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- Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: The Old Man and the Sea?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1684
Re: The Old Man and the Sea?
Here we go. Now, in addition to people making up stories about their items, we have computer programs doing the same but on a much grander scale. Heaven help us.
J Peterson
Hell bound, USA
J Peterson
Hell bound, USA
- Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Virginia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 851
Re: Hello from Virginia
Welcome aboard, Virginia. You've found the number one web site for information and help. The members here are very knowledgeable and generous with their knowledge, particularly when helping another sort out slot machine problems. If you run into issues, don't be shy about asking for help. J Peterson ...
- Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Helps pay the rent
- Replies: 5
- Views: 566
Re: Helps pay the rent
Yikes!
I guess you're flush with money, eh Roger?
J Peterson
Quarter for your thoughts, USA
I guess you're flush with money, eh Roger?
J Peterson
Quarter for your thoughts, USA
- Sat Oct 05, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Coin-operated penny presses and metal stampers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1266
Re: Now here is a First
Geez.....I was hoping to win that fabulous First Prize, a personally guided tour of Shady Pines followed by lunch with Roger.
J Peterson
Crying in my porridge, USA
J Peterson
Crying in my porridge, USA
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Hiding in Plain Sight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 557
Re: Hiding in Plain Sight
If the last picture is the machine in question, the cabinet is wrong. The original was a table top, not floor standing. If your friend is considering shelling out a lot of money, either he knows a lot about these machines or he has a trusted "expert" take a look to verify that the game is original ...
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: The Merit catcher
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1705
Re: "Rola Bola" allwin catcher
Any chance we can get a look at the mechanism, Coppinpr?
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: The Merit catcher
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1705
Re: "Rola Bola" allwin catcher
We've all been at this for some time now, decades really, and yet new (old) machines I've never seen keep popping up. I love it.
J Peterson
Amazed but not surprised, USA
J Peterson
Amazed but not surprised, USA
- Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe dream
- Replies: 4
- Views: 642
Re: Pipe dream
Are you kidding?? That's where Roger got his hot stock tips.
J Peterson
Hot to trot, USA
J Peterson
Hot to trot, USA
- Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: James Roller
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2996
Re: James Roller
All things collectible go through cycles of popularity. We seem to be in a stage where some of the giants of coin op, Ken Rubins and James Roller for example, are now passing away. It begs the question whether the up-coming generation will have the passion for our hobby as did the previous one ...
- Sat Aug 10, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: A bit of Nostalgia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 877
Re: A bit of Nostalgia
We were tougher back then, more resilient. Today's youth is more likely to suffer a thumb injury from too much time on the game console or depression from some mean comment on their social media.
J Peterson
Old Timer, USA
J Peterson
Old Timer, USA