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Offline ghali

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HELP! I'm out of control!
« on: January 20, 2013, 06:52:30 AM »
I've always been a sucker for a bargain.   @@*

In the last 6 weeks my pin collection has gone crazy, numbers and quality of machine has gone through the roof.
It all started when a scored myself a bargain of a Twilight Zone.  A bit rough all over, but nothing at all I can't sort myself. Cheapest working TZ I've ever seen.  How could I resist?
A week later, I bought myself one of my childhood favorites....Williams Space Shuttle!  Not the cheapest I've seen, but a bargain nonetheless.  Had to do it!
Fast forward 2 weeks and somehow, I find myself driving home with an immaculate Theatre Of Magic in the back of the van.  Damn I'm glad the missus love pinball.
And last night...here we go again...On the road to pick up The Addams Family.  Another absolute bargain, however, this trip I also came home with a Gottlieb Black Hole in the van too.   ^&^

Whats a brother to do?

Hi, my name's Christian, and I'm a pinoholic.
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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2013, 07:11:48 AM »
Wow, there some very nice titles you've picked up there Christian.  *%* We love seeing pinball pictures, you'll have to post a few of your games.

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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 08:36:05 AM »
how do you manage to find these bargains? I seem to be the bugger that's inflating pinball prices as I always seem to pay premium pricing.  ^&^

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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2013, 08:37:02 AM »
I know how it feels I picked up two pins last week taking the collection from 3 to 5. My goal this year was to have 6 pins so I might have to go for 8 instead.

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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2013, 08:39:38 AM »
We love seeing pinball pictures, you'll have to post a few of your games.

Sure!  Just moving from one warehouse to another at the moment...in a couple o weeks when i'm all set up again, I'll post pics of my happy place :)
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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2013, 09:06:07 AM »
You've got the bug. The only known cure is to open an arcade, sort of fighting fire with fire. The bug should be cured in 12-18 months. Good luck.
If you don't remember the 70s then you were on drugs.
If you remember playing pinball in the 70s you were having a good time.
If you don't remember anything,  then read about it here,

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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2013, 09:31:24 AM »
As I've always said, these things breed, and in fact they usually start breeding from a single example. Good luck with filling your addiction!!
“If you wanna escape, go up to a pinball machine. There’s a magic button on the front that takes you to a world under the glass and makes the the rest of the universe disappear.”

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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2013, 09:55:10 AM »
HAHA!  I often advise my friends that you can buy a pin and not become a nutcase, it's when you buy the second one, you're screwed
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Re: HELP! I'm out of control!
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2013, 12:26:02 PM »
Well done nice collection  *%*