EH / Collector Connector sales

[riche100]

ive just found out my results to a couple of my auction lots and i am very happy

even with mini teeter misbehaving , ive done ok

[riche100]

anyone know how soon after the auction i am supposed to get paid ? has anyone been paid out yet please

does anyone know please

i know they are busy with getting auguts sale ready

[slotalot]

I would have thought that you would have got paid on the day of sale
like they do at Coventry...

[badpenny]

At Coventry everybody is paid out on the day in cash. Less Vendors' Commission 6%
At EH it appears they keep your money in their bank account until they send you a cheque less Vendors' Commission 10%.

As I've explained before cheques being paid into your bank account are a pain for anyone self employed or if the authorities may suspect you of trading on the side.

Naturally I have a vested interest.

BP

[riche100]

thanks for the info

[daveslot]

Facts are not quite right re EH.
If you attend the sale and can be bothered to wait to the end of sale you can get paid out in cash like at Coventry or, if you go home early or don't attend the sale, then you can get BACS or cheque or cash if you ask, less seller's commission which is 5% if selling machines - not 10% as stated. Or if you have bought anything you can have it delivered if it can be arranged and get your cash.

[badpenny]

Thanks Dave for clarifying, it's not too clear on the website, and it's a changing world.

BP

[coppinpr]

...less seller's commission which is 5% if selling machines

Does this mean the commission is now less than Coventry?

Cheques and BACS payments are not a problem if you're self-employed unless you use your personal account as your business account which is never a good idea.

[hiflyer]

Does anyone know if the Parkers Carousel was the one sold at Coventry in November? If not, is someone knocking them out? £1220 is a fair old whack.

[badpenny]

There is a story, the relevant facts, I was told ... might be .....
Most of the parts are original NOS acquired from Parker's disposal.
When married together to make a machine, it might not have been in Parker's Works.
I was told Parker's themselves have bought one back to put in their collection.

I've not seen one deliberately aged to look old, and I have owned one once.

I'm sure others could add their versions of what they'd heard.

[daveslot]

sellers commision has been 5% for a couple of years, before that it was free

[treefrog]

Always funny watching the same machine go into sales again and again, basically when people do not view and bid blind. The below allwin sold at least twice, in the last Americana sale for £400 and in April for £420......Case looks nice as well as backflash, but it is an automatic electric payout machine, with no payouts slide and missing solenoid .....I am sure we will see it again soon......also anyone get this mutoscope during the week from Astons?

[raj]

sellers commision has been 5% for a couple of years, before that it was free

Steve is claiming 500k turnover ( over what period I'm not sure) but with the current VAT threshold @ £81k, which would be applied to commission turnover, a bump can be expected anytime soon.

[pennymachines]

Slot machine sale results (with pictures) for the Elephant House Auctions of July 20th and August 3rd (Americana) are now in the Arena.

[jingle]

Topic merged - Site Admin.

Did anyone go
How was the witches cave
Was it all there and working
How much did it sell for
Thanks
Jingle

[pennymachines]

I'll have to get back to you on what it made but condition was average to poor in my opinion, the graphics being quite faded. It was converted to vend cards and there was no clucking mechanism and bellows, but maybe the Witches Cave is not supposed to sound like a Hen House.

[jingle]

Thanks dave
Were is the cats head
Or is it a puppy

[pennymachines]

Where is the cat's head

Just behind the witches' heels.

[aristomatic]

I see Elephant results have been posted.
I presume Bonus Hitop was again unsold?

GP

[raj]

well, the Bonus appears to have been knocked down to £850, however a good number of sales on the day have never shown up on the results page.
lot 49 nice Governor @£460 , I would have liked that one, but never committed.
lot 51 awful formica Governor with painted repro back bonnet sold @£600! on commision
lot 52 very nice Eldorado Governor knocked down @ £520
lot 151 Nostalgic Win a Mint @£200
lot 189 11's needing backflash & wood repair @£420
lot 190 OW penny points @£420
lot 191 OW Uselect it @£420
lot 235 Mills QT @ £1K
lot 238 tidy Aristo @ £220

There were a few others, but just spot the gaps in the results numbering.
My only gripe is that these were not announced as failing to meet reserve, and the bidding may or may not have been cooked to up the price. If you sell at auction, Shill bidding is pretty low, just accept what the market will pay, or dont try to sell this way.