When people see my collection and they say wow, I would love to own a pinball machine. The first thing I say to them is you WILL have to repair it.... I lift the playfield and it often scares them off.

I am one of Crazy Levi's "Weirdos" I have been collecting since 1985, this was a time you HAD to fix everything yourself.. Hell, I had no idea for years you could buy NIB. When I bought the 400.00 HUO black knight and the 900.00 IJ was bought not knowing even if I could get parts!!!

That said, at 400.00 for a Black Knight, it was WORTH THE RISK. At 10,000.00 I expect to receive help from the manufacturer. As far as JJP is concerned, they have always helped me, sending me parts even if I was out of warranty.. Just understand you have to install that part yourself.

So, I have been collecting since 1985 I had A LOT of off years of not being interested, but it always comes back for me... for instance I dont play much in the summer (when life was normal) it was always a winter thing for me.