A warning about epa regulations re:soda machines

[johnieG]

'>  Well here's a bit of news for those of you who like to collect old can vendors, this was posted by a Parts Source of mine, a little chilling: SODA VENDING MACHINES FOR EXPORT: A major U.S. Bottling Company will start destroying their older CAN soda vending machines in 2003 to make them unavailable to the domestic secondary market. We are seeking HIGH VOLUME, RELIABLE & FINANCIALLY SECURE importers in Asia, S. America, Europe, Africa and Astral-Asia. (Can NOT ship to Canada & Mexico). All interested parties please send your complete contact information to: Matthew Chitiea pepsieqp@cal.net - Call: 530-622-8265
This "Company" is Pepsico ! awful nice of them... so much for "Free-trade" in Mexico & Canada ehh? I know Pat Pixley knows about a certain scrap yard that has a ton of old machines that are slated for destruction, here in Michigan.
Pepsico/Michigan won't even let you take Parts off of them!
Dirty Dogs, what a waste! just like when they tried to get all of the old car yards to crush their 30's-60's parts vehicles for "enviromental" credits for the state, the old car lobby put a stop to that!  (hard to rebuild a 55' chevy. without spares)
and so we are warned, maybe we should write/email Pepsi and let them know they are destroying a hobby-market...well there's my two-cents, so buy "em now or your out of luck. '>

[Pat Pixley]

Johnie, Is right the local Pepsi Distributor is going as far
as putting dent in with a sledge hammer and that is the bad
news .  The good news is I talked to the  7Up distibutor
and  he said let him now  what  I  wanted and he might still
have it. and they are getting rid of the old machines. So this is still a plus.    '>

Interesting...I tried to purchase a old machine slated for disposal at the local Pepsi company.....i was told it was a waste hazard & they gave me a bit of runaround ( even though i'm a licensed refigerant class I & II license holder ) They finally let me look at a machine but told me the change mech. had to be removed and the decals had to be painted over before they could sell it to me. I felt they were trying to discourage me any way possible from buying it so i didn't bother going any further.