Quoted from jonnyo:Steve, depending on what you're looking for, you can get "in" with some decent EMs or 80s SS games for not too much money (under 1k).
If you're really a pinaholic you can move to the bay area. Between the two pinball museums alone I have 125 games to play. Might balance out with the high cost of living depending on your addiction!
The Greeks tell of Tantalus, the man punished by the Gods to an eternal torment of having succulent grapes just out of reach, that's what it like to live two hours north of the Bay area! Gas ain't cheap