I didn't enter the Poll as there is no "I am not tired of it" answer, There are 6 tired of it and 1 just started. I think the poll is not a fair question. I have been at it a looooong time, and I am not sick of it, I haven't been sick of it and I am not just getting started. This is a good hobby, pressure is caused by your self, if selling is an issue, just buy what you want, if space is an issue, don't over buy, if money is an issue, don't buy it, call me!  

Dave

Quoted from pins only

I didn't enter the Poll as there is no "I am not tired of it" answer

Ditto.

I'm not tired of playing/fixing/cleaning at all..

What i'm really tired of, are the dramas started by the stressed people for every possible reasons stated by Pins Only and Websherba.

People feeling attacked by any comments, rough sellers replying to potential buyers like they were cheap/poor assholes and thinking they own a game made of gold, etc...

Thanks god, for every one of these guys, there are 3 helpfull ones. And for the gold owners, well just like we discussed in the TOM thread earlier, local market will teach you how much your game is really worth.

I'm tired of not having the time necessary to work on the machines I have.  I have now gone from a collector to a reseller which was not the original intention.  Having machines that have been sitting for upwards of two years without the proper attention, and with no relief in sight, I feel it's time to reduce the numbers and treat the remainder properly.  I had originally hoped for the time and space to keep a healthy number of machines, but that just isn't working out.  I'll reduce it back to the basics, and hopefully this summer get those machines into the shape I want them in, and then just go from there.  Repairing certainly is a major portion of the appeal for me, and without the time for that, the enjoyment of having these machines isn't what it should be.......

To tell the truth, I have more fun and satisfaction reconditioning and repairing machines than playing them, so I do not think I will ever tire of pinball. To me, it is the challenge of taking a dirty, poorly maintained machine and making it nice, restoring it to its original condition. I get bored watching TV, to me it is stress relief to go in my basement and work on my next project. I have gone through many pins in the last five years and the only thing that makes me curse is bringing into my basement. I have to buy a house with a walkout basement!   Bigger house = more pins.

I think what makes people tire is lack of knowledge and ability in servicing the pins, or they think they can make money at this. Hobbies are supposed to be fun and when you want to make a hobby a business, that is where it ceases to be a hobby.    

Quoted from pins only

I didn't enter the Poll as there is no "I am not tired of it" answer, There are 6 tired of it and 1 just started. I think the poll is not a fair question. I have been at it a looooong time, and I am not sick of it, I haven't been sick of it and I am not just getting started. This is a good hobby...

Well put.

I also have not answered the poll because I think the options are pretty lame and mostly negative. Sorry, Ethous.

These things are factors:

1) Online communication lacks greatly in emotional character, and it feels too anonymous, so things can easily spiral out of control using email/ebay/RGP/e-whatever,

2) This has always been a rough business, it's only JUST becoming more of a gentleman's pursuit.  The pinball business has ALWAYS been a little on the shady side, that's why it hailed out of Chicago.  Distibutors are master hucksters, and routing pinballs attracts crooks because it's a cash business (same often with selling used goods, and refurbishing pinballs).  I say this from a voice of experience,, a distributor I knew, was reportedly tied in with the mob as part of the business. He retired wealthy.

3) Retail purchasers have sometimes paid big bucks for their machines, but don't like being told they're worth $400.  On the other hand, sour grapes (late) buyers have a tendency to try to sour a previous sale by saying "oh I would have paid more", and simple sellers don't care about the buyer, they care about the money.

4) Descriptions and valuations of used "as is" or collectible goods are very, very subjective.  

Quoted from cooke

Well put.

I also have not answered the poll because I think the options are pretty lame and mostly negative. Sorry, Ethous.

None Taken I was not trying to make it negative sort of ended that way oops.
but I added a new category to make it less negative.

I'm just starting out so I'm not tired of it, but my wife is!

Not tired, i collect games for 8 years now. 20 physical games for now and i will stop collecting when i reach 25, i will have all my absolute best games, it's my goal. After that i will make a mame machine for all the other games i like very much ( more than hundred )  

Quoted from HAL-9OOO

N...and i will stop collecting when i reach 25

Quoted from Mrhide

This is the physical and financial limits for now but if i win the million i will make an entire 80's arcade with LOTS of video games just for you !!  

ps: I take donation too !