AUTOMATIC AGE
142
November, 1985
tributors with care, and require that
they maintain certain standards.
Are They Guaranteed?
For a third question you might ask
whether or not a used game is guar
anteed. And just what that guarantee
means. It is easy to advertise guar
anteed used games, but look into the
guarantee itself.
For instance, does the firm allow
the operator to return any used game
within five days if it is mechanical
ly defective? Any reliable company
allows this privilege.
The next time you order used
games, use the above as a yard-stick
and you will really make some good
buys. After all, a good buy is a good
game at the right price— but be sure
it’s a good game!
How Much for Used Games?
By C. A. B o w m a n , General Coin Machine Corporation
117HAT about average locations that
are entirely without games? Or
those that have only one?
Many operators are inclined to
sniff at these three - dollar - a - week
spots, but they can be made profitable
with used games. There are hundreds
of used games offered every day,
ranging in price from $4 to $20 and
up. And these are just the thing for
fair locations provided caution is
exercised in the purchase of used
games.
Perhaps, as you have glanced
through the A utomatic A ge you have
noticed a variation in the price of
used games. On one page a game
may be listed for $7.50. On another
page it may be advertised for $10.00.
Isn’t this food for thought?
Now, it does not mean that the
lowest priced game is always the
worst buy. Nor the higher priced one
the better buy. Price is no indication.
It merely serves as a general sign
post. I f the low priced game is adver
tised by a reliable jobber with whom
you have done business before, then
the chances are that the game will
be worth the money.
Where to Buy Them?
But if you are not acquainted with
that particular firm, ask yourself a
few questions. For instance, “Is this
firm a jobber exclusively?” I f so, the
chances are that the game will be in
fair condition inasmuch as the total
income of a jobber is derived through
the sale of games, over and over
again. And in order to keep steady
customers, the jobber must sell good
used games.
Another question might be, “Is this
firm the recognized distributor of a
large manufacturer?” I f the answer
is “yes,” then again you may be fairly
certain of getting a good game, for
large manufacturers choose their dis
F ir s t w i t h t h e L a t e s t
Venders, Bells, Pay Tables, Counter Games
and many others.
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“You say your husband there has
a dry sense of humor?”
“Yes, it dried up years ago.”
As Distributors We Are
W E W ANT TO BUY
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Venders and Bells
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An ancient car chugged painfully
up to the gate at the races. The
gate-keeper, demanding the usual fee
for automobiles, called:
“A dollar for the car.”
The owner looked up with a pa
thetic smile of relief and said:
“Sold.”
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