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It might be better if genuine collectors just kept their heads down. The only time we even hear about the GC is when a busybody on eBay starts shouting 'You need a licence! You need a licence!'.

Patch Work is the £1 token upgrade of the 50p token 1977 released Colour Match.

theres 4 or 5 culprits, i dont have any gripe direct with anyone they clearly dont know or are ignoring the law, Hopefully the GC will look at them more now, if any collectors / enthusiasts get a knock on the door ( Unlesss they are clearly dealing in large numbers of machines ) then i`ll post a picture of my balls on the mecca ! thats how confident i am .....

Theres one simple solution..... "I don't own a machine, I wish I did, maybe one day......."

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I don’t own 30 machines wish I did one day.

Yep I echo this, it will look like new and is cheap to do too done it on nearly all my machines 🙂

You could try shot blasting and powder coating?

There is also lots of crap too.and shill bidders sending prices upto 7 or 8000 for a bloody fruit machine.they must be on something or think everyone is as thick as they are.

licenced dealers are buying stuff as the arcades are oofing stuff out, ive been buying kids rides as they come up in readiness for anything opening at some point, people are buying bargains too , if you have room & money then theres bargains out there

That Patch Work looks a nice machine. If that was a lot nearer,I'd have that. Would love an electro that pays 5p tokens out. I have a bag of shiny coins waiting lol.

ffs you aswell

Knock us up a spag Bol mate.

you are allowed as a home user or collector to maintain your own machines, if you hold an AGC or FEC permit without the add on then you are not permitted to repair your own machines, sounds mad but its the law & its part of the paperwork you sign when you apply for the licence

no one is bothered about the collectors they made that clear, unless you buy & sell shit loads

It's all about greed at the end of the day. And the hobbyist has been pushed aside. Not just by inflated price and by those who flout the rules to improve their own profits. There is a market for older machines and the inflated prices has given opportunities to those who think they can make a quick profit at the collectors expense whether they abide by the rules or not! These people do not care for amusement history. Machines can go to strangers never to be seen again. Then 20 years down the line its on ebay as an antique! I suspect the GC will investigate the possibility of taxing the sales of legacy machines knowing these are collectables that could bring them in a lot more revenue. The main difference for me and many of us on here is ,I am a collector of amusement machines ,not gambling machines. And there should be different rules for repairing legacy machines too. And that's where the GC need to draw the line.

Load of old bollocks.

I think we should all copy player and use “fuck the GC” as our member title if we are in disagreement with there bullshit.

Tell them, from me, to get fucked. I hope this clarifies my position.

I would say it was the time when machines changed from tokens to all cash. Removing Token or A.W.P. Amusement With Prize replacing them with category machines were the death of fruit machines as I knew them.

Was thinking the same pete .er 2k I dont think so ! £5-600 maybe a bit more these days .I think Mr road hog has been looking into Jimmy's estimations 😄

What are you on man?

Me machine is reelcash. If I do not find solution to a problem, I will ask for help.