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Purchased today.  Has been sitting in a barn for forty years in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lemon Cove Ca. It was brought home in the 1970's by an employee of the olive oil factory where it was used in the 1950s and 1960s.  Wish it didn't have the water setup.  Nice solid original for restoration, my 2 cents granted I know there is rust but solid machine.

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nice find

In picture of coin mechanism there is no dime catcher metal box. Did some come without the coin catcher for dimes? Thank you!

Great find... Great machine! Congrats!!

Thanks Eric and Jared.  I was just trolling funtronics website.  Im thinking of keeping this one and doing a restoration.  I brought my two year old son with to pick it up so there is some sentimental value there too in this piece, first machine we bought together.

Great keeper and some day hand it down to him.  :happydrinkers:

i agree wiyh rod.i have bought machines with my sons and they will never leave the family.

Think I can get $1750 for this machine?  The coin door was professionally sandblasted and the bottle opener hole was professionally repaired by best hot rod body man in fresno. Bought coin door key from funtronics. Water faucet is gone. Not sure if it kools.

A guy has a cherry one and I want to go with my son to trade up.

Your thought ?
Thank you!

I think a real nice original would be a good solid $2500

I meant do u think I can get 1750  for my machine in the pics?

Yes, you can.

If you wait.. for the right buyer. I don't think it's a quick overnight flip..

Bill, Your thread is confusing. First, nice machine. I think as is you could get $2,000, little more if it cleans up. You said you bought it with your son and plan to keep and restore it. I wouldn't restore it, clean it real good and it would be a nice original, it already is.

You then ask if you could get $1,750 for it so now you want to sell to trade up? If so how much is the nicer original you are looking at? You also said the coin door was professionally sandblasted? Still looks to be original. What was done? If I'm not mistaken you are already restoring a 72? You want 2 restored 72's.

I think he's totally restoring one right now and this 2nd one came along...  :laugh:

Ray, sometimes Im a confusing guy, or maybe im just mostly confused.

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Yes, bought it today.  Too bad 81s aren't as abundant but the 72 is just as nice if you ask me..........

I think 81's are just as abundant if not more so. When I search I find a LOT of 81's and fewer Cav 72's.. the 81's are just higher priced and 72's are not as iconic. I can find 10 Vendo 81's listed at any given time, but they want "all the money"

I agree it feels like the 81's are harder to find because they don't pop for dirt cheap money like the Cav 72's as often.

Agree with Tim. Plus on 81's there are also 3 different models or versions, the 72 has 1 model (2 if you count large or small letters 2 different models). Although I do like the 72, like the 81 more though, I've noticed in the past couple of years the 72 has been a tough sell for me. I think I have sold 6 in the past 24 months and they are not easy to sell, at least for me. I start a little high, lower it to a reasonable  fair price, and then sometimes have to drop it even a little below that to move it. 81's you can just name your price and it's gone.