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Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:50 pm
by pennymachines
Sale prices now in the Arena. My images and official results to follow.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:24 am
by coppinpr
One of the bargains of the day has to be 105, the Elevenses door only in working order (£340) and 106 (case for a Bryans machine (£40).... an Elevenses for £390 :cool:

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:49 pm
by jimmycowman
It would be good if there was a big stash. Who knows next year?

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:32 pm
by pennymachines
Official results (and my pics) now up.
coppinpr wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:24 am One of the bargains of the day has to be 105, the Elevenses door only in working order (£340)...
Didn't make reserve.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:54 pm
by coppinpr
Pm, I was going by your original price posts. You did say £340 and £40 at first didn't you? Now it makes more sense.

One of the worst buys of the day was the "Used, Owners Pictorial Guide for the Care and Understanding of the Mills Bell Slot Machine" £122 inc commission , but only £54 new on ebay, from the publishers inc UK postage (cheaper if you have someone in the USA to post it on to you (£44 in total). :cool:

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:37 pm
by pennymachines
coppinpr wrote: Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:54 pm Pm, I was going by your original price posts. You did say £340 and £40 at first didn't you?
Not sure about £40 - if I'd thought that was the bid my hand would have been in the air. !VICTORY! Yes, £340 was where it ended, but no sale as it turns out.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:23 pm
by brianh
Elephant House posted the following today. In view of Boris's statement this afternoon what are plans for Coventry?
Coronavirus & Future Auctions
posted: 16th March
During these challenging times we have taken the responsible decision to suspend our auction diary. It is simply too dangerous to risk gathering people together in the confines of an auction room at the present time - particularly as collectors of amusement machines, fairground art etc., tend to lean towards an older demographic, which is more at risk from the Coronavirus. You and your family's health (and ours!) is far more important than waiting a few weeks to buy/sell something.
Future Auction Plans
We are hard at work finishing off our online auctions system, which will likely launch with the Single Owner Collection we have been instructed to sell (see below). Buying and Selling via our online auction system obviously negates the need for our clients to all congregate in one place at the same time, and therefore reduces the current health risks of Coronavirus.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:07 pm
by geordy55
Maybe best to post this in the Coventry auction thread!

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:23 pm
by pennymachines
Not surprised to hear Morphy Auctions just postponed their March 28-29 Vegas Coin-Op auction, perhaps optimistically, until April 25 - 26, particularly as foreign buyers can't get there at present.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:53 am
by moonriver
What a difference a day makes, Morphys were previously offering a $100 voucher per person if you attended the auction in person because most of the US collectors think Morphys made a big mistake relocating their coin-op out of Vegas anyway and attendance was way down, even before the current crisis.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:33 am
by clubconsoles
moonriver wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:53 am What a difference a day makes, Morphys were previously offering a $100 voucher per person if you attended the auction in person because most of the US collectors think Morphys made a big mistake relocating their coin-op out of Vegas anyway and attendance was way down, even before the current crisis.
Oh yes, they did make a mistake. Last couple of years I have made it a holiday and even bought a few items!
Many US collectors feel the same as I do. Their Denver location is a nightmare to fly into from Europe, even without the Virus. :( :( :(

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:33 am
by brianh
I'm sure many of you will have received Steve Hunt's email letting us know that his mum Gloria, the Elephant House auctioneer, sadly passed away last August and that his dad also now has cancer. Those of us who attended the auctions will remember her with affection and admire her courage in carrying on auctioneering despite her serious illness. My thoughts are with Steve.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:15 am
by chris roadhog
Sad news, will miss her humorous auctioneering :( Best wishes to Steve and Dad X

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:36 am
by coin-op
chris roadhog wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:15 am Sad news, will miss her humorous auctioneering :( Best wishes to Steve and Dad X
Quite agree - Gloria was always entertaining and a cheerful lady. Her presence will be missed, but plenty of memories amongst many of us.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:41 pm
by sweetmeats
Such sad news have known Gloria for more than 25 years a lovely lady, not only as an auctioneer also as barmaid on the ill-fated pier, dinner companion with Steve and on many visits to her house for tea. Will so greatly missed.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:22 pm
by treefrog
Yes very sad and will be missed by many of us, the life and soul of the house :!?!: ........

Was interested to read Steve’s plan on buying and selling items through known previous sales and potential matches on people who maybe willing to let go of wanted items. One of the biggest challenges at this very precise time is inability to get out and drive anywhere to collect or view items and all the risks around blind bidding and paying high courier costs.. We will see on the new idea and how it goes and maybe be a good alternative for hunting down a specific item. I still feel we all like the world of auctions as well where you get to either sell many items to a wide audience or buy and see many items in a single sale. I miss making a trip out even if for a catch up with people....

Looking forward to any kind of release to the normal world of collecting

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:34 pm
by coppinpr
sad news indeed..she will be missed for sure.
Steve is not everyone's cup of tea to be sure but it can't be denied he's had a disastrous couple of years, let's not forget he fell from the EH roof and nearly did for himself plus hasn't been able to run an auction for over a year as well as all his other nightmares, condolences on his loss and best wishes for a brighter future

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:17 pm
by special when lit
Must admit, Steve's not been my favorite person over the years, but you do have to feel for him. To lose his Mum & then his Dad getting ill too, on top of the shite year that everyone's had must be horrible.
Always remember Gloria from Steve's Huntingdon auctions, always with a glass of whisky next to her!
RIP Gloria.

Elephant house "collector to collector"

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:42 am
by coppinpr
Post merged - Site Admin.

I suspect like many others I received an email from EH today outlining Steve's "collector to collector" online selling system. I have to admit I rather like the idea, the mock up page on show is very comprehensive giving lots of info including a graph of average prices for that machine over the last few years, No costs to use the proposed web site that I can see, but as long as he doesn't expect to make the same % as at the auctions and prices are fair I think it might be a good thing, I'm not sure of the legal position of offering machines for sale in this mode.

Re: Elephant House Auctions

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:50 am
by brianh
You've probably had the email today from Steve but if not, it points to a basic draft of his proposed website
URL+REMOVED+BY+SITE+ADMIN# ... on=example
Looks to me like it will be a sort of cross between the Pennymachines Market and eBay but I'm not clear how it would work. Either way Steve makes no mention of any future physical auctions, which I, for one, really miss, (no substitute for being able to compare, feel, and play with the machines in person) so it would be down to the Coventry auctions to hopefully fly the flag |/XX\|