When I first started collecting it was all about quantity and having those certain must have pins, then it changed to 80's stuff then NIB Sterns 10 to 15 pins on average. In the last 2 years I realized I'm player first and collecting just didn't work for me. Since I went to a 2 maybe 3 pin set up not considering any purchase a long term keeper I'm enjoying myself much more. Thus its no big issue to buy NIB. I've played TWD Pre a few hundred times now and nothing left to do so I'm selling it to buy BK3. Maiden will go in the same way to fund something new down the line and theres never a lot of loss not that I care about that anyway. So as to ur question, Nope, now luckily for me theres only maybe 1 release every year more like 2 years that actually appeals to my taste giving me ample time to get tired of the pins I'm playing.

Selective and wiser. For me one of the biggest issues is selling, I hate it. People coming by and then nit picking looking for a deal. With 2 pins and no problem waiting on a new release I want to mature for a year I can sit back wait for that buyer who says I want it at my asking price, nice and easy. Like anything I just got tired of the whole process.

So what, Listen I've had all the greats and none of them lasted, now with the exception of being very wealthy and keeping every game you buy which I would most likely do in that case, jesus I'd love to go to my giant pinball room with 150 games in it, I'd enjoy just looking at them but well you know. Point is stop looking at it from a collectors stand point, once I did that I started enjoying it much more, loss the obsession aspect to this hobby, I used to have zero patience, had to have the game right away. Just a thought. One of my favorite things about pinball now is coming on to this site and aggravating the JJP fanboys it never gets old.