BOGUS CASTLE FRONT ON EBAY

[Midcoast Vintage]

and... yet another fake one.
here is the email i sent the seller.

hi.
the machine you have listed is NOT an antique.
it is a reproduction.
it is maybe... 10 years old.
i have been a dealer / collector / restorer of slot machines for over 40 years.
please amend to your ad to be HONEST, AND NOT DECEIVING.
do the right thing.
FOR MORE INFO ON TELLING REPRO MACHINES FROM ORIGINALS, GO TO
COINOPCOLLECTORFORUM dot com
there is a wealth of information there on slot machines, and coin-op machines.

here is the auction link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1076213024

[bikerjrn]

I also told him to be honest in his description and tell people it is a reproduction.

[Midcoast Vintage]

I RECIEVED A REPLY TO MY EMAIL TO THE SELLER:

This machine is not a reproduction, it is a remanufacture by Royal Bell. If you go to their website it will tell you about their Mills Classic Collection of machines..
I am Not a dealer or collector of these machines but have receipts & info on where machine was bought & how long ago and it wasn't 10 yrs, info, person who bought it departed this world long before that.

HERE IS WHAT I REPLIED BACK:

HI,
I know bill harris, the owner of royal bell.
re-manufactured is a fancy term for reproduction.,
he started reproducing machines in the 80's.
justify it any way you like, the machine is a reproduction.
if you doubt my word, go to the site i mentioned, and read about it.
i am not giving you this info to try to beat you down on price.
i have no interest in the machine, as, it is a repro..
BUT... someone who buys it and finds out after they get it that it is fake, will be leaving you negative feedback, requiring you to pay for return shipping, plus refunding the purchase price, and possibly suing you for fraud.
one other thing you may want to keep in the back of your mind... A REPRODUCTION MACHINE IS ILLEGAL IN MANY STATES AS IT IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO FALL UNDER THEIR LAWS.
I truly urge you to go to the website coinopcollectorsforum and educate yourself on slot machines. the knowledge available their could save you head aches in the future, as well as possibly saving you from making a monetary mistake by purchasing fake machines in the future.
there is a section about ebay, and it discusses the machines listed there, and, your machine is listed.
i am also aware that you have been contacted by other knowledgable people informing you that the machine is a reproduction, and, urging you to post an HONEST description.
KNOWLEDGE IS A POWERFUL TOOL... IF IT IS USED.
failing to correct your description definitely shines a dim reflection on your integrity.
DO THE RIGHT THING.

[oldslotman]

I sent him the info on Royal Bell.

[Dave]

FYI, the correct URL to this site is http://www.coinopcollectorforum.com not http://www.coinopcollectorsforum.com (there should be no s before forum).