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Were all of the vmc pepsi 81's embossed? what would be the value of one in complete working condition.

Thanks in advance

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The most collectable VMC 81 Pepsi machines were embossed. If you find an non-embossed machine with a Pepsi logo on it, I would venture to say that it was originally either:

#1 - A generic, non-embossed 81 that somebody threw a Pepsi sign on or some decals. look on the very bottom of the door. There should be a small embossed square with a yellow "VMC" sticker in it or at least the embossed square.

#2 - A main door from 1 of the other 4 VMC 81's that were manufactured. The easiest would have been a Dr. Pepper because it wasn't embossed. It had a porcelain sign screwed on the front with 4 screws. That would be really easy to fill and cover.

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Generic VMC 81's had no embossed lettering and therefore could, and were, made into various soda brands such as Pepsi, Dr, Pepper and 7-Up to name a few...
As far as fair prices for a "generic" VMC 81, condition would play this biggest factor since you say it is complete and functioning... If it's in nice condition; say 8 or better on a 1 -10 scale, I would say between $600 - $800 assuming we are talking about a RT machine. A ST machine would be less of course...

        Embossed Pepsi 81's have been selling above the $2000.00 mark but generic 81's have risen considerably lately.
       I had 2 BARE generic doors that I placed on E-bay, and to my surprise they brought $800.00 each, although that was a few years ago. My guess is that would put the value of a complete generic machine up to about $1500, and that's higher than a Coke.

Last two generic DP 81's (with signs) that I've seen went over the $2k mark.

Here is a pic
(http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t357/ScaleBowler/image-1.jpg)

You will need to peek under the sign....could be something under it??
RC, 7UP or Pepsi embossing.
How much are they asking for it?

the guy is asking 4000.00 for it

if its a pepsi 4k to much, 7 up? depends how bad you want one, if its a generic way to much.

The guy says it's blank under the sign...I contacted her about 10 days ago and made an offer- never heard back.

She's taking the highest offer and says someone offered 2k.
Way out of my price range.

Wait, and that" someone" will have backed out.