cpdretired wrote:andydotp wrote:Hi chaps,
Yes indeed it's awful when a new collector gets gyped.
However, if we're talking about the Ball Gum trade stim earlier in this thread could somebody please explain what's so phoney about it?
I can spot a repro bandit a mile off but am not au fait with the trade stimulators.
Just curious to learn what to look for.
Thanks,
andydotp
The jackpot is from a Pace Cardinal trade stimulator.
This Groetchen "Ball Gum" machine is not as bad as most of his other creations. At least he didn't grind the name out of the top casting on this example.
The childish paint job is incorrect, and the recast jackpot, that has the top award card portion hacked-off, was used ONLY on all variations of the Pace
models, like the "Cardinal", (shown here), as well as "The New Deal", "Hit Me", "Army 21 Game", etc. He has put these jackpots on several other models
that he has Phonied-Up, to pry more bucks out of the Unsuspecting collector. Most are usually placed in the VCA auctions, and at the Chicago shows.
Below are a couple of his PHONEY creations that were in the last VCA auction. More to follow.