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Hello, does anyone have information on this machine?  Model, Value?  After looking around my guess is La Crosse 81??? It is interesting to me because it has a bottle door and crank. Door is wrong to be Vendo or VMC.  Seller is asking buyer to make best offer.  I asked him brand/model, he said he would look and get back.  I just want to have some information before making an offer. (picture is really bad)

Thanks,

        That is the late model Vendo 110........more valuable than the early model, but still only worth $500.00 to $1000 max.

That's looks nice a nice machine. I would pursue it for sure but don't overspend for a Vendo 110. Like Glen said, $1,000 max.

Thanks for the replies.  I just hadn't seen this one before. I may have to take a look at this one.  I appreciate the input, this has given me the information I need if I make an offer, so thanks again.

Ouch!   I know my offer was too low, but the buyer said the machine had been "refurbished" and was worth $3500.  It was a polite reply, but I wish he had stated an asking price in the beginning.  It would have saved me the embarrassment of a low ball offer.

He is the one that should be embarrassed, not you.

I think 110's are getting to much bad mouthing.  After being around a few recently, they aren't that much bigger than an 81.  Now for it's cousin the 83.  I see no value in that one.  No multi selection option.   

With that being said, I don't want one for my collection.  My display room is to small.  But if I had a large game room or display area, I would have one in a minute.

I don't think they will ever be as valuable as an 81, but there are plenty of people who want a machine and don't want to spend a fortune on one.  Joey found a really nice 7up that if I had room for, would be mine.  How often do you see round top 7up anything show up? 

I like the 110 also, but $3,500 for the one for sale is way too much. Even though I like them it is an awkward machine. Too big for home use unless like you said you have a big room. For a standard ceiling they look huge. The bottle door is on the wrong side and made for a left handed person. Plus they are a mess to restore. With all that being said one of my favorite machines I've ever owned was a restored 7up 110. So much for theory. 

I like the 110s .they are fairly easy to get and usually priced pretty good .If you have the room they are a nice machine

Make sure to ask him, was it REFURBISHED or RESTORED,
some guys throw on some cheap paint and call it refurbished.. but nothing done to the insides, coin mech or compressor.

now if it where completely restored, I'm sure he spent all of 3500+ on just the restoration, and if it is really nice restored then sure the 3500 is in line as you can't even get one restored for that any longer...

so make sure to check it out in person and then make your decision.

Thanks for all the comments and information. $3500 is way beyond my budget. I'm looking for an ugly duckling I can refurbish or restore myself.

       If you want to do your first restoration you do not want it to be a 110 especially with a large mech!

       This machine has not been restored, it has been painted and probably by Coke.
       Notice the rubber strip to the left of the bottle door, it should be all black.
       Besides a restored machine would have much more glitter, even in a bad picture.

Thanks,
I'm going about this backwards, but I do have some other machines I'll try to restore 1st. VMC 27A, Vendo 63 and Cavalier 64. It's one of those "when I retire" things. I figure I'll work my way through the machines and learn as I go. :biggrin:

The Vendo 39 has always been a good starter machine to restore. You can buy them unrestored fairly cheap, $500-$800. When the drum is out there isn't a whole lot left in the machine. When done it looks great. 

Someone just posted a NICE 110 in the for sale section for 1/2 of that. I bet you could ship it and still be in it reasonably.

Or this one that just popped up on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VENDO-110-COKE-MACHINE-RUNS-AND-COOLS-INSIDE-OUT-IN-GOOD-CONDITION-NICE-RESTO-/111561903468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f99b8d6c