Let me go count...

Ok, I own 18 games right now. That's just stupid. But, if I sold out all my games, I'd probably make money. This hobby tends to hold a high residual value in the games. Is it expensive? Absolutely. But even if I got 70% of the value I paid for my games, that is crazy good for a hobby! In fact if I put up my whole collection at 70% of its current value, it would probably sell almost instantly.

A little over a week ago a good friend sent me a text about a game I wanted that was a thousand bucks. I was completely tied up with family stuff, so I asked a different good friend if he would go get it for me... and he did. So now I have a game I wanted for only $1000. If it ended up being a load I could dump it for $700 in an instant.

I guess I'm saying that it's a hobby. Normal hobbies are expensive. But pinball isn't. Sure, the cost of admission is high. But even if you F up really bad, the cost is only 30% of what you dropped. No big deal for such a fun hobby.