Shpock/gumtree/ebay

[aristomatic]

Shenanigans......... I'll have to remember to include that word in at least one sentence a week from now!

Those Jubilee celebrity machines are great looking machines. I have had 3 over the years and every one was almost new old stock inside. Have kept one, but I only have 2 Jubilee Rivieras left now - the celebrity and 4 reeler on Aussie 10 Cent /Shilling. Thankfully you bought it for considerably less than this one on offer at 2000 Euro...

[treefrog]

I wonder if the seller of that dagger handle a few weeks ago regrets not taking the 80 quid with their list still on eBay for 90 but accepting offers.

Anyway love this Jennings escalator as described. I just want to know which one it fits

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jennings-Slot ... SwCU1Ystnv

[youngerap]

Fantastic mechanism! I wonder what American coin is the size of our 5p? I thought their smallest was the 1 cent which (almost) matches our sixpence.

[widget2k4]

Ah well that's sphock removing bandits now haha

Funny it always seems to happen when someone puts you an offer in and you don't accept?

[aristomatic]

Well I was only saying to a friend at the weekend that there
had been few unusual bandits for sale recently....................!

Then a dollar high top followed shortly by a cowboy high top

So still a few slots about....

GP

[treefrog]

not sure where the cowboy was, but looking at the dollar Hi Top, certainly should not think there are many dollar machines in the U.K. I know they popular in US and probably would have a higher value there.

Not usually into American coinage machines, but I could of fancied that and looked to be a possible original 50's vegas casino machine from the Horseshoe Club....

[sarg]

Mills cowboy on eBay

[treefrog]

I see him. I think I would much rather have a cocktail waitress than a cowboy in my house Seller's right, not many come up for sale and, unless originals, seem to go for around a few grand. Still I would have preferred the horseshoe dollar machine. Apparently it came from an early Steve Hunt auction around 12 years ago. I remember going into someone's abode a few years back and they had lines of cowboy and Indian figures.

[aristomatic]

The cowboy is being run on a two shilling coin. Had few later Aristocrats with two shilling option and a couple of Jubilees and there was a console Jennings at the Elephant House a while back I think, badged Gibraltar Casino being run on the same coin. Maybe there were so few made/converted back then that correlates to so few being about now?

[treefrog]

I just remembered I do have a full size dollar machine, an Aristocrat Regal. I remember posting pics of the giant plastic slides on here some time back. Must dig it out as it has a rotary escalator, although disabled to allow the giant coins through.

If the Polk figure survives the eBay cull, I would guess 2750......but I guess we will never get to know. I know the dollar machine had people falling over for it and I reckon was cheap at 1200.....

[badpenny]

... is she from Cornwall, those look like pasties?

[treefrog]

Just as tasty

[aristomatic]

Not a fan of the cowboy or any of the figures.
The dollar machine has gone to a good home. It's on 110v US & still has the bell wired inside.

[gameswat]

Not a fan of the cowboy or any of the figures.

And there's a simple reason for that Aristo, just like every other repro Polk figure I've ever seen they're all pale imitations of the originals! Frank Polk was an artist and he was able to imbue each and every one of his carvings with some kind of soul, apparently all based on people he knew. I've been lucky enough to see maybe 6 or 7 of the 92 originals produced back in the 50's over the years and would kill to own any of them. The only thing of interest with the copies is they usually have an old machine sitting in them.

[aristomatic]

Hi Gameswat,

I understand fully the difference in quality/artistic merit of the original Polk figures versus the other poorer figures, however for me, I would rather see a great bandit on its own or a great piece of art on its own, but I suppose they are all part of slot history...

Anyway chaps, back to the cowboy, he looks to have gotten on his horse and rode off into the sunset...or maybe the eBay Sheriff and deputies got to him first.... Last time I saw it, it was around £1500 mark.

[pennymachines]

Last time I saw him, he was standing next to the rubbish bin, where he belonged... (in my opinion )
I'm with Aristo on this. I've not seen an original Polk (far as I know), and I'm sure as folk art they have much to commend them, but they're 'not my cup of tea' (a bit of British understatement).

[aristomatic]

I see the Gumtree wanted ads are getting a little more competitive............

[treefrog]

Personally never posted a wanted add on any site, but yes lots of keen interest, perhaps I will take up on one of our members offer for £400 for Hi tops as I have 37 of them, probably one or two too many.....

I have sort of given up recently looking up these sites as apart from the strict rules, it is rare for anything to come up worthwhile...

I did notice the Clubmaster though advertised for 300 quid, probably sold for slightly less, had been pulled from eBay earlier. What colours what is odd is the payout as 17 top payouts, yet the slides look complete. If I had bought this with the replaced cabinet, would have been tempted to change to an oak one, something these always needed.

When this machine was on eBay and pulled, I did try and send an email to the seller and for the first time got a warning email from eBay, they are getting stricter...

[widget2k4]

I will take 10 off you no problem Tom
The aristocrat sold for 310 on sphock

[coppinpr]

When this machine was on eBay and pulled, I did try and send an email to the seller and for the first time got a warning email from eBay, they are getting stricter.

safest way is to send the guy your phone number as soon as the machine goes on ebay telling him to text you if ebay pulls it.
I got a 4 reel aristo ,arrived yesterday ,that way