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Look everyone - I got another Mills!!
« on: January 26, 2018, 05:02:34 PM »
I know most of my friends here are into the "newer" 80's 90's slots, but this was a great find I think - and it's a very collectible machine that I never thought I'd find  - ONE mile from where I live!
I troll Craigslist almost every day and saw an ad for a Mills Black Cherry machine - said it needed "minor" work $450.
I e mailed the seller twice that day but didn't hear back until night when he replied, telling me he had received multiple "bids" by e mail for up to $675. UGH! So for the next 20 minutes I waited. Then I clicked the listing and he had upped the price to $600, from the $450. I guess he had realized the machine was worth more than $450. However the "bidders" were relatively far, the higher one in San Diego which is nearly two hours from here, especially with all the damn traffic in So Cal. So I offered $500, and waited... He replied back and said the San Diego guy didn't reply back and for me to come get it! It turned out this was from a storage unit owned by his friend, who happened to get himself in jail for 6 months.  :no: The inmate needed money so he told his friend to just clear out the storage unit.
We ended up chatting about a half hour since he was almost a neighbor - he realized it had more value but was glad to sell it to me.
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After getting it home, it definitely needs more than "minor" work but I'm still VERY happy with my find. The back door lock was more than drilled out: they encircled the lock and just cut the metal out of the door!  :hissyfit: But I can clean that up and use a large black washer and fit in a new lock. The cash box back door sits in a notch in the wood at the bottom and locks at the top. They chiselled out the wood to remove the door. But it does have a nice keyless original Mills lock on that part. More to come later if anyone's interested.
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Re: Look everyone - I got another Mills!!
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2018, 05:14:07 PM »
 Nice find!  :cool_thumb_up: I would have pounced on that one too!

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Re: Look everyone - I got another Mills!!
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2018, 07:35:11 PM »
Congrats!  Looks like a good project to keep you entertained for awhile.  Hope you're able to bring it back to life.

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Re: Look everyone - I got another Mills!!
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2018, 02:26:44 AM »
I always liked the look and feel of those old machines but lack the patients ( ambition ) to work on them.
Nice find
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Re: Look everyone - I got another Mills!!
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2018, 05:18:59 PM »
I'm actually going to start with getting a lock and installing it on the back door. The machine looks like it will clean up well. Maybe I'll start a "restore" subject for this.
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