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Well said, SIR JERRY! "Honours" to you, Sir.

jp

"Americans; trainable, if not educable."

The dreadful news out of Haiti has me thinking about the ephemeral quality of the nature of life. One minute, you're standing in line at the water cooler; next, you're standing at the Pearly Gates. What really matters? Family and friends, of course, but good works matter too. And that leads to today...

Newsflash: :shock: The electrons were not dry on the screen before I see that Hidden Treasure #2 has sold for $3,950 USD. As we used to say down South, "Well, shut my mouth!" My asking price for "THE PETERSON COLLECTION" has just increased to 2.5 million. Please, take a number an...

Sneaky? Americans? My goodness, we wrote the book! Remember, our national creed was proclaimed by that famous carnival man, PT Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute." Amen, PT. The case presented here is a little different. This seller is the same who sold a Bryans's "Hidden Tre...

Very loving. Well done, Jingle!!

I see where the aforementioned machine, formerly known as "Komet" (may have) sold for 1,250 GBP. Did anyone come up with a manufacturer? The location of the game was particularly attractive. You might take note, Badpenny, next time you start emptying your shed. Apparently, it helps if you ...

Ah, true, Mr. Badpenny, but that was so long ago, I can scarcely remember...

Arrgee, Very interesting, sophisticated analysis, my boy. Actually, the answer is much simpler than one would suspect. If you take the phrase in question and run it through the Enigma Machine, it actually spells: "I sure hope you're dumber than am I." John Peterson Your American Linguist

That thing on the right side is "Pot-O-Green" by Sega.

J. Peterson
Your American Horticulturist

How does he steer HMS Skippy? And those valuable items on the deck; didn't I see them in Badpenny's shed??

Arrgee,

I can only echo the sentiments of Coin-op. Your loss was a blow to all who collect. If there is a special Hell for coin-op thieves, those blokes are headed for it. Best wishes with your re-building efforts.

John Peterson

It's a NEW YEAR and I have a new complaint. This time, it's the idiots who put an item up on Ebay and then include the statement: "I have this advertised elsewhere." What they are saying is this: "I am putting this item up for bid in the electronic marketplace but I'm going to withdra...

Regret is the Mother's milk of collecting. At this time of reflection, I'd like to start a thread of regret. Looking backward, if you could turn back the hands of time and retrieve only one game that you no longer own, what would it be? To start the parade, for me, it would be "The Cricket Matc...

Ah....outstanding projects. They are rather like unrequited love: painful to contemplate but impossible to ignore. When I purchased the Glenn Collection out of California in 2002, most of the 56 allwins needed attention in some form or fashion. The exotic machines beckoned more effectively and recei...

Stuart,

I think the original name of this game was "Zap It," before the company attorneys made them change it after three punters were electrocuted. Too much truth in advertising is sometimes bad for business.

john peterson

Topic merged - Site Admin. In preparation for a new decade, which I pre-emptively declare to be "THE DECADE OF LOVE," I'm inviting one and all to submit pictures of love testers. Below is a set of twins from Oliver Whales of Redcar, circa 1942. On the left is "Cupid's Arrow" and...

An important message to all ex-wives with collectible machines: CONTACT ME, IMMEDIATELY!!

Santa had my list and he blew it - no special something under the tree. Did he talk to Dearly Beloved first, perchance?

John Peterson
Your Broken-Hearted American

Hey LoveTester 999, Through no fault of your own, you have raised a great idea. How about a thread on Love Testers? And I'm not talking about you, BadPenny. I mean those penny-stealing machines that promise to measure that something "extra" we all are convinced we have. How about it? Anyon...

Let me echo Slotalot as well as Tiny Tim: Merry Christmas Everyone! And happy hunting for the machine of your dreams in 2010!!

What a wonderful report, BP! We could certainly use your talent over here, juicing up the scripts of the dreck Hollywood forces us to watch on nightly TV. And CONGRATULATIONS to you, Jerry, Doff, and the merry horde of collectors who attended and made this years event a success. Just for the record,...