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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2237359, member: 16948&quot;]A dealer friend of mine from whom I bought my War Eagle Slot machine a few months ago also had a very cool trade stimulator bubble gum machine that I couldn’t resist.&nbsp; It goes very well with my slot machine!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3545_zpspvaqjijl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3547_zpsyxv8cdwr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/Trade%20Stimulator_zpscap7yq09.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/War%20Eagle%20Slot%20Machine_zpscycfmeyo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This same dealer also had this beautiful Wizard Fortune Teller machine, and although I would have liked to add it to my coin-operated machine collection, I decided not to pull the trigger on it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3614_zpswnpdoqhc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday afternoon, while Rick was at my table, an interesting thing happened.&nbsp; A dealer who regularly sets up at the Long Beach show, brought a 1909 PCGS MS66+ Red Indian cent to Rick to see if he was interested in buying it.&nbsp; Rick immediately recognized it as one that was “purchased” from him a few months ago by a woman who used a stolen credit card – the coin still had Rick’s sticker on the back!!&nbsp; Rick had his iPad with him and pulled up the coin showing it was stolen, along with the postal report and other relevant information about the theft to show the dealer.&nbsp; He even offered to pay the dealer what that dealer had paid when he bought the coin from Rick’s customer thief.&nbsp; The dealer became hesitant and wanted to think about it.&nbsp; So Rick asked me to hold the coin until it could be sorted out.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the meantime, I asked a lawyer friend of mine his opinion as to who had ownership of the coin.&nbsp; He said the dealer never had legal ownership of coin since the customer thief had technically stolen the coin and never had legal possession or rights to sell it, so the coin was legally Rick’s.&nbsp; My lawyer friend said he would be glad to “mediate” the dispute between the two dealers.&nbsp; I’m not sure if Rick and the dealer did this, but the next day Rick said he bought the coin back from the dealer for what the dealer said he paid the customer thief- $1,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, it was a weird coincidence that the same coin stolen from Rick in Tucson who shipped the coin to someone in this Midwest a few months back would wind up at a show in California and be offered back to Rick.&nbsp; And I have to give Rick a ton of credit and respect for doing the honorable thing, even though he didn’t legally have to, and reimbursing the dealer the money he had paid for the coin.&nbsp; I don’t think this type of compromise occurs that often.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3735_zps1xvqcuky.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3736_zps3rcvbkng.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the show ended on Thursday, again, we creatures of habit went to our usual Thursday night spot, along with several other dealers – Naple’s Ribs!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3550_zpsbrligyry.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Naple’s Ribs regulars:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3553_zpsmcfh4csx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3554_zpsfrsk4ymr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3556_zpsywc8olpe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3562_zpsmixa8ac3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A pair of Snows – Rick and Cindi (no relation)!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3552_zpssoj5oplm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ribs and brisket</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3565_zpskquisnxo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A full rack of ribs!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3566_zpsxkjni93d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Friday – started out slowly but sure ramped up as the day went on.&nbsp; It was my best Long Beach day in a long time!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It’s not very often that I get to see a 1969 DDO – this one was offered for sale to me but was a little too pricey for my current budget.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2009%20Long%20Beach/IMG_3703_zpsyafhdoof.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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