Title: Mistakes of new collectors
Post by: cormy on August 16, 2006, 09:27:43 am
Sometimes I think back over the years and remember the places and items I bought in the pursuit of the hobbie. When I first began about 10 years ago I was not really thinking sometimes. One time I was contacted about some coca cola syrup dispensers a local snack bar owner had. We went to his trailer and among other things was a 1940's Coca Cola Dole dispenser and a coca cola selmix "outboard" dispenser. They had been in a fire but no real damage to either. Well I bought the Dole for $20 and left the Selmix because I didn't like it. I think he wanted $15 for it. Needless to say recent inquiries were made and everything is long gone. 
This is one of other opportunities not taken advantage of. Anybody else have this happen?
This is one of other opportunities not taken advantage of. Anybody else have this happen?Title: Mistakes of new collectors
Post by: SIGNGUY on August 16, 2006, 10:05:35 pm
I'm sure it's happened to all of us, unfortunatlely I let many machines go when I was younger, just because I wasn't into collecting them yet, but as I mentioned in some other posts, my grandfather owned and operated 1 of 3 bottling plants with his brothers in central wisconsin. Old machines where plentiful. We had a vendo 81a, coin door stripped in our garage as a pop cooler(used fridge style) for years till it stopped working and it got tossed out somewhere. Our cabin had a few old chest coolers around, one was used to chill fish that we caught till they where cleaned, the other was just gutted and had a table top on it used as a fish cleaning station.
But this was way back when when I didn't know better... now since knowing better I grab anything I can!
But this was way back when when I didn't know better... now since knowing better I grab anything I can!
Title: Mistakes of new collectors
Post by: Eric on August 16, 2006, 10:27:04 pm
Back in pre-kids days... I ran ads in a free paper.... ALWAYS passed on the little square top and only wanted Coke machine... I had my Cav 72... Had a guy call and wanted to sell his roundtop machine
what was it? A Cav 72..... Heck already had that model... said he'd take $4XX.00 for it...
Said “No thank you”.... Hello??!!
and square tops!!!!!! What was I thinking!!!!!!!! 
what was it? A Cav 72..... Heck already had that model... said he'd take $4XX.00 for it...
Said “No thank you”.... Hello??!!
and square tops!!!!!! What was I thinking!!!!!!!!