Never had this problem and I never will have the problem. Although my angle is a bit different, I prefer the journey of a machine. Starting from the "hunt" for a game, the restoration or repair and finally the finished machine. That's where I get my kicks from. I'm not much of a player, but I've been around the games all my life. I really don't know any better and I cannot think of like "without" pinball. I can understand people need "breaks" and lose the Pinball Mojo. Stories of entire collections on eBay overnight and empty gamesrooms. I guess it is like any hobby - it works in cycles.
My thought for each morning is "where am I getting my next game from..
