Interesting topic.....Like CrazyLevi, I searched for months for a "perfect Pinball", because ...of course....I was only ever going to get 1.......I ended up settling on a really nice condition TSPP from Betson for $3700. I still have it today, and will probably never get rid of it. This is an old picture of when I first got it.
The interesting thing about my search for that machine is that it led me to Pinside, Pinball Bash, RGP, SpookyPodcast, Gameroom Junkies, etc., etc. It BLEW ME AWAY when I started seeing some of the collections, and gamerooms that everyone has. I could never imagine having what I have now....yet here I am.....it just keeps growing, and growing...I love this hobby, and the community of people I have met all over the country in it.