Quoted from galore2112:Used old machines are overrated to me.
You seem new to the hobby. All pinball is fun. Most of the "good old" pins are classics and are hard to beat even with todays tech and toys. I can name 10 newer pins that dont even hold a candle to some of the older titles. But hey you have an opinion but your the minority.
Quoted from galore2112:And forking over $10k to a legitimate business feels less dangerous that plunking that down cash on glass in some dude’s basement in the boonies who makes his money scalping LEs.
This comment tells me you never purchased a pin from someone and never ever from a collector. I have purchased many pins and not 1 time did I ever feel like I was in danger. To get a LE you have to have a very good relationship with a distributor. No dude in a shady basement is going to get his hands on an LE. And if your talking about the occasional flipper then your also wrong. Most of these guys are super nice and only looking to make a buck. I have purchased quite a few pins from these types and most of the time its out of there garage and they are finding pins in the wild at estate sales or crazy basement finds bringing them back to life.
I have to say your new here and it shows. Go slow...
