I got in very early 2012 officially, though I put the down payment in late 2011. Wish I knew about buying pins before that. I'd always loved pinball and played every location I could find, but never thought about actually owning one. Then I found out a Dr Who machine had been made and I had to have it. Bought that, enjoyed it for about 6 months, then the sickness settled in and I met the local pinball crew and started buying like crazy. 33 machine entered last weekend, 34 will be here end of the month.