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By doing some internet-detective-work; I found a former owner of a Tap a fruit. He answered my question spot on. If any of you guys have questions about this machine which I can answer; please don`t hesitate to ask :cool: Demonstration-video (copied from See It Operate - Site Admin) The voice in the...

Topic merged - Site Admin Anyone with first hand experience with the Tap a fruit ? How to enter the inside/main body of the machine ? !PUZZLED! ( top box is accessible from the backside, and the cashbox on front side is opened with key. Front glass is removed by removing chrome-profiles on front). ...

I would love to own a Tap a Fruit, so any advice concerning these machines, and how to get hold of one would be greatly appreciated :-) I won a eBay-auction for a Tap a fruit a few weeks ago. It was picked up by a courier shortly after, and are hopefully arriving my home the week to come. Needless ...

I bought a Seiko wristwatch from a US netshop two weeks ago. Arrived two days later, with no VAT or other expenses added. The cost of the watch was US$ 290 incl. postage costs, which was a bargain for me. I understand by the postings above there should have been expenses added to my import. So it se...

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Anybody know if there are import duties/VAT to answer for when importing an item for use from the US?

Cheap & nasty No offence taken on my part. I have owned a couple of Bowling and Worldcups myself over the years. The first ones, I sold. I later got nostalgic, so I looked for new machines until I found similar ones. Apart from damaged cabinets caused by rough use/handling, I have found these m...

Three generations of wall-mounted allwin-type machines from the German manufacturer NSM . The Bowling was produced approx. 1967 and onwards. The Worldcup was released 1973-1974. The Chicago knobel-runde (Chicago dice-game) was produced approx. 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omibk7Ohmd8

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Could anyone please help me get hold on the accurate measurements and weight ? If possible; in metric measures.

I hate the way you have to be a forensic scientist to get a clue about who's buying stuff on eBay nowadays. The buyer, m***h has bid three times in the last 30 days. This bid is in the German category Sammeln & Seltenes > Automaten and the previous two in the British category Clothes, Shoes &am...

Thanks for the warm welcome . Hope I can give back when time comes.
Very interesting information so far. I look forward to any activity on this thread.

Topic merged - Site Admin I am a Norwegian collector of "flick-a-coin "machines. I collect mostly models which have history from Norway. These models are similar/working like the Bell fruit-model "Cascade". Some time ago I found pictures of a machine called "Tap a Fruit&quo...

Here is a video I have made of a Norwegian, approx 1978-version, of a flick a coin-machine named Silver Coin: