Quoted from freakandgeek:The public Determines what are collectibles. Not any business. If I sell something and say “it’s a collectible” that doesn’t mean shit. If you don’t think Pinball machines are collectibles — well I don’t know how I can help you there cause you need to retrain your brain.
Some, not all pinball machines, are collectibles, as I think you're starting to discover. Most machines made in the last decade won't be collectible for some time, if ever.
Old baseball cards are collectible. The ones that were over produced in the 90's+ are not.