World's ugliest War Eagle on E-Bay

[Dave]

If you are looking for a War Eagle and don't mind restoring it yourself you might want to check out item 6192775485 on E-Bay. The auction ends on 7/19

This has got to be one of the ugliest paint jobs on a War Eagle I have ever seen.

The mechanism looks like it is in reasonable shape though.



I am not affiliated with this machine in any way and I have no idea who the seller or current bidders are.

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If you are looking for a War Eagle and don't mind restoring it yourself you might want to check out item 6192775485 on E-Bay. The auction ends on 7/19

This has got to be one of the ugliest paint jobs on a War Eagle I have ever seen.

The mechanism looks like it is in reasonable shape though.



I am not affiliated with this machine in any way and I have no idea who the seller or current bidders are.

Hi Dave: I hate to be the barer of bad news , but there are more than just one "War Eagle" with this paint scheme. I had a customer from NO. Calif., that wanted me to restore, and match a paint job of one he already had in this chartreuse color. "YUK"! This was in Nov. 1984. I tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted that he wanted to have a matched set of 5c, 10c, & 25c machines. He brought the 25c with him to show me, and left the back bonnet, so I could match the color. I restored the nickel one. I didn't realize it till last night, that this is the same machine, as I pulled the photos I took, and checked the wood grain. Sure enough! I am going to write the seller, and ask for the serial number just to be sure. I guess the person that I restored this one for, never got his dime model. Apparently he had sold this machine, or moved to So. Calif.? Maybe I'll find out more soon. Cheers, Bill

[Dave]

WOW What a small world.

I decided to do a little research. It turns out the seller sold the quarter one on June 10th. It brought $1,875 which is pretty cheap for a quarter War Eagle (in my opinion). I'll bet it is no longer pea green.

[nick]

That Pea green color was nice. It is nice to see a slot with some flavor for once. Why do War Eagles seem to go up on a yearly basis. They are not super rare and look about as good as a Castle Front which are usually much lower.

[Dave]

That Pea green color was nice. It is nice to see a slot with some flavor for once. Why do War Eagles seem to go up on a yearly basis. They are not super rare and look about as good as a Castle Front which are usually much lower.

I think the prices for War Eagles has been fairly flat for the last 10 years. I think the main reason is because the market has been flooded with the reproductions. I don't think a week goes by when there are not at least one or two on E-Bay being sold.

Regarding War Eagle and Castle Fronts. I think there are a lot more Castle Fronts out there than War Eagles (if you don't count the reproduction War Eagles). In my opinion, a properly restored War Eagle looks a lot nicer than a Castle Front.

I think War Eagles are less common than Rol-A-Tops and if it were not for the reproduction War Eagles, the going price of War Eagles would be in the $3,000 - $4,000 range.

Again, all of this is my opinion.

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Dave, you are right. According to my eBay sales results since Nov 03 there have been 88 Castle Fronts, 49 War Eagles and 63 Rol-A-Top and Tor's. I can typically spot a repo War Eagle which I do not count.

I think anytime a unmarked reproduction is made it hurts the value of the original. It really is a shame as I get a lot of people contact me about their quarter War Eagle only to find out it's not 70 years old but 20.

Don Creekmore

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[Dave]

Dave, you are right. According to my eBay sales results since Nov 03 there have been 88 Castle Fronts, 49 War Eagles and 63 Rol-A-Top and Tor's. I can typically spot a repo War Eagle which I do not count.

I think anytime a unmarked reproduction is made it hurts the value of the original. It really is a shame as I get a lot of people contact me about their quarter War Eagle only to find out it's not 70 years old but 20.

Don Creekmore

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Don:

Thanks for validating my gut feeling.

Are you going to post a follow-up article in COCA regarding E-Bay? I found your last one very interesting.

Dave

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I had one ready to go but COCA didn't seem to interested in having anyone remind me when to send it in. After I asked, I was told it was a few days late, o well.

I do sell them in print form and will have weekly updated results posted on my web site later this year. It has well over 2300 listings and counting every day - including the yellow, green and red War Eagle! haha

[Dave]

I had one ready to go but COCA didn't seem to interested in having anyone remind me when to send it in. After I asked, I was told it was a few days late, o well.

I do sell them in print form and will have weekly updated results posted on my web site later this year. It has well over 2300 listings and counting every day - including the yellow, green and red War Eagle! haha

Don:

Sorry to hear it won't be in an upcoming issue of COCA. I guess they are no longer having a shortage of articles. Feel free to post some or all of it here.

Also, please let us know when your weekly results will be posted on your web page.

Dave