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Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:12 am
by mrcoin
Any idea of a fair wholesale price on this guy? Not looking to put it on fleabay
Repro back door and older lock, not Yale
No cash box
Works
Orig award cards and reel strips.
Not original paint, obvious
Cabinet pretty clean and orig.
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:06 pm
by mrcoin
Ok. Let me ask the question in a different way.
Anybody here have an interest if it was offered at $900 + shipping?
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:28 pm
by watlingboy
$900 is a fair price for it.
Watlingboy
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:52 pm
by TheFatman
What part of this world might you be in?
Dave F
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:16 pm
by mrcoin
PM sent
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:54 pm
by mrcoin
I guess I wasn't very clear in my OP.
I DON'T OWN THIS MACHINE, YET. Just looking to see what a fair price is so
I'll know what to pay when I go look at it.
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:15 pm
by watlingboy
Same answer, $900. Anything below that is in your favor.
Watlingboy
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:12 am
by mrcoin
Thanks guys for the info. I was hoping it might have been worth a little more because it was a one cent machine.
Ooh well, it is what it is.
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:48 am
by flipper77
It probably is worth a bit more than $900 since penny is a desirable denomination today. It now boils down to condition and completeness of mech and rest of machine. This has been a previous topic - watch out and make sure the mech is equipped to automatically load the jackpots - missing on several Watling Twin Jackpots that I have checked. I have the identical nickel machine (here are before and after pics) and it is one of my favorites to play. Simple smooth easy play with that distinctive Watling springy sound. Good luck.
Flip
Re: Watling one cent double jackpot blue seaL

Posted:
Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:04 am
by watlingboy
These jackpot Blue Seal machines survived in large quantities and there are other Blue Seal's that seem to be more desirable. Penny machines usually do bring more and if this particular machine wasn't a penny, it would be worth less. Most collectors want to see gum ball venders on a penny machine, this would increase the value. The other two things which hurt the value are, it has been repainted incorrectly, so now it has to be restored and the fact it has a repro back door. An original door is worth about $200. The guys selling these who are asking 2,3 and 4 thousand dollars are doing just that, asking, they never sell. The completed sales section is a better reflection of the market, not the "For sale section."
Watlingboy