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Slot Machine Buyer's Handbook --- A Consumer's Guide to Slot Machines

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Product Description With the Slot Machine Buyer's Handbook you'll learn how to buy "smart" and save a bundle. This book not only answers questions that immediately come to mind, but will also help prospective buyers gain the expertise and self-confidence that would otherwise be acquired only through years of experience. Avoiding just one costly mistake in the school of hard knocks will recover the cost of this book many times over. An outstanding feature of the book is the Collector's Comparison, a list of 950 slot machines telling the date of introduction, type of machine, manufacturer, value range, rarity, marketability and reliability. The illustrated Slot Machine Buyer's Handbook measures 5.5" x 8.5" and contains 100 photos/charts and glossary. Review The authors have compiled a healthy dose of common sense talk about pitfalls and virtues of slot machine collecting and ownership. We say common sense simply because that is the pervasive tone throughout its pages. Plain and simple, in real unguarded language, the pair lay a solid information groundwork on which prospective hobbyists can build collections. Combine this with the publisher's price guide [Blue Book Slot Machine Price Guide] and you'll be safely on your way to one-armed bandit heaven -- Tim Ferrante, Gameroom Magazine, April 1999 Your new Slot Machine Buyer's Handbook is outstanding! It is not only a good book for neophytes, but also for those that have collected for years. I have enjoyed it and will recommend it to others -- Marshall Fey, grandson of the inventor of the three reel slot machine From the Publisher Hardly a day goes by without a phone call from a novice slot machine enthusiast who says something like: "I just bought a rare matched set of So-And-So machines, and the guy said they were once owned by Al Capone!" How sad I feel when I burst his bubble and tell him the machines are counterfeits, or foreigns, or not rare at all, and that Al Capone never owned them. That's the major reason the author wrote this book and I agreed to publish it. I thought the first edition would last for five to seven years, but it sold out in less than two. This edition is half again larger and has twice as many pictures. And in case you're wondering, yes, we printed lots of them. From the Back Cover The smart buyer is a knowledgeable buyer, and this amazing book tells it like it is. Every conceivable aspect of buying a slot machine is covered in revealing depth. Strong and weak points of specific makes and models of slot machines, both old and new, are brought out and fully explained. The entire range of collectible slot machines is spanned from the earliest antiques to the hottest new casino models. Many are illustrated. Coverage includes the following and much, much more: How and where to find the best buys How to select a slot machine that's best for you How to determine a slot machine's condition Which machines should be avoided Specific models' performance history Parts availability for various makes and models Tricks used by fast buck artists to hide defects Counterfeit machines and how to spot them Foreign slot machines and how to spot them Originality vs. value How to detect non-original parts Slot machine buyer's resource directory What's legal and where Which casino style slots are best for home use Slot machine payout statistics A buyer's comparison of over 950 slot machines How slot machines work: mechanical, electric and the latest, modern microprocessor types. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: Slot machines are fun! Who has not at one time or another relished the notion of enjoying one of these fabulous machines at home in a den or playroom? It is no secret that private ownership of coin-operated gambling equipment is booming, thanks in part to collectible laws enacted since the late 1970s.