Petroliana & Coin-Op Standard Valuation: Signed Report
What your sign, globe, jukebox, or slot machine is worth, checked against real sales.
The signed verdict: what you get
- VALUE AS-ISA defensible number for the machine exactly as it sits today, in its current condition.
- VALUE RESTOREDWhat it would be worth done properly, and what “properly” means for this model.
- COST TO RESTOREParts, labor and the jobs that always cost more than people expect.
- THE VERDICTRestore, sell as-is, or walk away. Stated plainly, with the reasoning.
- COMPS USEDReal sold results, listed and dated. Asking prices are not comps.
- TURNAROUNDWithin 72 hours of a complete intake, as a signed PDF.
Porcelain signs, gas pumps, globes, oil cans, slots, jukeboxes and pinball. This is the category where reproductions cost people the most money, so authenticity is part of the report, not an upsell.
- Identification and dating of your exact piece, with the method shown
- Market value range from 3 to 6 real, linked comparables, six months old or newer
- Authenticity observations for petroliana, or restoration-tier analysis for coin-op
- Confidence level, and what would raise it
INTAKE: FOLLOW THE PHOTO CHECKLIST FOR YOUR CATEGORY ON THE FORM. SLOT MACHINES: YOUR U.S. STATE IS REQUIRED. OWNERSHIP IS RESTRICTED IN SOME STATES AND YOUR REPORT INCLUDES THE CURRENT STATUS FOR YOURS.
Full refund if I cannot identify your unit to at least medium confidence. Every report is an informed estimate, not a formal appraisal and not a safety inspection. Five reports a week is the cap. If I am booked, your slot is next week and I will say so.
How it works
- You buy, then fill the intakeCheckout sends you a short form: photos, serial or data plate, what it does and doesn’t do.
- A human works the compsSold results are pulled and checked by someone who actually works on these machines.
- Signed PDF in 72 hoursDelivered to your email, with your welcome pack on your account downloads page. Questions answered by reply.
Signed by a human who works on these machinesNOT AN AUTOMATED PRICE ESTIMATE · NO SCRAPED AVERAGESV. Verdict
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- PAYCard checkout, right here.
- INTAKEPhotos and serial numbers. About five minutes, straight after payment.
- VERDICTSigned PDF in your inbox within 72 hours of a complete intake.
- TURNAROUND
- 72 hours from a complete intake
- FORMAT
- Signed PDF, delivered by email
- COMPS
- Real sold results, linked and dated
- REFUND
- Full refund if I cannot identify your unit
Every report is written by hand. I pull real sold results, check each one against your unit, state a confidence level, and sign it. That work takes up to 72 hours from the moment your intake is complete. Nothing is automated and nothing is scraped.