7up 81 Sold

[Lincoln22]

I attended an auction yesterday in Des Moines,  IA that sold a two-tone 7up vmc 81 for hammer price of $5500. It had a vendo bezel on it. Even after you add cost of a vmc bezel and 10% buyers premium that seems cheap for a true 7up 81. Neat auction!

[Troy S]

Did you get a picture? Assume it was restored. Who was the auctioneer?

[Lincoln22]

Yes it was restored.  No pictures of what it looked like unrestored.  It looked nice.  You can see it at Rich Penn auctions.

[Marvin]

I think it went cheap due to the two-tone restoration. 

[Slider-Bob]

I think 2 tone looks great, and the all white is just too stark.  To each his own... That's a good price if nicely restored.

[tkaz]

I believe it's this one: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/35586165_soda-pop-machine-7up-very-rare-vmc-81-prof-restored

[Ezra]

I hope the buyer checked the inside of the door for welds. Something doesn't sound right. 

[Troy S]

Thanks for the link! It said at the bottom of the description is was restored by a member here. He could probably tell the story on it.

[tkaz]

Good point Troy!  Here's a few more photos: http://www.popmachineshop.com/recentrestorations/vmc7up81.html

[MoonDawg]

        Someone paid $5500 for the value of it's restoration only..........he actually got the machine for free.

        Not only does John do fantastic work, his documentation is awesome. 

        I have been a fan of the all white version until now. Looking at the first picture in Johns album and comparing it to the last, just changed my view.