Strangest ebay listing

[necroscope]

I cant believe this sellers conditions this bloke has on this old penny arcade pinball, here is a part of his listing

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PENNY-ARCADE-MACHINE-amusement-1930-pinball-bar-/250691368229?pt=AU_CoinOp&hash=item3a5e5eb525


 The following applies.  I offer a 7 day unequivocal money-back guarantee as per the "postage and payments" section.     You WILL be ABSOLUTELY delighted with this beautiful machine or I will give you your money back as per the guarantee.  After 7 days... this is a machine...  like a car.... and whilst I'm happy to help you with any problems past this time, there are no obligations to do so at all.  After 7 days, it is your baby.  I'm quite good at repairing and maintaining these, but it is difficult over a long distance.  If you are not happy with it when it arrives, do not tamper and tinker with it,  just return it for a full refund.  By purchasing this you agree to this very reasonable condition of sale.   It is an extremely simple mechanism but quite clever.  Some is done with levers in equilibrium, some with chutes, some with gravity-levers.  All of it is done in a simple but clever way.  You may familiarise yourself with the mechanism for future adjustments etc  but for the period of this seven days, I will not accept tampering. 

[beaky]

But I want to tinker. 

[Caveoftreasures]

The guy definately knows his product.

At least it is a ebay listing with decent information added for a change. Unusual item.

[Retropin]

Aaaah an Allwin machine!!!

These and BRYANS machines were all over seaside towns in UK back in 30's etc. They would have been on the end of every pier ( where the amusements are) along with the Helter Skelter ride, Gypsy Fortune teller, shove Penny machines, 1 arm bandits etc.
Some of these "flip ball" were still in operation on the end of Brighton Pier when i was a kid ( i aint that old BTW).. i can remember them, the Helter Skelter ride was built on late 19th century and still operational..... Coin op games in operation that i remember were a few of these Allwins, Gun games ( MONSTER GUN was one and i have the machine) Pinballs, Shove Penny, air hockey etc.

Used to be able to pick Allwins up from flea markets for bugger all... ive walked past many in my time and now im kicking myself as i would dearly love to own 1 or 2.

$1200 though??   Too rich

[ddstoys]

Ice always wanted one of these but couldn't afford $1200 for it sadly

[necroscope]

i think he is dreaming really,i would pay $500-$600 as a collectable antique,and thge way he describes the listing one would expect it to be quite fragile and the mech probably not entirely original so under those circumstances it may only be worth $300 as an antique.