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New guy needs buying advise on what pins to start with

By Scar

6 years ago


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    #18 6 years ago

    I know it might be hard to do, but my advice would probably be to get one cheaper pin first and see how you like actually owning it. When I first got into pins, there was a decent learning curve and ALOT of trouble shooting (why doesn't this switch work, why are these lights out, why is this flipper suddenly weak, why do my drops not reset all the time, etc.). This probably applies a lot less if you are buying something very new and/or well maintained, but I'm glad I ended up easing in and making sure I didn't over commit and actually liked working on them before going in on more since stuff can and will go wrong. It's hard not to buy everything in sight, but I've been glad I've waited until deals came across and was able to learn alot as I went. I've now got a growing collection I built up (relatively) cheap and learned a ton and gained a lot of confidence in the process. There will always be games available, so I'd be patient and ease in and enjoy!

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