Another "hobby" of mine is collecting vintage signs. It's not a cheap hobby any longer just like pinball.

John

Best thing I ever bought hobby wise besides pinball was my main guitar, a Yamaha FG335 in brand new condition for $100 with the case and that was 32 years ago. Other then some picks and a new set of strings ever few years it's brought me far more fun in the guitar playing hobby then I could have ever imagined for a minimal amount of money. I'll never sell it.

John

I've bought 670 pinball machines over the last 24 1/2 years of collecting and only kept 80 something. Like so many others here the rest of the games were fixed up and resold to make a dollar. By doing so I've more then paid for my keeper collection nine years ago so it's only cost me my time which I was happy doing it anyways. I certainly wouldn't call pinball a cheap hobby and I feel sorry for the guys that have only now gotten into it as the prices are through the roof even for junker games, but if done right it can pay for itself eventually. This hobby has brought on a lot of fun and great times with so many others that I never would have meet any other way and you can't put a price on that. I hope to continue doing it for many more years.

John