Midcoast Vintage wrote:THANKS to dave, and, to bill for their insight into this.
I am still very surprised at the low price for the the derby, and the hole.
bill and i had had a discussion a couple months ago, regarding what we thought some of the machines would bring, and both speculated that the derby had the possibility of bringing FAR more than it did.
even with the juice, and the tax, i think these 2 machines went for far less than their value considering their rarity and historic value.
the derby, while not running well, could possibly tuned up by a competent mechanic, and, be made to function properly.
regardless, these, and several of the other rarities, will most likely go into collections for many years, and not be available again for many years to come.
congratulations to the winners.
I agree that you will probably not see either of those machines at an auction in the near future or even up for private sale. Most of the time when a rare machine is bought it stays in the collection for a very long time. That is why you have to step up to the plate when something really good does come up. If you don't buy it someone else will and you will probably regret it. Been there, done that too many times.
At least that is my opinion.