That's a tough one. When I started, I passed on some titles I recently picked up, as they were going for $1000-$1,200, and someone wanted $1300-$1500. I thought it was the smart thing to do at the time.

Flash forward, and I'm now paying $2,500-$3,000 for these same titles, and that's IF I can find them. My honest opinion on this is buy them all and sort it out later. Take that with the obvious grain of salt being don't go broke or piss your wife off (too much).

They are easy to sell, and having trade bait puts you in a better position anyway for something you want. There is the flip side to that, being the crazy over the top prices for a game you just have to have now, but sometimes we gotz to do what weez gotz to do!

Again, the classic argument: they keep their value, so it's hard to make a bad decision. There is usually more bad decisions "felt" with ones you sell without really thinking it through.

It never ends. It becomes a staple quickly in your daily habits, checking the online for sales, CL, wherever. Despite you telling your wife (and yourself) once I get X, and Y and Z, I'll be done, never ends. Everyone here has gone through this.

Sometimes I think this is a good thing. It's tough to allow pinball to get stale, so much to repair, buy, search for, improve. It's the addiction of barbies and accessorising for middle age men. And really, the wives should be jumping for joy given all the other ways middle age men can spend their time and their money.