Expert: Rodger Knutson - 12/20/2010

Question
ROGER  HAVING READ YOUR ANSWER ABOUT A SEGA CONTINENTAL SLOT MACHINE  WHERE WOULD ONE GO TO SELL ONE  I HAVE HAD IT A LONG TIME  AND HAVE NO NEED ANYMORE  THE COIN SLOT ISNT WORKING OTHERWISE IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION  ALSO IS IT REPAIRABLE AS TO SHIP IT SEEMS PROHIBITIVE  ANY ADVISE   THANK YOU   A. MARTONE

Answer
Hi Adolph,

Well this is always a very good question, because there is always a buyer looking for something and the trick it to let them know you have it. There is ebay of course, and I like crags list as you may be able to find a local buyer for it. Then you could consign it to an antique store or just advertise it yourself in the papers. You are right about shipping, it can be done, but parts would be very hard to find for this machine. Some mills parts my work but I would not want to try to find something specific for the machine. I have seen several out there, and it a well build nice machine. If I were to ship one I think I would strap it onto a pallet board and ship dock to dock via a trucking company. I like that idea because if it's strapped to a pallet board they are going to use a fork lift to move it around. If it's just in a box, then it can get tipped over and slammed on the hard ground. Dock to Dock means less handling, with less handling there is less chance for damage. This is a heavy machine so if it were dropped chances are that something would get broken. Shipping this way is not overly expensive, maybe around 150.00 for something like this plus or minus.

Thank You

Rodger Knutson
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