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Not sure if anyone out there is looking for one.  Owner said he'd take $3,500 when I contacted him

http://york.craigslist.org/clt/4891460012.html

Man... cool stuff keeps popping up my way.  I live in York if anyone wants help with this.  I can store it in my garage while you arrange shipping.  It's out of my league.

Jim

Wow! Very Cool.

great find thanks for posting

Wow cool. Thanks for posting.
I've wanted a milk machine for awhile now.
I emailed the seller and asked a few questions and asked for more pics.

Those things are very cool but a ton Of work to rewire and restore. 

Jim - if the machine checks out I might call u up on that offer to check it out for me.

Thanks

Hopefully someone here ends up with it.  It's a nice piece.

No problem Shane - keep me posted.  You can PM me or email me direct - jholmgren at gmail

Jim

Good luck Shane hope you get it

Good luck with in Shane and I hope you get it. After a few years of searching I finally found one a couple of months ago. Not going to hijack this thread but I'll post pictures with story soon in a separate post. That being said, if you need any help from me please reach out.

Jeff

 Thanks guys.
So after doing some figuring, I am going to pass on the Vendo milk machine.

The seller sent me a bunch of pics, and it looks nice. A good price too.

Our canadian dollar exchange rate sucks right now, and as much as I don't want to pass up the Chance to buy this, I'll have to let it go. If I wasn't so busy or didn't already have a bunch of projects on the go, I'd grab it. 

I hope someone else from SMC gets it. 

Shane what is a fair price for a milk machine?

I sold one that was in much nicer condition a few years back for 3800.00. 

I have one that appears to be in about the same condition as the listed one.  I'd say somewhere in the 2000.00 to 2500.00 range would be fair.

Ya If my exchange rate wasn't so bad Id pay $3000 to $3500 if it was complete and in decent shape

I know what you mean with the exchange rate..... just a few years ago we were buying machines at par with the US buck.... now everything is an extra 20% and climbing.

Out of my price range as well. Best of luck to whoever gets it.

Ya and then when we bring across the boarder another 5% GST for business or 13% if it's private .
Don't you love Canadian Taxes ? lol

Or just bring in a RC 81 and claim it as a 400 dollar purchase..... 52 dollars in taxes lol

They have tried SO many times to get me at the border on some of my purchases..... I've learned the system SO well.....

1. Never say you found it on the internet in ANY way... then they will ask to see your emails or the site you found it from.
2. Always say you paid cash for the machine from money won at a casino... if you say you took the money from the bank, they will ask to look at your banking.
3  Never have the phone number of the person you bought it from with you.... say you contacted him from home that morning or the day before to arrange the pick up.
4. Don't have the address of the pick up on you... say you threw it out at the last gas station...
5. DONT delete all the numbers on your phone.. just the ones pertaining to the purchase... deleting all numbers look suspicious.
6. Tell them you got the machine from your friend calling you at home about the tip... this way no trace to the seller.
7. You don't know your frineds number as it is saved on your home phone, as he is just a hobby friend.
8.  I almost ALWYAS say I am using the machine / cooler for parts.

I'm sure Im missing a few more things.. but basically NO ties to get the border to have a paper trail.  Once I even told them when I brought  over my Coke 55 complete cooler (claimed 100. )  that it's only worth what one is willing to pay OR what someone sold it as.  Someone would pay 3k for it, someone else would want 3k to haul it away to the dump.  There is NO blue book value on these machines.

Antiques are tax free I was told.. but they have to be 100 years or older.... so basically 35 years to go and its tax free  :laugh:

Interesting advice, I'll have to remember if I ever need to bring something cross the border.    Almost happened when I looked for my VMC 81