Dollar Pace 8 Star on eBay

[flipper77]

There is a 1950 Pace 8 Star on FleaBay item # 221245765205. Aside from the fantasyland price, interesting award notice on Jackpot. Dollar machine so normal guaranteed jackpot - but it states "Guaranteed $100 with tube Jak-pot". Does this mean it really drops 100 coins out of the tube? Looking for a dollar antique slot and trying to learn more about these. Thanks,
Flip

[terick2104]

The $100 jackpot on three bars would be a hand payout from the establishment and the tube would pay 20 coins. There is no way to have a set of $1.00 slides that would be as high as a stack of $1.00 coins, there wouldn't be any room for the payout tube. That is why when Bally came out with the 'Money Honey' slot with the hopper payout all the old mechanicals where for all intents and purposes obsolete.

[terick2104]

I meant to say 'there is no way a set slides high enough for a stack of 100 $1.00 coins etc'

[nvmos2]

I think it means that for 3 bars, the machine will pay out 20 coins and the player will get 80 coins from the attendant for a total jackpot of $100.
Of course it says "with" tube rather than "including" tube, so maybe terick is right and player gets $120, in which case the card should say "plus" tube.
Nice collection of stickers on the side of this machine.

[flipper77]

That is what I thought - that max tube pay out is 20 coins. Oddly written jackpot notice. Maybe to confuse the player. Course for info only - seller really thinks this is a $6900 machine? Where do these folks come up with the numbers? Why bother? If only - if only - always wanted a dollar machine and remember many years ago, I would go visit with Dave Evans who had a love of large coin machines. He had many dollar Jennings - all I had to do was make an offer. Oh well - - - - Fantastic to have the wealth of info on this blog - thanks.

Flip