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Hello to all;
A caillie up for sale on e-ban (#4654085175).
I have interest.... but, with the few photos offered , what issues do we see with it ? besides Mills reel strips.
at a minimum ,I'll be learning more about Caillie slot machines.
doubt it will sell at a good price , tis a CAILLIE.
jeff H.

Im learning too but looks like the wrong rear door. Shouldnt the lock be at the bottom? Looks like the inside hasp is missing for the doot also. Does have its cashbox though. It does appear to have a clock as opposed to the darn leaky pump....from what I can see in the dark picture. It actually still has its greenish oak case,mine has been refinished. Id like to have this machine too. I see a lot of miss spellings,mine was spelled wrong on craigslist,maybe thats why I got a good deal.

Asked if any parts missing or if it cycles correctly? Answered back saying, "Needs to be gone through and oiled up, read the description." I've bought machines from eBay that did not have pics of mechanics outside the case before and were missing parts on the machine when I got it. My guess is this machine doesn't cycle or missing parts. I'm sure seller tested the machine and found out there were problems but not saying what they are.

briank wrote:Im learning too but looks like the wrong rear door. Shouldnt the lock be at the bottom? Looks like the inside hasp is missing for the doot also. Does have its cashbox though. It does appear to have a clock as opposed to the darn leaky pump....from what I can see in the dark picture. It actually still has its greenish oak case,mine has been refinished. Id like to have this machine too. I see a lot of miss spellings,mine was spelled wrong on craigslist,maybe thats why I got a good deal.

Yes, this "Caillie" apparently has a back door from some pump-regulated model grafted to it. The upper position of the lock would indicate a Commander (1937) or later model, but the total absence of a slit for the padlock hasp (or staple or whatever you call it) hardware makes this particular back door a good candidate for my WTF File. BTW, the bottle-cap protrusion you always see on the pumper back doors is there to provide room for a cam rider bar which in the post-1932 mechs gets driven backwards just a little too far at the end of the cycle such that it would run right smack into the earlier, flat back doors... so I guess they simply stamped a wart into the door panel to accommodate it. I think that's what you might call an "afterthought."

I asked many questions..... I got back " needs to be oiled, gone through.... & yes it has it's jackpot still". about as short & sweet as his few low quality photos (& original description ).
no need to spend a lot of money ,only to spend a lot more money later on rare parts (if they can be found).

I told him he needed to post more photos ,or at least a few more to me.
Seems a lot lately ,slots being put up for sale by picker type people. "I can flip this for a few bucks". with NO clue what they have, OR how to play it.
heard the miss spelled words ,ect., bought many items this way. "have Indian slot machine for sale". ???
Turned out to be a 1936 Jennings !! ad with 2 ultra crummy photos ,taken by a one legged monkey, with a heavy camera.

Well, as the rest of you (& others) , I'll keep an eye on it, may place a bid.
thank you All for your comments / feedback.
jeff H.

Little higher than I would have thought ,At this time.
jeff

Never have figured why after initial bids people continue to bid with days left. Final minute will determine it anyways,otherwise it sometimes drives the price up higher. I guess sometimes people wanna bid and feel they had a chance? Has anybody reveived more pictures from the seller, I see he/she has more slots listed and uses a seller name that leads you to believe they sell coinop but their listings are vague.

briank wrote:Never have figured why after initial bids people continue to bid with days left. Final minute will determine it anyways,otherwise it sometimes drives the price up higher. I guess sometimes people wanna bid and feel they had a chance?

Many bidders get caught up in the excitement of bidding. Early in my e-ban days, I learned that when you bid someone will likely outbid you. Who needs a bidding war? Now I bid just before the auction close, which is called "sniping."

I figure out what I am willing to pay and put the bid in during the last minute of the auction. I have won something like 29 of the last 30 auctions that I participated in. Did I lose that one auction? Yes, I did. Did I save money in the other 29 auctions? No way to know for sure, but I bet that's what happened. There are many last-30-second-bidders who follow this strategy and save $$$.

-S

standardchief wrote:

briank wrote:Never have figured why after initial bids people continue to bid with days left. Final minute will determine it anyways,otherwise it sometimes drives the price up higher. I guess sometimes people wanna bid and feel they had a chance?

Many bidders get caught up in the excitement of bidding. Early in my e-ban days, I learned that when you bid someone will likely outbid you. Who needs a bidding war? Now I bid just before the auction close, which is called "sniping."

I figure out what I am willing to pay and put the bid in during the last minute of the auction. I have won something like 29 of the last 30 auctions that I participated in. Did I lose that one auction? Yes, I did. Did I save money in the other 29 auctions? No way to know for sure, but I bet that's what happened. There are many last-30-second-bidders who follow this strategy and save $$$.

-S

The three main issues that I noticed, of all the 'Battle-Bidding', in the early years of eBay, was:
1) Some bidders were on an ego-trip, and liked to see their name as the high bidder on the site, as often as possible.
This was when you would would see a persons userID, and not the code symbol shown now.
2) Others, just didn't like being outbid, and would keep driving the price up, unnecessarily. I always had to laugh at
the idiots, that would put in a whole mess of $1.00 bids. What's that prove?
3) Then there was the known high bidders, and often winners, with deep pockets, hoping to scare others away. That
didn't fool me. I would still put in my highest bids, that I was willing to pay.
The best days, were when you could see a persons userID, and if you knew them, would either back-off, or contact
them, to see how high they were willing to go, so that you wouldn't run each other into oblivion.

I had check listings in Real auctions, had seen the same machine sell in the $800.00 range a lot & in better overall condition.
of course you get bent over with fees ,taxes, & the auction take.

this seller has No interest in giving additional information. either there's issues he doesn't want to share , or has no clue. And no interest sharing more photos.
& yes, he has 2 more basic nothing high tops, which last I looked were both just above $300.00 each. And again, both lack of info. & images on them also.
jeff H.