Buying machines

[Pat Pixley]

Well today is Monday  and I went out to see the lady about her home insurance and the Coca Cola cooler that lived in the basement. And I am going to tell you I have never seen that much stuff in one basement in some place's it was up to the floor joist's  but there it was over in a corner
I saw some of it  she told me to go ahead and move the stuff
so I could look at it ,after moving some of the stuff there it was a Cavalier 10 case master or 12 case I could not get to the tag to look. And the price I asked, Her responce was
FREE !(I  could not beleive what I had heard)  Free I said come on  you had to have paid something for it when you bought it , And she told me yes $30.00  was what they paid.
I said I just can't take it for free  I don't feel right about that
 give me a price that you want. She came back with $20.00
 and that is all I want. DEAL!   So I get to go back in a week
and help her clear a path so I can get this cooler out
and have a freind help load it in my truck.
 Just so you know it was working last year she told me
 there is two things missing cap catcher  and there on the front were  it had said ice cold the tray that has ice on it
is gone ( Help on this one what is that tray for)
 this has been a good day.
Thanks Pat  '>  '>  '>  '>  '>

[Eric]

Not sure what that looks like.... Could be where the caps fell into?.....
Post a picture when you get it I'm sure someone will know.

And Congrats!!!!! (And don't throw your back out getting it!)

Eric

WOW!!!
Some guys have ALL the luck!
Congrats!

I think it's the little drawer that the caps fall into, right?

[loman4ec]

It also doubles as the condensation pan I think.

[Pat Pixley]

if you go to  your Classic Soda Machines 3rd. Edition  page 114 that  what Im talking about
that little tray or drawer that pull out out .
Thanks
Pat:D

[Kilroy]

At some point my luck has to turn around.. looked a 39 this weekend, nice shape,  a few dings, scratches where they tried to open the coin door without pulling back the dispensing arm,  and wouldn't take less than #2500.  "We have seen them go for 3900, so we think it's a good price. It's also prolly why it was also for sale when I came through last Ausgust

And if that wasn;'t enough, came across a v44,, with a buy it now for 2200, pictures looked great, seller sais it ran, got cold, no rust. also didn't mention anywhere it was 44...
i shoulda bought it right them, it was local, no shipping charges...but No, I had to ask a question about the serial number...., he must have researched the machine after he got my email , and now the auction, did i mention the SAME auction has been revised, starting bid is 3,000 is with a buy it now for $4400...

I no longer will be feeling guilty if I find a great deal, I won't lie to anyone, but i won't volunteer all the facts anymore either. If I sell a Van Gogh for a buck or 3 at a garage sale . it's my fault

sorry. Done venting. Carry on

[MoonDawg]

Follow his auction. He won't get that high a starting bid. When the auction expires, (or before) tell him you will pick it up for $2200 cash, he does not have to crate and ship it.

[Eric]

Kilroy.... don't kick yourself.... I'm like that... That's
one reason I started this topic. I'm getting pretty good calls
and leads off my ad and when I start talking or start over thinking that's when I get into trouble.
Never offer any more info than you need and never
take too long. I've lost several round tops that way...
Don't burn your bridges.... But you don't need to educate
them either. Everybody has the ability to get information
about what they have. If they don't that's their fault.

Here's where I'm at as of now with these ad replies
1. Iv'e got one guy thinks he has a fortune in 2 Vendo-23s
2. I've got another guy with a Coke glascock and 2 Coke Westinghouse standards and is not sure what he wants to sell
or not (also has a neighbor that has a “rounded corner”
nickel Coke machine by their garage under a tarp)
So I gotta act interested in the coolers (I already have
these models) to get the dirt on the round top.
3. Another guy has a RC Ideal slider in a barn that was there
when they bought the place.

I have a auction with a few good soda pieces that I want
to go to first then I'm gonna follow up on these.
I like Pats advise to go and just talk... let them see I'm a collector not someone who's there to rip them off and resell.
Cause in reality I'm gonna keep what I can find.
This stuff is hot, HOT right now and is money in the bank.
I can trade or sell later down the road.

Your luck will turn around.... As you can see with what I've found in 2 weeks from doing nothing more than running a
cheap ad in the free papers the stuff is still out there.

Oh and another good lead right at work... A sales rep heard me talking about a soda machine... He said he has a friend
who has one in their basement “takes a dime and you turn a little crank”.... oH YEAH .... I'LL BE STAULKING THIS GUY! '>

Good Luck.....
Will keep you all updated with the out comes of these leads.

Eric

[Pat Pixley]

Kilroy, don't get down on this we all have a time when we can't close a deal  and yes some time we do offer more information  than what we should  and shoot our selfs in the foot.   Look at Eric, he has alot of pans in the fire  and his ad is working great for him he should come out of that with a few . my way I have few fingers out there feeling around, But this one was just luck and thats it.
And in both case's to get that item we both have to talk to that person and listen to them.  So keep trying Kilroy don't
give up. 

Pat   '>

[loman4ec]

I only run my ads in spurts. I will run it for about two weeks and then not run it for three or so. Sometimes I get more calls when it's not running. I have run ads and not gotten any calls for weeks or at all out of some papers. It seems that when the calls start to come they don't stop for a few days and then you don't hear anything for a few weeks. I was really feeling down there for a while when I was only finding 7 feet tall push button machines. But the worst thing is I was buying them.