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My longest standing pin is also Doctor Who (bought in 2012)
Longest standing overall machine is my Neo Geo MVS (bought in 2010)
Lakeville, MN
Melbourne
Quoted from Gritty:Ice Cold Beer, have had it for 15 years.
Open those bottles and let’s get this party started.
The Sopranos its been in the Same spot for 8 years. It was the second pinball I bought when I got into the mess. Lol
#cue-ball-wizard has been here since 2008. It was my first game and my wife bought it for me. #not-for-sale... if you want it you'll probably have to come when my son hosts an estate sale!
-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my replacement LED Display Boards for model H and model S Skee Ball
For me Medieval Madness - brought home 5/04 from Union Music , Harper Woods Mi. with 9,577 plays . Was $4,876. w/tax . They couldn't figure out why I would pay more for a used game then they paid new ? They all looked at me like I was from a different planet when I layed a towel on the glass and lowered the head down on it - Shrunk wrapped it - and took the legs off . Soon after MM's were going for $7,000 - $8,000. Then a year after that they were selling for $16,000. or more . Great game and thank full to buy in at the right time .
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Twilight Zone, second game in, will be the last game out
TZ, second game ever, first in on the collection start after moving to MD, will be there for my heirs to argue over.
Toronto, ON
Lethal Weapon 3. My first pin, picked it up for cheap in 2009 and fixed it up. Just can't get rid of it. I know its by no means a top rated game but it keeps me coming back for more. Difficulty is medium, and for some reason a good game can be hugely satisfying. That, plus the movies were great, coupled with the Three Stooges reference and ZZ Top music, I'll probably never sell it.
No fear.....when I look at it I says...hell no I ain't letting it go for that kinda money. Nothing in that price range better imho.
Judge dredd.....been my 8yr old daughters favorite since tftc left 4yrs ago. Not gonna make that mistake again. She loves super game and the dredd character.
Had my Jurassic Park since the Superbowl... an eternity in my small collection. It's not going anywhere. I have it sitting next to my Hobbit and I probably get equal enjoyment from both games.
Argosy, 17 years and counting, also my first buy.
It's easy to be sentimental and hold on to a game I spent $300 on. With most people spending around $8k on their first game purchase these days I can see why people can't afford to be sentimental.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:people can't afford to be sentimental.
No you can not when you have spent less than $8k on machines #1 to #4 in your collection (combined) but $8.3k plus alone on game #5. I am so glad I got into this when I did back in 1991. At least my first 3 machines were “affordable” and my 4th was just playing catchup on a title we have wanted for 20 years. Now that the holy grail of MB is actually joining the ranks this week, I only have what 40?, maybe 50 machines left that I need to buy? 
Quoted from indypinhead:BSD for me...
But I also have "copies" of machines I previously owned in 91...BadCats, F14 and 8BD
I’ve owned my Dracula since 1995.
its still one of my favorite games!
10 months later
Scared Stiff #1 just left after 19 years in the collection. So now it's Addams Family Gold at 18 years.
Quoted from pincoin:Got my slightly used TZ in May 1994, then bought a NIB TAFG in Nov 1994. 25th year anniversary coming for both of them.
What number is your gold? That’s amazing to be one owner
Bally KISS 1979. As a hardcore KISS fan in my younger years, I HAD to add a KISS pinball machine to my memorabilia collection. Picked up a machine in the mid-'90s. That sparked my love of pinball again. Many thousands of dollars later....................lol
Either way I read it, they are both bowlers. MBA (28 ft.),
and my very first machine (early 90s) 1956 United Handicap shuffle..
Gottlieb Volley ! My dad brought her home
In 1978 our first Pin .Also have a EM Night Rider we got shortly thereafter after
42 years and guessing 500 or more games later .
Fish Tales.
13 years now.
Early on, the visiting adults loved it.
Now, the grandkids love it.
And since we just got a new grandson it probably will stay for a while.
(Just 1 minor issue, bad solenoid) right after it was delivered. And NONE since!
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