Got one at my Brother's house...and he's got room for more

I'm of the "don't buy more than you can house" philosophy. Granted there is some degree of creativity with how many you can house, but you need to be able to say when.

I originally had room for 2 pins. Now I have 6. But I also know that's it for me. If I want another one I have to sell one. Otherwise I think you border on "hoarding"

Don't buy more than you can set up and use (or someone can set up and use).

If it's folded up in storage......sell it.

Space gets in every ones way. But if its in storage it not much fun, nor is it really a collection, as much as stuff you cant use. I am for having a about 10% more than you can hold. One always needs work, or shopped so I rotate one in while the other is in my work shop getting some love. You have 34 and if you can hold 30 thats good. Beyond that I ask myself (and my family) what haven't we been playing lately (Can't keepem all, I say) Though its difficult to let go, I just let Cactus Canyon and LOTR go. Got a no good gophers, and an AC/DC on the way.

Good luck with you dilemma! I have them set up all over the damn place. Office, basement, spare bedroom, even had one in the living room till my wife canned it.

I have almost half in workshop storage because of lack of room. The running machines are tucked where space (and wife) allows. Most in workshop storage are projects...but they will eventually be running. So I'm looking to convert the existing garage into a gameroom and build a new garage to handle the existing collection and allow growing it further.

Buy a Tardis and set your game room up in it.

I've done the storage unit before, thinking of doing it again. I don't really want to sell my pins at this point, since I have this vague notion of opening a barcade when I retire. Have you worked out the cost per pin for climate-controlled storage? My guess is around 100/pin/year in Metro Atlanta. That's not bad at all.

Machines in storage seems like a big waste. I think fill the space you can with the pins you want the most. If I have money burning a hole in my pocket but have room, I'd just invest it into fixing up the current batch.

I was in this scenario recently, but I suggest that you move your pins around inside the property. It will make a world of a difference.

I just found a 10'x10' climate-controlled unit for $40/month, 4 miles from my house. That should be enough for 16 pins, so cost is [(12x40)/16] = $30 per pin, per year.

Haha Jeff, that's silly. Pinball prices, like house prices, can only go up!

The other nice thing about the storage unit approach is that you don't have to debate what "available space" means with your spouse.

BTW, if you're really hardcore you can take the heads off your pins and slide them underneath the pins in your gameroom (sideways).