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Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: 90grad on June 30, 2005, 05:59:22 am
All (specifically those in the Florida area, like Josh),

Here is a 7-Up VMC 33.  It appears complete, but it does have a lot of surface rust.  The current bid is $500 with no reserve.  I haven't seen a lot of 7-Up stuff, so I thought this was cool.  The Walters book lists this for $2150 in average shape.



7-Up VMC 33


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: johnieG on June 30, 2005, 07:01:23 am
I like the looks of it! and even with the surface rusting, the interior looks pretty clean, as does the coinmech area, I see in the ID tag picture a 7up bottlers tag on the chassis that's stamped "1987", which seems to indicate that it was at least inventoried as late as that year? hmmm, I doubt it was still in service, being a 10-cent machine, but other than that, it seems fairly straight, and complete, where the 7up VMCs embossed across the bottom?





Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: Eric on June 30, 2005, 07:06:14 am
Yeah the logo is embossed... great little machines..... wish it was in Missouri....
Hope someone here gets it!

Eric


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: loman4ec on June 30, 2005, 08:42:06 am
I wish I could I just don't have the $$$. It is close to me so I would be willing to get it to forward air for someone. When I say close it is about an hour and a half away.


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: loman4ec on June 30, 2005, 11:59:28 am
well I might buy it after all. I am trying to see if I can scrape up the $$$


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: Eric on June 30, 2005, 12:31:30 pm
Rust really doesn't look bad..... all surface... on the door anyway....
these are beautiful little machines... All white, clean with the colorful decals....
Hope you can get it Josh! You'd do a great job! It would be a keeper!

Eric


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: sodaworks on June 30, 2005, 07:18:24 pm
Josh,
  Keep us posted, I am interested in it too. :drinkers:


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: loman4ec on June 30, 2005, 07:34:24 pm
Terry,
I will tell you what. I want the machine but I really don't need to be spending that kind of cash right now. If you want the machine you go ahead and bid. I hope you win it.


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: 90grad on July 04, 2005, 06:14:18 am
It's still sitting at $500 and ends today!


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: loman4ec on July 04, 2005, 09:00:04 am
Terry,
What are you planning on doing?


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: vendobaldtops on July 04, 2005, 02:04:11 pm
cool machines and pretty rare too.  My first machine was a VMC 33 7Up.  Bought it from a guy in Sacramento, California during the early days of eBay...before the dark times, before Greed Bay...anyway, it originally came from 7Up Bootling of Los Angeles....I was only able to vend the small coke bottles and the all white look didn't do too much for me...ended up trading it for coke VMC 44....


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: loman4ec on July 05, 2005, 09:07:42 am
Did anyone here get it??


Title: 7-up vmc33 in florida
Post by: sodaworks on July 05, 2005, 09:53:47 pm
I got called into work and missed the ending of the auction. :(