Page 1 of 2

Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:34 pm
by Dave
Need a slot machine or two?

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:11 pm
by Midcoast Vintage
lots of toys.
how nice is the pace double?

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:34 pm
by Dave
I didn't look too close. I was busy looking at the stuff I am interested in.

I would be interested in the Pace Double but I already have one.

I will take a look at it tomorrow.

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:23 am
by JHSS-1944
Oh man ! you shouldn't have shown me these photos !!!
I see 2 machines , that I got out bid on in a local auction, sitting right there being resold !!!!
thank god none of you can read my mind right now .....

jeff H. a very unhappy camper.

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:00 pm
by MONTI
Just to tease you some more!
Here is a link to the Morphy Auction in Vegas!

http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/cata ... tionid=273

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:29 pm
by Dave
Well, it was a long couple of days.

I am currently sitting at the Vegas airport waiting to board the redeye back to Denver.

I think for the most part, prices were pretty strong. Stuff went for more than I expected. Of course, there are always exceptions.

I sure didn't see any deals on the stuff that I wanted. I was the under bidder on many of the lots.

Hard to believe the collecting community could absorb so many machines in two days.

I wonder how many are going to show up ebay in the next week?

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:30 pm
by Dave
Dave wrote:I didn't look too close. I was busy looking at the stuff I am interested in.

I would be interested in the Pace Double but I already have one.

I will take a look at it tomorrow.


The Pace Double was nice. It was all jammed up but I looked on the inside and it looked complete.

It sold for $21,000 + the juice which put it slightly over $25,000

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:17 pm
by JHSS-1944
Well after looking at Saturday's results the older odd balls went for big money. some sold around where I thought they would . but for 1930's / 1940's era machines most were actually decent sold prices. shove these results into the sellers faces on e-bay. even the revamps seem to sell a bit low.

My only problem..... to much added "juice" at the end of each sale. there's making $$$ , Then there's making $$$$$ !!!!
I will attend the next one....
jeff H.

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:26 pm
by Midcoast Vintage
Dave wrote:
Dave wrote:I didn't look too close. I was busy looking at the stuff I am interested in.

I would be interested in the Pace Double but I already have one.

I will take a look at it tomorrow.


The Pace Double was nice. It was all jammed up but I looked on the inside and it looked complete.

It sold for $21,000 + the juice which put it slightly over $25,000

Thank you.
I was on it, but it went about 10k more than i was willing to go.

Re: Photos from Murphy auction

PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:58 pm
by PriceGuide
There were a couple of people there just for the Pace Double.

I talked to the guy who bought it. Nice guy, relatively new collector. He said he was going to take the Pace Double to a guy who restores machines and get all the castings on the Double plated [-X

I told him that would be a BIG mistake. He said be bought a single Royal Comet a while back and took it to this guy and he plated all the castings during the restoration.

I told him he needs to get on the forum.