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We'll after the long ordeal with my Vendo 81 for $75 that went Belly up, I have another machine I'm working on that will ease the a Pain a bit!!
I found a garage sale ad that listed a "Have A Coke" Machine for sale... by the wonderful technology of Reverse address Lookup, I found the phone number of the seller. I called yesterday and asked if I could have some more info on the Coke Machine he was selling, He begain to tell me about it and said it had a glass door on the left and the lettering was sticking out on the front where it said Coke. He didn't have a model number but by his description that was good enough for me as it was either a V81 or Cav 72 I thought! I casually asked how much and he said he needed $300 for it or he'd keep it cause "These Coke Machines are Worth Alot of Money" he told me!  I asked if I could come see it today and he said yes after 5pm.. SO I'm heading out tonite to see it at 5pm and based on the photo I got late last nite I'll be buying it! :biggrin: It's not a Vendo 81 for 75.00 but I'll take a Cav 72 for $300 anyday too!!!

  :happydrinkers: Sweet Score! That was my first machine (still have it, still undrestored :down:) Great machine and the white will break up all that red too :smile:
Congrats!

Hey John,

EXCELLENT Find ! ! !
     :happydrinkers:

Great score John  :biggrin:

pat

Thanks Guys, I'm excited to go get it... I had one once too... was my 3rd machine I owned, restored it and made a few bucks on it.
This one most likely will be for resale as I just don't have the room... what you have guys been seeing these sell for... I haven't done much research yet but would imagine it should bring 1000 or so?
Thoughts?

Congrats!
Are you going to try to get all the (10 oz?) returnable bottles next to the machine too?

Great find! I would buy it to, I have still yet owned either a av 72 or even a 96

Joey

      Now take the 72 over and trade it for the 81  :biggrin:

Great score, but I would keep it and pursue the 81.

Well.. if you decide to sell it... wait till the Coin Op show and say you'll haul it there
for gas money... it would maybe bring a little more and free gas to the show!

Got home tonite with the Cav 72... it's real nice, orignal paint, nice and straight, gaskets are good, has coin mech but has a bypass free vend switch installed , but it all works.. .Guy had it running when I went to pick up to show it got cold..  who knows ,just might keep it? never know?
While I was there also picked up a pretty cool Coke Bottle Thermometer made of Brass? never seen one, not sure if it's a fantasy peice or not, but was cool for the 20 bucks it cost me.

And also found another item along the way, it's a chopped jr cooler I think? but looks like it was attempted to be made into a counter top chest cooler? doublt it was orignally intended to be this , but for $25.00 couldnt' leave it laying... had to give it a home!!

I'll chalk this one up to a pretty darn good day!!!! 
Later
John

Photo of chopped Cooler, just for fun!?
it's complete with handles and tub,etc...

hi nice score  was this item up in cystal? because i looked at the coke cooler but they said nothing about any this else forsale

Awesome John ! ! !

I'd say this was a good Day.
Put a little effort into the Junior and sell it to buy something else...

Nice Scores! The lid on the junior was worth that! 72 looks about the condition of mine and it has the large embossing... nice machine...  :happydrinkers:

John, where are you looking for garage sales? Craigslist and the newspaper?

Nice finds, I am jealous

Thanks

Thanks guys,
Yes the Chopped Cooler was in Crystal MN. Not where I got the Cav 72, but figured since I was in the area, might as well have a look, she wanted $40 for it and I offered $25 and took it.
I do search garage sales whenever I can find them, my job gives me the freedom a bit when I'm out and about to stop alot, other than that it's just been luck so far!

Just got a lead on a Wayne 60 gas pump... I'm following up on later today... :hopefull:

Gosh, sound like things are alive and well up in Wisconsin! That was a great deal you got on that Cavalier 72.