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by funky
Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:12 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: What's going on?
Replies: 8
Views: 3677

Re: What's going on?

well if u have a look at his name...........think its rob-1n?........maybe he mispelled it and it should b ROB BIN?... :!?!:
by funky
Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:00 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Liverpool vintage arcade
Replies: 22
Views: 8090

Re: Liverpool vintage arcade

good luck jingle lad,..... !THUMBS!
by funky
Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:49 pm
Forum: Justice Scrutton's Tipple
Topic: Blackpiddle
Replies: 4
Views: 3252

Re: Blackpiddle

yea the comedy carpet is very good,....did u see harry hill when u were there as he was filming a new movie on the prom,...summat about an escaped hamster or summat?.. :!?!: ......and also if u were down there u would have seen the new road layout which personaly i like but the local motorosits are ...
by funky
Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:09 pm
Forum: Justice Scrutton's Tipple
Topic: Blackpiddle
Replies: 4
Views: 3252

Re: Blackpiddle

Yea, I live in Blackpool b.p,...... you shud see it when the weather isn't good and out of season then if u thought that was it quiet?.....I thought it was actually very very busy to b honest compared to recent months,...the sunshine bringing the crowds out,.....but compared to years ago and when i ...
by funky
Sat May 11, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mini Falls, Penny Falls
Replies: 69
Views: 56260

Re: Mini Falls, Penny Falls

I saw one of these hotly contested at an auction in my very early collecting days. The Dalek resemblance is frightening... What kind of cash did it sell for in your early days?....... The USA seller wants 1600 of our earthling pounds..... Is that not a bit expensive or am I in a diff world with the...
by funky
Fri May 10, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mini Falls, Penny Falls
Replies: 69
Views: 56260

Re: Mini Falls, Penny Falls

yea its a weird machine andy but i quite like it,......so hope it doesnt get exterminated.................................................EXXXTERMINATE!!!!!,........ !!ESCAPE!!
by funky
Fri May 10, 2013 8:56 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mini Falls, Penny Falls
Replies: 69
Views: 56260

Re: Mini Falls, Penny Falls

Cheers b.p......... that's the one... Hey my description of it wasn't too bad?....Well, apart from maybe the Dalek bit :HaHa: .......The old memory is still OK when it comes to machines you remember from your youth..... Wouldn't think there would have been a lot of them made, as it was just a TV the...
by funky
Thu May 09, 2013 11:20 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mini Falls, Penny Falls
Replies: 69
Views: 56260

Re: Mini Falls, Penny Falls

Did a bit of searching for the Magic Roundabout machine from Alca and couldn't believe it when I saw one on ebay USA...... Not sure how to post the link to it, but the item number is 140957205823...... Shame it's not in the UK or I would have gone to see my bank manager....... So guess it may stay i...
by funky
Thu May 09, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mini Falls, Penny Falls
Replies: 69
Views: 56260

Re: Mini Falls, Penny Falls

Alca International also did a Magic Roundabout machine in the '70s, I think....... A really retro weird bubble machine with the bottom a bit like a Dalek? .......The top had a train with all the Magic Roundabout toys and cars and also figures of characters like Dougal and Zebedee and, I think maybe,...
by funky
Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Scottish Electro Mechanicals on ebay
Replies: 11
Views: 5136

Re: Scottish Electro Mechanical Lot

Cheers mr frog !THUMBS! .......Nothing worse than missing owt on summat u like ,..espesh when it's on ur doorstop....... I usually check ebay about once a week...so that's another lesson to check out as often as u can... Funnily enough, that's the second time I've missed out on machines from my home...
by funky
Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Scottish Electro Mechanicals on ebay
Replies: 11
Views: 5136

Re: Scottish Electro Mechanical Lot

Did all the machines sell tf or bp?......... I'm up in sunny Saltcoats next week..... or as jack and victor says, ...Finport,.... (still game, Scottish comedy for anyone who hasn't seen it)...... :HaHa: .... !THUMBS!
by funky
Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:54 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Scottish Electro Mechanicals on ebay
Replies: 11
Views: 5136

Re: Scottish Electro Mechanical Lot

Now I am even more peeved off....... my mum lives in Saltcoats........ AAAAAAARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!.... :dammit:
by funky
Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Scottish Electro Mechanicals on ebay
Replies: 11
Views: 5136

Re: Scottish Electro Mechanical Lot

Hiya,
I never saw these on ebay... Were they hiding under another category? :dammit: .....I would have had a bid on a few of them as well...... Whereabouts in Scotland were they located?
Cheers !!CHEERS!!
by funky
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:21 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Mystery Machine - Pub game?
Replies: 18
Views: 5085

Re: Mystery Machine - Pub game?

i was a l ittle confused when isaw the discription at first,..and my first thoughts were like jingles..(bullshit).............as he goes on to state in great terms of his aunt being from london and there being 5000 pubs in london,.....he really hits the london connection highly but then goes on to s...
by funky
Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:36 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: EH / Collector Connector sales
Replies: 1406
Views: 504853

Re: Elephant House Auctions

I liked the look of that Star machine..... was going to bid on it when the bidding went from 640 down to 460 in one jump...... now that would be ace if all auctions went down that road when you are buying..... a decreasing auction :HaHa: .....obviously it jumped back up again, as I noticed they don'...
by funky
Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Blackpool slot museum
Replies: 19
Views: 10364

Re: Blackpool slot museum

Yeah, I had heard a rumour Steve had suffered a stroke. Sad news, but I didn't like to say anything, in case it wasn't true.... I've also been ill recently :( (must be summit in the sea air in Blackpool)... Think I'll go down and pay Steve a visit to see if he is OK.... If I hear anything, I will le...
by funky
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:09 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Auction Day - Bonhams and others
Replies: 4
Views: 2170

Re: Auction Day - Bonhams and others

yea snap youngerap,......any time i bid on anything or get a sniff of someone selling anything its always out of my reach or i have to pay top dollar for it,.......i hear al sorts of stories from lads who have picked up allwins and allsorts for between 20 quid and 200,.. !PUZZLED! ...mind you that w...
by funky
Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:36 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Student needing penny machine help! URGENT
Replies: 22
Views: 7672

Re: student needing penny machine help! URGENT

there deffo isnt any museum near the train station in blackpool,...the lad in question hasnt done owt with any of his machines,...mainly pinballs though,......hope u didnt go to blackpool for a waisted journey?.....i shud have posted a reply earlier and maybe u could have had a picky of a few of my ...
by funky
Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:17 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Toy slot machines
Replies: 64
Views: 30454

Re: Moneybox Madness

wow!!! nearly 200 smackers including postage :!: .....wonder if the buyer realises its only about 7 inches tall?......maybe they think its a full size vending machine?.....they,l get a shock when it lands through the letterbox?... :shock:
by funky
Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:27 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: the tipping point
Replies: 0
Views: 898

the tipping point

i see our friends on the box have made a quiz show out of the old penny falls game,......wouldnt mind fifty quid for every penny that falls out the real penny pushers....its on about four ocklock on itv if my memory is correct !PUZZLED! ........