C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2001-November - Vol 1 Num 3 - Page 12
November Meeting Update
by Paul Hindin
We are very lucky to have Mel Getlan as our
guest speaker. Mel has been in the Penny
Arcade/Coin Operated business for over 50 years.
He has a fascinating perspective on Coin-Operated
Machines both as a collector and a business. I know
he will have some great pictures and stories to share
with us.
I am also in contact with Jon Fitch who is the Sr.
Category manager for Sports Memorabilia &
Collectibles at Ebay. Unfortunately he will not be
able to attend this meeting. If you have any ques-
tions regarding Ebay's category structure, recom-
mendations for changes, or issues of concern I
would be happy to relay them to him. He did ask me
to share with you that on October 12th the
"Arcade/Machines" category will be broken into the
subcategory of "video" and "non-video". This is a
welcome change resulting from his last visit with us
and will hopefully allow our searches and listings in
the arcade category to provide more fruitful results.
After the guest speaker I would like to break up
into groups and have some open informal discus-
sions. The topics for the discussion groups can be
decided at the time of the meeting based on interest.
Some suggested topics are, restoring/evaluating
coin operated collectibles, on-line auctions (suc-
cesses/failures/horror stores) and original vs repro-
ductions. If you have a topic you would like to dis-
cuss please let me know before the meeting starts.
These are meant to be fun and informative.
Once again the meeting will be held in the
Turquoise room on the second floor of the Tower at
the Pheasant Run Hotel. For a nominal fee, beer and
soft drinks will be available. We will also be pro-
viding chips and dip. Our silent auction was very
successful at the last meeting and the funds raised
helped offset the cost of the meeting and publishing
the high quality magazine you are now reading. If
you would like to donate to this event please bring
these items to the meeting and contact either myself,
Paul Hindin (Bedvib8tor@aol.com) or Dan Davids
(djdavids@earthlink.net). I am looking forward to
seeing everyone and welcome any suggestions for
future C.O.C.A. meeting agendas.
Q.T
TALES OF THE HUNT ....
Slot Machines
Those were two great stores we had this
issue but now I need YOUR story. We all have
a great "Tale" or two and this is your oppor-
tunity to share your good fortune, maybe even
"crow" a little about it. Don't worry about
spelling or punctuation; I'll edit it for you.
Just send your story along with a photo or
two and we'll take care of the rest of it. I'm
depending on you. Send your tale to:
SUy•Bell•PW
lecondition • lepair
Don Tepe
[828) 441·83"
~ntique gs,lot~
QUALITY RESTORATIONS
BUY- SELL
SLOT MACHINES
OLD COIN-OP
Jack Freund
P.O. Box 4
Springfield, WI 53176
or E-mail to: jbgum@msn.com
JOHN & KENNA JOSEFFY
1420 SO. IVY WAY
E-mail :
DENVER, co 80224
johnjoseffy@webtv.net 303-756-5369
Meanwhile .... PRAY FOR MORE STUFF!
12
by Paul Hindin
We are very lucky to have Mel Getlan as our
guest speaker. Mel has been in the Penny
Arcade/Coin Operated business for over 50 years.
He has a fascinating perspective on Coin-Operated
Machines both as a collector and a business. I know
he will have some great pictures and stories to share
with us.
I am also in contact with Jon Fitch who is the Sr.
Category manager for Sports Memorabilia &
Collectibles at Ebay. Unfortunately he will not be
able to attend this meeting. If you have any ques-
tions regarding Ebay's category structure, recom-
mendations for changes, or issues of concern I
would be happy to relay them to him. He did ask me
to share with you that on October 12th the
"Arcade/Machines" category will be broken into the
subcategory of "video" and "non-video". This is a
welcome change resulting from his last visit with us
and will hopefully allow our searches and listings in
the arcade category to provide more fruitful results.
After the guest speaker I would like to break up
into groups and have some open informal discus-
sions. The topics for the discussion groups can be
decided at the time of the meeting based on interest.
Some suggested topics are, restoring/evaluating
coin operated collectibles, on-line auctions (suc-
cesses/failures/horror stores) and original vs repro-
ductions. If you have a topic you would like to dis-
cuss please let me know before the meeting starts.
These are meant to be fun and informative.
Once again the meeting will be held in the
Turquoise room on the second floor of the Tower at
the Pheasant Run Hotel. For a nominal fee, beer and
soft drinks will be available. We will also be pro-
viding chips and dip. Our silent auction was very
successful at the last meeting and the funds raised
helped offset the cost of the meeting and publishing
the high quality magazine you are now reading. If
you would like to donate to this event please bring
these items to the meeting and contact either myself,
Paul Hindin (Bedvib8tor@aol.com) or Dan Davids
(djdavids@earthlink.net). I am looking forward to
seeing everyone and welcome any suggestions for
future C.O.C.A. meeting agendas.
Q.T
TALES OF THE HUNT ....
Slot Machines
Those were two great stores we had this
issue but now I need YOUR story. We all have
a great "Tale" or two and this is your oppor-
tunity to share your good fortune, maybe even
"crow" a little about it. Don't worry about
spelling or punctuation; I'll edit it for you.
Just send your story along with a photo or
two and we'll take care of the rest of it. I'm
depending on you. Send your tale to:
SUy•Bell•PW
lecondition • lepair
Don Tepe
[828) 441·83"
~ntique gs,lot~
QUALITY RESTORATIONS
BUY- SELL
SLOT MACHINES
OLD COIN-OP
Jack Freund
P.O. Box 4
Springfield, WI 53176
or E-mail to: jbgum@msn.com
JOHN & KENNA JOSEFFY
1420 SO. IVY WAY
E-mail :
DENVER, co 80224
johnjoseffy@webtv.net 303-756-5369
Meanwhile .... PRAY FOR MORE STUFF!
12
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).