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So you bought a pinball machine. Has the addiction taken over? How m

By sevenrites

8 years ago


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    “So you bought a pinball machine. Has the addiction taken over? How many do you own now?”

    • I bought one, and am done. (for now, I think!) 14 votes
      6%
    • I bought one, now I own 5 or less. 92 votes
      37%
    • I thought 5 was my limit, but now it's 10. 57 votes
      23%
    • As long as I keep it under 20, it's not an obsession. 46 votes
      18%
    • Somewhere between 20 and 50. 35 votes
      14%
    • I'm definitely addicted, I own more than 50. 3 votes
      1%
    • I'm consumed by it for life, I own more than 100. 1 vote
    • I don't know what happened, but it's more than 200! 1 vote

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    #20 8 years ago

    I just picked up my 12th pin last week. I really don't think I can shoehorn any more machines into the space I have. Course, that's what I said when I picked up my 5th machine.

    I'm basically shooting for one example of each significant early solid state system type at this point.

    They were all projects to varying degrees--some just need a good cleaning, minor mechanical repairs or cosmetic parts replacements; others need varying degrees of electronics repairs in addition to that. One needs some cabinet work since the cheap particle board bottom is falling out. But, most were bargains, and it's hard to pass up a bargain.

    So...I've got quite a number of projects that I am slowly working through. It doesn't help that I keep jumping to each new acquisition for a few weeks before fully finishing an older one. But, I've been making good progress and plan on bringing one to sell in the Pintastic free play area.

    So, has the pin addition taken over? That's certainly a resounding "yes" from this guy.

    #59 8 years ago

    Another one followed me home today

    I seriously need to stop doing this.

    #66 8 years ago
    Quoted from jwilson:

    You get another one.
    Pinball Collecting Rule #1: Pinball Machines expand to fill all available space plus one.

    There's always room for one more, even if there isn't

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