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Offline Freiherr

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A compulsion disorder
« on: March 27, 2013, 12:43:11 PM »
Here is an interesting read on a guy with the collector's bug.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/26/chattanooga-pinball-playing-for-keeps/
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Offline Crashramp

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Re: A compulsion disorder
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2013, 01:30:11 PM »
I like his closing comment "I'm not really selling these as games, I'm selling nostalgia." Very true for many of us collecting games I'm sure.
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Re: A compulsion disorder
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2013, 02:11:24 PM »

Good read - I was dealing with Dale for the sale of Spirit to a US collector at the time of the fire, nice guy.
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Re: A compulsion disorder
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2013, 02:37:26 PM »
Buying pinball machines is fun, selling sux.   Keep buying, keep storing.  Why not.
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