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Bought my 1st pin in 1978 from a tag sale a few towns over. I was 6mos shy of getting my drivers permit so I had to hire a college kid to haul it back home to me. It cost 30.00 to transport it and 75.00 for the pin. It was a fully working Tropic Fun. I've owned close to 400 since then.
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Quoted from smokey_789:You've owned close to 400 and you are just now joining a pinball forum? Where have you been and what have you been doing?
Well, I was on RGP forever but there was just too much angst over there so I migrated over to here..much more tranquil (at least for now). But I see it changing...FWIW, this happens on EVERY forum-whether you collect stamps, coins, antique radios or Mustangs-it happens. It appears that after a certain amount of time & discussion, human nature kicks in and people get pissy. I hope it won't take a foothold here, but we'll see.
Anyway, back on topic, during the early to mid '80s, I had an "in" with a local operator (dead now) and he would sell me all of his old just-off-route machines. I had a HUGE barn at the time and would fill it with both pins & videos. Videos were expensive at the time so it was something special if I got one of those. Wow, how times have changed! I think I have some pictures, circa 1984 of my barn filled with pins...I HAVE to find to scan it here!
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