r3m
New member
I would just like to see what your reasons are for collecting arcade, pinball, pcb's, slot machines etc. The reason that I would love to be a collector of these things are because it reminds me of the great times I had as a child. It's just a part of my life that I loved and miss. I love my life now with my finance and my 6 month old son but it's just filling in that gap that I have. Growing up going to the arcade every weekend popping in quarters left and right was what I loved doing. Waiting for that mortal kombat arcade machine to come to my arcade and once it was finally there the crowds of people standing and waiting in line to play. Those are the times I love and miss very much. Things have changed, arcades are gone, and now I am filling in that gap money permitted. Yes you can say I'm stuck in the 90's. But I miss them very much and wish that arcades would come back. But they won't, Consoles were the death of the arcades. I hear they are still pretty big in Japan and some out west in the US. But anyway the reason I try to collect is because it is more personal to me than anything. I also feel that they are works of art that should be preserved as long as possible. It's something that I would love to pass on to my son when I'm dead and gone and have him say that's what my dad liked to do, and this is what he liked to play when he was a kid. Ya I understand it not a house or a really big boat. But it is something that is very special and close to me. And I thank my fiance and her grandfather for buying me my first dedi arcade machine about 3 months ago.

