Thanks for the advice Crashramp. I'll need to balance my eagerness to get started with patience!

Thanks beaky.

Rule #1 - Do NOT impulse buy your first pinball machine. It always ends up in tears ! The easy part is choosing a game, the hard part is finding a game for the right price, in the right condition. This means checking out all the dealers and playing their machines until you find a great playing game at a fair price. Never say anything like "I'm looking for my first pinball"...

Take your time and ask as many questions as you need to HERE before making a purchase.

BTW -  to Aussie Pinball !