I'm actually interested in these different perspectives. I don't own one yet, but it seems like there are collectors, restorer/modders, casual players and tournament players and ops as the types of people in the 'hobby'. I feel like on pinside it's more collectors and restorer/modders as well as casual players than competitive folks. I think ultimately it's just whatever you want it to be. Whenever I finally get a pin, my feeling is that I am not worrying about $ as much as fun, as it's def not an investment for business for me.