by Swami » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:30 pm
I rarely comment on this board for this exact reason. However, since the last two comments are clearly directed at me I feel some sort of obligation to defend my Honor.
I believe Some Civility does still remain here and elsewhere in the world. Although at times you would have to wonder.
This Forum is a great source of information, When it's a Great Source of Information. You see, I believe that Bad Information is Worse than No Information. Too many times people throw out comments on machines that they know nothing about. Unfortunately for the Newbie, and the seasoned collector too, that bad information just confuses the person seeking expert advise. In the end nobody benefits.
I never comment on Watlings, Trade Simulators, etc, because I know very little about them. I would never want to provide bad info. My interest and area of Expertise are Polk Figures & Jennings Chief Machines. I have owned many of them and seen many more. At my peek of collecting I think I had 175+ machines, with 25 of those being Polk Figures. So when it comes to those examples I truly know what I am talking about.
The machine that started this post is a Derivative of a Jennings, Not a Mills and Not a Pace. That is a Fact.
As far as being Jealous, I can't even begin to understand that comment. I have No Jealously whatsoever regarding anyone's collections or knowledge. I have put myself in a position to have owned many Great Slot Machines. I have also been fortunate enough to see Many Many Great Slot Machines. There are some Wonderful Collections in Southern California and the people that have those collections are some of the BEST in the hobby. I am proud to call several of them my friends.
However, just because I've seen a lot of machines I certainly don't consider myself an expert on them. Conversely, I have done extensive research on the machines that I collect and the ones that interest me.
I think the information I provided regarding the Machine in this post is accurate and thorough. I don't take it lightly when I provide an Expert analyst regarding a machine. I certainly Don't make post that have no validity just to exaggerate my own ego.