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« on: August 07, 2015, 11:32:55 am »
anyone see this? or know what this is? looks vintage? but not sure , just a glass front cooler? or Homeade?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-COKE-Machine-Refrigerator/201398132865?_trksid=p2054897.c100204.m3164&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140407115239%26meid%3D1402391bad2145fd9e87b5937aae321b%26pid%3D100204%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D25%26sd%3D171876812129
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2015, 12:20:42 pm »
It's not old.  They are new and are being sold to restaurants as a machine by the cash register (pop/soda to go).

They look cool though...
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2015, 12:23:00 pm »
Yep, Bob is right.  I have seen them around here also.  They are very cool. 
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2015, 01:32:00 pm »
They are all over CA and very cool. Would make a great home second refrigerator. For my taste they are a little tall but still very nice. They are designed to hold the 7oz. Coke aluminum bottles. Coke, diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite and maybe a couple more.
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2015, 02:45:06 pm »
Made by True Manufacturing.   They have a few different retro styles in addition to the more standard ones.  Someone should probably flag this seller for claiming it is "Vintage".

Retro style is model # is GDM-15EM-LD Retro

https://www.truemfg.com/assets/FastFacts/CokeFull.pdf

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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2015, 04:23:34 pm »
I saw a black one that looked pretty cool once.
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2015, 04:16:45 pm »
I emailed the seller to let him know that this is not a "vintage" cooler.  He replied "ok thanks for the heads-up".

It has 4 bids on it... up to $500 with under an hour to go.  I hope whoever buys it isn't expecting an antique.
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2015, 10:02:56 pm »
Interesting discussion about interpretations of the word vintage:

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Antiques/Antique-vs-Vintage-Definition-and-differences/td-p/883115
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2015, 10:16:44 am »
Sold for $499.  Interestingly it previously sold for $750 with feedback of "Item wasn't as described no fault of seller but compensated, thanks! Five stars".

Vintage is just a buzzword these days, it has no legal definition in terms of # of years old.  Still find the whole thing shady.  "Retro" would be a better term IMO.
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2015, 11:47:50 am »
         Retro or not, I see a lot of these glass door coolers for sale......mostly not working.

         The key to being collectible would be if they could be maintained as a cooler, rather than being used as a light up collectible display case.

         Jim, are these a problem to service?
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