MikeB wrote:Just because a guy has some slots and sells them, doesn't make them an expert. He could be simply a collector that has a couple machines, or just a flipper buying and selling stuff to make a few bucks. Could be he's never opened them, or done anything beyond photographing them and listing them for sale.
Of course, some people might think putting that in their Ebay ad (whether they are expert or not) excuses them from giving a refund if the buyer finds bad issues once he gets the machine and wants to return it.
Well put.
There is a collector here in town that i have been restoring machines for for around 35 years.
He has about 50 machines. He knows the names of them, he knows the manufacturer, he knows the value of them, but if it is anything more involved than emptying a cash box... he is lost. The man is very intelligent, and owns a very large corporation here in town.
Owning a few, or, several machines does not make you an expert.