My history is really off the wall and hard to remember all of. First machine was a lethal weapon 3 that I kept for maybe four months. I worked for about two years at an amusement repair place and would leave my games on our for sale list. Because we were always pickin up craigslist finds or games from other collectors, it worked out for me and I would often do things like buy a cyclone, sell it within a week or two and buy whatever was new and comin in. I had a xenon for three days once. When I stopped working there I owned a flying carpet and wizard! I have literally never had the space or money for a pinball machine so it amazes me that I spent about three or four years with no space in my room and no money in my pocket (but hey, I got two machines at home) I have since gotten rid of both of them and this last month or so has been a real double edged sword. On the one side, I've got money and a room for the first time in years, on the other side, there is a tremendous hole in my soul without being able to say "I own a pinball machine"