Bally Money Honey Model 742A - Manufactured in 1964 - Value?

[Op-Bell]

ahh thanks - that's great dyou think I need to remove the Money Honey from the ebay tag as I don't want to falsely advertise it or get in trouble for it ....

I don't think you'll get in trouble for it, since misrepresentation is practically a requirement on ebay.co.uk.   

In case you don't get the joke or the listings are removed, these are faux Jennings Chief and Watling Rol-a-Top machines consisting of a genuine case (in the case of the Jennings) and a reproduction front (in the case of the Watling) concealing MPU4 stepper motor innards.

[FOXSSLOTS1]

that is one fine looking money honey - looks original - the hopper is a dead give away - that is the style used in the early 742s. 

[acorndrive]

I,ve purchased a few of these in mainland Europe over the past year; allow me a couple of observations. Firstly given the current state of the UK economy you will get less if offered for sale in the UK alone than across Europe, simply because many more genuine old slot machine classics including Jennings, Mills, Bally etc are coming onto the market in the UK. Curiously, there is an active arbitrage market playing off the UK against Europe as a result.

Secondly Money Honeys and their variants are not as rare as you would think; I would expect a final price in the range of 150 - 200 GBP although the absence of the top light, plus redenomination costs, and repairs will mitigate against this sum by prospective purchasers. Also, the machine as pointed out is not actually a "Money Honey", although it looks very well maintained.

A word on shipping costs. Buyers can expect to pay circa 45 - 50 GBP within UK, for most of the rest of Europe the charge will be circa 120 - 160 GBP; again this needs to be taken into account by buyers (and sellers!!).

Good luck with the sale...........I will be watching.

[mark the spark]

prices will vary i have been tracking the price of ballys on e bay for nearly 2 years and prices paid do vary for said same machines
an original coinage with high jackpot will fetch £250
bally gold awards can go from £55 to £195(a bit of friend bidding)
most uk ballys are low denomination 1p 2p play with low jackpots you can pick these up for £50 to £90
ballys with high jackpots will be normally over £200 ie one sold the other day on e bay for £226 this was a 3 coin player with a 1000 coin jackpot
i think over all ballys are still reasonable and myself have bought one for £62 today