I'm near The Shark Club in Howell, MI where he keeps 50-60 of the most collectible pins on location for the public (and kept in fantastic condition.) But it still does not stop me from wanting to buy pins for my own home. I just enjoy collecting them and working on them (and playing them.) For me ... collecting pins simply became feasible with the explosion of the WWW. I would have been extremely intimidated to buy a game without knowing A) Where to find one B) How to work it C) How to fix it and D) Just understand the game differences and values. But suddenly ... I had it all at my fingertips. Bought my first game (TOM) off of eBay 12-13 years ago (before eBay pricing got absurd.) Have never looked back.