Slot Machines as Collectables 

People collect all kinds of things – and slot machines just happen to be one of them. They are easily one of the most unique collections that are out there, and they are probably one of the more expensive as well. A slot machine collection can go for hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions – and it all depends on the age and the type of slot machine that you offer.  

One such collector is Phil Frey. Frey has been collecting slot machines for years and has found that each one is more unique than the last. They are fun to play around with, and they catch a pretty penny at auction. He has some slot machines worth much more than they were manufactured for and even what he paid for them. There are those that were created by Superior Confection that used to pay out in candy – gum balls – which is how they got around them being illegal. The slot machines are from the 1920s and 1930s. One of their slot machines was just sold last month for $37,500 and Frey says that Gus Snyder – the owner of the company that made them – would have found that hard to believe. 

Frey said that he loves looking at all the different kinds of slot machines that are out there, and owns 17 different types of the games himself. He says has them in his basement – which makes his house definitely the fun place to play. He says that since slot machines were invented in 1899 there have been tons of different ideas as to how they should look, and they are still changing their style today.