Oh yes, we all dream of more rooms, additions, etc

Sell me your shadow

Tell your folks they are causing undue mental distress, start pulling your hair out and eating it in front of them, Oh yeah , they will cave. If that doesnt work tell them you'll pitch in on the electricity bill.

You can store some at my house. I'll even play them so they feel loved.

Be happy with what you have and enjoy!
If something comes along that you must own....... sell one!
It's only pinball!

Do you keep the cars in the garage? Here in Ohio, keeping the cars in the garage in the winter is really nice, but for you folks in sunny CA can you keep the car on the drive way?

tough one to answer, just enjoy the ones you have until you can fit more. its better than having none

I've recently come to this conclusion. Sold my collection and kept just a couple and I am actually playing more now. Even more when I get AC/DC back as a premium in a couple months.

The key is you can't buy anymore! That was after you picked up the Shadow.

This is what I did.

Don't sweat it bro, your still young! I didn't own a pin till I was 50. But, I know after seeing my living room, you might want more!

If I were your folks I'd be saying "kwiKi, dear, if you can afford these pinball machines of yours then you can afford to move out"

I never thought that.

Every time I see your kwiKimart I think of a all night convenience store and get hungry for a day old hot dog.

LTG : )

Yeah, thats rough. My wife imposed a three pin limit which I am actually fine with. I think your best bet like others said is just enjoy what you have for now and then sell when you get tired of them. Or you could find a local pinsider that maybe wants to do a temporary trade for a few months.

Kwiki,
What do you think of Shadow so far?

So now we know you are officially full of shit when you post you wish you were closer

He was close enough to buy it, but not close enough where I can still go play it!

You are not trying hard enough

Do you have a backyard? Then you do not need a toilet
Try sleeping under your pinball machines
Is tber a dining room table? Dump it and get a couple of cocktail machines that can do double duty

You didn't have to post anything, but it was a nice bump for the seller, so I'm sure they appreciated it.

kwiKi, you may not be gaining any space or sympathy, but your karma point are going thru the roof!
How'd ya like that old EM Fireball?

Every pinhead is constantly out of space. & you probably won't get anybody feeling bad for you that you are overflowing with pins & how that is the only reason you can't keep buying them. This is not a problem. If you own 1 pin, consider yourself more fortunate than most. I swear some ppl are more obsessed about tracking down their next pin before they even appreciate the one they just got. When that happens, you might have a problem!

I'm maxed out at 4 pins. & that seems like a decent amount. Collection is small enough that I don't get overwhelmed & I can keep up with repairs, & also really get to appreciate each one. Of course, if I had more space & money I might get more. I just feel lucky that we have 1 nice "nook" in our house that fits 4 pins perfectly without being in the way. Having more than 4 is just out of the question, I put that limit on myself unless my living situation changes.

If you can't drive, then sell your car (or donate it to Goodwill and use the tax write off to buy another pin)

My wife recently set a limit on me, all future pin purchases must be a 3 ball multiball minimum. My next acquisition is going to force me to move some pins to my parents game room cause I'm out of room in mine.

I would love a pin, but in due time it will come.
Running outta space is a good problem it should push you to marry a rich lady and become a trophy husband. jk you could build yourself a shed for your games in the back yard, maybe? It;s a good problem to have comparative to some

What about your basement if you have one, is it finished space? Little framing,drywall and painting- instant pincave!

Cars are overrated anyway! I drive mine as little as possible. It is good for haulin pins, though.

kwiKi,

...your mission should you choose to accept it,
is to clean and re-arrange the garage,
to the mutual satisfaction of your parents and yourself.

Negotiate your space in the garage to be for your gameroom area that you can decorate the walls with arcade type artwork/signs/sci-fi figures, etc.

Keep just enough extra free space for working on pins and misc other projects.

Although there have been improvements, for some reason basements out here have always had issues with water, so you just don't see many.

Can you talk the folks into an addition? Massive game room, tell them their resale value will skyrocket

Is your soil lots of rock and clay? Any areas that dont have that good absorbent dirt are just prone to wet basements. When I bought my house it had a remodeled kitchen and unfinished basement, knew it was for me!

Funny you should ask! My front yard is lots of clay, and the back yard is lots of sand. Mix them together with compost, and you have a garden supreme! Why no basements, I'm not to sure. But as buildable land is becoming scarcer people are finding a way. I think there is even a subway of sorts in LA now.

Max out at 5 . Just finished new game room as kids moved out and now have room dedicated for pins

Nice- what happens when they turn 30 and move back in?

A subdivision I do a lot of work in had to dynamite blast out the rock at the lower end of the area, guess who's basement all flooded? yep the low areas with the soil that couldnt absorb anything, makes great work for us contractors though

i have two that are in restoration mode, no clue where they will go when done. unless i can eliminate a pool table. i feel for kwiki, if i only had 3 i would be kinda not happy

Well said. I just picked up my six pin yesterday and on the long drive home I spent a lot of time thinking about my seventh.

I really should be thankful that I'm even able to have one. But that's how we are. We often lose sight of how lucky we are to even be able to have one.

Edit: Except for the part where you said I might have a problem. I refuse to admit I might have a problem.

How often do you play the billiards table? I commented on yahoo the other day that they are the biggest waste of space ever and to buy some pins!

I had to choose between a pool table and two pins in my living room or 12 pins. I guess we all know how that turned out!

sometimes you just gotta sell some to bring new ones in. We eventually all run out of room (unless we have a giant warehouse in our backyard). If I could only be so lucky

no basements in Cali due to earthquakes. Grew up there. Nice problem to have kwiki. I have room for 3 pins and been stuck with just one pin for 4 years because finacially cant afford more at this time. Iam thankful and lucky to have one pin, but thankfully its my favorite from when I was a teen in the 80's.

Once that got filled up, I moved into the back bedroom and now the master is a pinball workshop with an attached bathroom. (There's one in the garage,too- a pin, not a bathroom)

Now kwiKi saw all this when he was up here, so lets give the young man a break!

There is always room for one more.... always

Kwiki, somehow I think you will come up with a way to squeeze in "just one more". I remember when 4 was my absolute max. Now I have 7 and think I have figured out how to fit # 8 and 9 in. Good luck!