) are hopefully going to stay for a long time which would be the collector part. Tough question...I guess I go into the hobby to be a Player but decided I wanted all the best games and the only way I figured I could do it was by trading/selling and making my way up. My head hurts, I dont know which answer to choose?
Quoted from tatman9999:Collector,player,fixer
+1
Quoted from RWH:Player/fixer, like both aspects of ownership; actually I don't see how the two can be seperate
I know a couple people that have pins, and don't know how to work on them at all - kinda sad, because repairing them gives a self satisfaction. You know that the next time you roll over that switch, it's gonna work.
Quoted from Outlane-Avoider:Yes, it should have been a multi-choice poll
+1, This was the first poll that I did - didn't relize that there was a multi-choice 
Something else I didn't put in the choice was Coin-Op
Unless you have deep pockets I don't know how you could be a player or collector without being a fixer/restorer. Having said that, I know there are people who own machines with no desire or knowledge to fix them. There's certainly nothing wrong with that but I think your missing a rewarding part of the hobby if you don't open the hood on occasion.
Me, fixer/restorer primarily but I wouldn't put in the effort if they weren't a great deal of fun to play as well. Plus I really enjoy giving others the opportunity to play machines they wouldn't otherwise be able to.
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Sorry, I couldnt resist. Love to play first, clean second, repair last. sell...notta, never. just buy more to enjoy.