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As BP stated, definitely not Sega, even though it may have a Sega mechanism (but may also be Mills or other)... As far as I am aware, all Segas have a serial number on paper on the inside right, a Sega badge on the rear base (usually fallen off) and all the parts are stamped with Sega serial numbers...

Having one or two allwins now and not a key to one of them, most being the flat key type, my question is, how easy is it to re-key the lock or get keys made? At the last Coventry auction, I overheard a conversation going around this topic while queueing to pay and regretted not finding out more. To ...

Now this has to be the best one so far......a machine on ebay now a Bingolett....fantastic More pictures have been posted HERE Not a clue about this one, I can't even make out where it was made as all the diagrams etc papered to the inside of the back are in German. Bad points and good points: BAD: ...

To prove a point

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180859287326? ... 500wt_1202

I guess for starters it was a Diamond Front, not a Mills Cherry.... I was thinking about both the machines he had and may have made the trip if the Aristocrat was cheaper... The Mills machine has changed its life a few times, probably before the seller had it. E.g., the cabinet has chipboard sides, ...

Again its all about what people remember putting their money into. . Maybe this is why more modern bandits are doing better than older ones in terms of the sale value......Perhaps a better place to put one's money is more modern machines. Lets face it, this hobby is no different to any other, where...

I noticed this. Never seen such an item and curious of the purpose as if accepting both tokens and normal coinage, how it separates, is a wonder as the exit is at the end of the escalator. Not sure there is space there to separate them. I assume this was done to ensure they did not end up being paid...

When I say modern, 70's onwards. I don't understand why when produced in their thousands they command such high values. This is especially the case of the Cadbury machines, which I assume were made into the 80's, operating on 20p, yet usually fetch up to £200 or more. I can understand good quality o...

If you try to bid on item you get the following Gaming Machines Gaming (fruit/slot) machines are listed as restricted items on eBay and may only be sold under certain conditions as detailed in the gaming machines policy. This includes the private sale of single gaming machines. Buyers seeking to bid...

Ah so that is what the red light is for, very interesting Jackpot, although I am surprised they didn't have a coin feed from the overflow to fill up, unless the jackpot is a different coinage, probably one of the last mechanical Aristocrats.

Ah so that is what the red light is for. Very interesting Jackpot, although I am surprised they didn't have a coin feed from the overflow to fill up, unless the jackpot is a different coinage, probably one of the last mechanical Aristocrats.

Came across a bandit up in Scotland for sale, which low and behold was one of my favourite manufacturers Aristocrat, decided to follow up. Although the machine perhaps is not the rarest of items, I do like the Gold Stars and this being the the Governor type rather than Nevada, but was in cracking co...

Those Scatterbrains are big old things, when I went to the Fieldings auction last year there was one there, it reminds me of some of the larger Bally's, where the mechanism looks tiny inside the case. I chose not to bid on it and from memory no one did, but I guess someone bought it as it sold for 2...

Those Scatterbrains are big old things, when I went to the Fieldings auction last year there was one there, it reminds me of some of the larger Bally's, where the mechanism looks tiny inside the case. I chose not to bid on it and from memory no one did, but I guess someone bought it as it sold for 2...

As PM stated, this would probably appeal to people selling more in demand items, but runabout bandits and slots would not get the buyers....The other issue is, people would still want to list the item at a very high price to start as they would not trust enough people would see it to start low, so y...

roger wrote: I am amazed that most postings get little or no response LOTS OF LOOKERS>>>NO REACTION.......hopefully, that will change...........

Of course some of us have not got a clue, so we cannot contribute unfortunately, just watch and learn

If you look at one of the pictures on ebay, I am sure you can see a faint 5C shape in the area you are talking about, so may have come from another machine. 25C is unusual for a Poinsetta type machine and may have been changed, as this would have been a fair sum in its day. Also a lot of these vendo...

Wow, finally some pictures You can see where Ainsworth got the ideas for the Clubmaster, similar cash tray arrangement, handle and art decco design. The marble formica is certainly not going to be missed. Unusual door arrangement for a bandit, there even appears to be some pattern on the inside door...

I assume it is like below...., although I don't remember a silver one on ebay recently, there was a blue one like below sold by one of our fellow members. I have loads of these, some pictured below and love them, made after the Clubmaster, steel cabinet and came in three variants, Arcadian, Starlite...

If you look at the link below, Gameswat did a great job on a Hi Top with wrinkle paint, if you can have a steady hand with the right warm day, it is the best way to hide the poor metal finish of soft metal castings like Hi Tops, which tend to be pitted ans scrapped when stripped.... https://pennymac...