Yes it is totally off topic but I would be remiss
if I did not say THANK YOU to whoever it was who
posted.
Three weeks ago a post came across this list which
which stated that someone was wanting to sell thirteen
old arcade machines. The poster further stated that
he was posting this message only because he thought
these might be computer games.
Only because of his post to this list and
with only an email address to go on I was able to
make contact with the owner of these macines.
I learned that these were all priceless turn of the
century era penny arcade machines that had been
used at Disneyland in Anaheim and later at Disney World
in Orlando. I further learned that
they were going to be sold in an obscure auction in
Florida (I am in Florida) three days later.
To make a long story short, I was able to purchase
seven of the thirteen machines at a fraction of their
value.
The surfacing of these thirteen pieces is one of
the most significant finds of this type item in the
last ten years.
I have been collecting coin operated antiques for
twenty five years. This is the first time in all
those years that I have ever had an opportunity
to buy even one example of this type item. Because
someone posted the message to this list I now
am proudly in possesson of seven of them.
THANKYOU, whoever you were.
Bob Wood
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Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:09:14 GMT