Hello all-
There might be an issue with an ebay seller (massa-jonat) or someone using that account concerning three slot machines that were listed Monday June 6th. The machines are a Mills 5-cent Sweetheart QT, Mills 5-cent Basebal Front, and a Mills Bursting Cherry. He (or someone---trying not to defame) listed them for a while, received bids, and later cancelled the auctions. I sent an email (re: QT) asking about a missing ebay disclaimer and the cashbox and let him know I was interested in the machine if ebay cancelled the auction (included my cell number). I was one of three bidders. He later called and said that he was out of the country until June 15th and would I be interested in a cash (off ebay) deal. I agreed although something about the scenario was bothering me. I did ask for his email address in case I need to send a small deposit (he never sent it). When I got home I did a search on the QT Sweetheart to check past auction prices and up popped the exact group of pictures of that machine and the others as part of a Philip Weiss Auction on June 15th. You can bid early through liveauctioneers proxibids (20% buyers premium). Obviously the "seller" did not have possession of these machines and perhaps was working some kind of scam. I assume he contacted the other bidders on the QT and the other machines so I wanted to inform all---especially the bidders on the Mills Baseball machine. R. McCurdy