Biggest Pinball Regrets

[ddstoys]

Having a dream and believing a bullshit artist

I guess some details are ok.   I'd been designing a liscenced pinball machine and would have been epic!!!! But the guy who has the liscence screwed it up

[Strangeways]

The only regret I have is that my father gave away, sold for peanuts or threw in the tip (cos no one wanted them) HUNDREDS of pinball machines, bingos and arcade games. Giving them away or selling them is fine - but - if the larger of the two storage building was not leased back in the early 90's, all these games would still be there. The 90 bingos in one day was something I'll never forget. If I could erase the memory of loading the Truck for a solid week full of system 1 games, Sterns and Williams system 4/6 then I'd have no regrets.

I think the other regret I have is not starting the restoration business earlier.

[pinball god]

None

[Richyrich]

I should have bought a BBB, when I had the chance a few years ago.
Probably would of had to sell it last year,anyway

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Why regret
The sys1 were unfixable back in the 70s
Who would know that somebody would create new boards to run these games?
Your father ran a business, if something was not profitable then dump it!

The only regret I have is that my father gave away, sold for peanuts or threw in the tip (cos no one wanted them) HUNDREDS of pinball machines, bingos and arcade games. Giving them away or selling them is fine - but - if the larger of the two storage building was not leased back in the early 90's, all these games would still be there. The 90 bingos in one day was something I'll never forget. If I could erase the memory of loading the Truck for a solid week full of system 1 games, Sterns and Williams system 4/6 then I'd have no regrets.

I think the other regret I have is not starting the restoration business earlier.

[Caveoftreasures]

Us blokes get attached to our cars n games and various robust items.
I can totally uderstand seeing something going into a tip to be something that would leave unpleasant memories. We do get attached. Rightly so I think.

[spacejam0]

Why regret
The sys1 were unfixable back in the 70s
Who would know that somebody would create new boards to run these games?
Your father ran a business, if something was not profitable then dump it!

The only regret I have is that my father gave away, sold for peanuts or threw in the tip (cos no one wanted them) HUNDREDS of pinball machines, bingos and arcade games. Giving them away or selling them is fine - but - if the larger of the two storage building was not leased back in the early 90's, all these games would still be there. The 90 bingos in one day was something I'll never forget. If I could erase the memory of loading the Truck for a solid week full of system 1 games, Sterns and Williams system 4/6 then I'd have no regrets.

I think the other regret I have is not starting the restoration business earlier.

maybe I should have used "pinball disappointments" instead of "pinball regrets"

[valentin27]

I sold my Cirqus Voltaire that was near HUO.
I was 18 yo and was needing the money...

[Mr Pinbologist]

Sometimes i regret getting into the hobby in the first place  usually when i think of what it has cost me in terms of $$ and headaches!

Seriously though the things i regret most;

parting out some of the games i did years ago 

and selling some of the games i've had to sell in recent years

[GORGAR 1]

Selling 10 years ago the best CFTBL I've ever seen it was near NIB and had a spare NOS green hologram :( I'll probably never see another but I'm looking :)

[Cow Corner]

In the selling dept- CFTBL,WH20( both beautiful jap imports), IM,SM.

Only game I regret buying was sharkeys shootout.

[Toads]

Pre ordering a predator....

[Wiked]

Yean my 2nd biggest regret is pre ordering Predator from Kevin too. I'll go Aliens instead I guess.

[elkor-alish]

Sometimes i regret getting into the hobby in the first place  usually when i think of what it has cost me in terms of $$ and headaches!

Me too sometimes..... sometimes.

I only have a couple of regrets.
I would've liked to have bought more machines when they were selling at good prices and the dollar was good.
I sold a Champion Pub that was in great condition. Loved that game and I'll never see another one like that again.

Getting into the hobby earlier so I could've met all the great blokes I hung with now a bit earlier would've been cool too.   

[Retropin]

Selling on Ebay...