I have found my interest has steadily declined over the last couple years. This hobby is kind of tough because I've discovered almost any game gets boring after awhile. Some way sooner than expected. So for awhile you remedy that by selling a couple and buying something different. Eventually the thrill of getting something new diminishes as you realize you'll be repeating the process again in a couple months. The allure is lost when it dawns on you that no game is a real long term keeper. The itch still comes back for me but with longer intervals in between. I'm not sure if you can ever completely leave pinball but I feel like I get closer every year.

In the early days of collecting I'd leave work early, or drive 4 hours in a snowstorm to get a game that had just posted. It was so satisfying and fun it was about all I would think or talk about. It seemed so important for quite a number of years. You're bound to get burnt out on something that can be so obsessive for so long. Now 14 years later I find myself making excuses not to buy a game that has been on my want list forever. It's somewhat liberating not caring as much, but also makes you envious of those just discovering the hobby.