antique roulette wheel - price anyone? (1 Viewer)

[grateful zed]

i aquired an antique roulette wheel recently and want to sell it.  ive done some googling but cant seam to find anything too helpful.

it is a 32 inch casino model with high frets.

it was made by Paul Tramble, reno nevada.

it has 'P. T. Paulette' engraved on the side.

serial # 97622

ive seen a few similar ones on ebay for ~ $5000.

thoughts ffa?

 

[Johnny Rock]

I'll give you $100. If you want to try for $150 you pick red or black. But if you lose I get it for $50. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Awesome looking piece, but no clue how much it's worth or what I would do with it.

 

[grateful zed]

For years, roulette wheels were hand-assembled works of art - like your Lamborghini Diablo or Ferrari F40 - that came from the workshops of craftsmen like Hans Benteler, Paul Tramble and B.C. Wills. Each of these men built in certain characteristics that, to the trained eye, indicated who the maker was. Benteler, for example, tended to build wheels with large frets so that the ball was trapped in a pocket shortly after dropping off the ball track.

After Paul Tramble retired in 1996, most American casinos began importing their wheels from John Huxeley of London. The company, which normally makes Single-Zero wheels, still employs many of its Sing-Zero construction techniques when they produce their American models. Huxeley wheels, for instance, tend to have lower frets and no lip to their ball tracks. This makes certain strategies like computerized and visual prediction harder, but it doesn’t hurt bias players very much at all.

 

[JoeSteeler]

No idea but cool piece...maybe Google antique dealers in your area?

 

[bushdocda]

Surprised you don't have a local friend who can stop by to give you expert backstory and an estimate, all for the low low price of a roundhouse handshake. 

 

[tommyboy]

If you saw similar models on eBay around $5k, that's what it's worth

 

[sbonomo]

If you saw similar models on eBay around $5k, that's what it's worth

Saw, not sold....Come on now rookie.

 

[tommyboy]

Price it at $4500 noob

 

[grateful zed]

If you saw similar models on eBay around $5k, that's what it's worth

this baby is a near mint antique made by the man himself.  it may have even been custom built.

newer ones made by Huxeley and others are going for 5000

http://www.casinosupply.com/roulette-wheel-32-inch-professional-grade/

 

[eoMMan]

Always bet on BLACK!!!

 

[Johnny Rock]

Rick: What are you looking to get for it?

GZ: I was thinking $7,500 but I'll let it go for $5,000.

Rick:   Look, it's a really cool piece and I'd like to have it in my shop. But look around...we're in Vegas! I have five just like it in the back but they're in mint condition and nobody wants them. Everybody wants slot machines.

GZ: Can you do $4,500?

Rick:   By the time I restore the finish, replace the bearings, numbers and balls :chuckles: I don't know if I can make a profit. The Old Man will get pissed at me but I'm a sucker for this old school gambling memorabilia. I can give you a C-note.

GZ: Wtf? I've seen them on eBay for $5,000.

Rick: How much did it sell for?

GZ: It's still on there. No bids.

Rick: Exactly. I'll give you $100 bucks.

GZ: Well, I found it in the basement of a rental house I bought in foreclosure, so I'm already in the black. But I'd like to take the old lady out for a decent steak and some wine.

Rick: I'll tell you what. Let's have a little fun. How about we spin the wheel for it? If it lands on red I'll give you $150. If it lands on black I give you $100. Green...$200.

GZ: I can do that. What the heck; it's house money and I don't have to haul it back out to my car and listen to the wife go on about it taking up space in her crafting room. Spin it!

Rick: Black 13?!   That's not good. I'll still give you the extra $50 anyway in store credit and you can keep the 13.

GZ: I'll take the knock-off fly fishing rod on the wall.

Rick: Nice choice. Let's go do some paperwork.

GZ: Can Rebecca write it up?

Rick: Yeah sure. What the heck.

 

[grateful zed]

Price:


Sorry Sold

 

[grateful zed]

found a quote but i have to sign up.

 

[tommyboy]

just call them and talk shop

i've sold antique billard balls made of ivory from the late 1800's on ebay, i also sold a very rare drumset but that one I sold to a local collector.   Before I sold both items i did a lot of research online about what I actually had and what similar items sold for on ebay.   The billiard balls sold for about 4K to some guy in philly that was just reselling a guy in Japan.   The drumset went for 5k cash and that guy was going to restore it.   Restored that set is worth 9-12k.   I knew what the value was, just had to find a buyer.    I highly suggest you make some phone calls and scour the web about like items from this guy.