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Title: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: SIGNGUY on June 26, 2008, 11:51:28 am Two machines recently followed me home,
Vendo 63 Squaretop was dropped off at my house with a note asking for $100 for it! Then picked up this 81a the other day for $500... Pretty good week so far and it's only Thursday!!! :biggrin: Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: GreginNM on June 26, 2008, 12:25:47 pm John ~
Great deal! You did well on the 81A! I sure wish I had folks just drop machines off at my house with a note on them...I guess I need to get my name out more that I collect/buy these things around here. Of course, on the end of the Earth where I live, there aren't too many to be dropped off! Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: johnieG on June 26, 2008, 12:56:54 pm Nice! :biggrin:
Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: MoonDawg on June 26, 2008, 02:34:44 pm Then picked up this 81a the other day for $500... Holy ****! :jawdrop: Tell us the story :happydrinkers: Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: Pat Pixley on June 26, 2008, 03:37:47 pm WOW what a deal :wow: you have to love those kind of deals.
Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: sodaworks on June 26, 2008, 04:16:35 pm 500 bucks for a 81A. Nice going
Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: Jim on June 26, 2008, 06:14:39 pm Another nice acquisition ! ! !
And it didn't break the budget at $500... Congrats John ! Title: Re: Latest Machines that Followed me Home Post by: SIGNGUY on June 26, 2008, 10:28:06 pm thanks Guys.. I remember a Day about 15 years ago, when I was just getting started, picked up a 110 and a 39 (my first machines), and thought to myself, if ONLY SOMEDAY I could Own an 81... Never to think that I have 14 of them now.. :wow:
Anyways,,, I degress.. I guess it pays to advertise... the Vendo 63 actually was owned by neighbor 4 houses down, never spoke to him much and one day he pulls into my driveaway when I had some other machiens out there with my big "FOR SALE" sign (I live on a pretty busy access road and have sales every weekend ) He asks me I I'm still buying machines said he had one or two.. after a few days this shows up on my driveaway wit hte note and his phone number asking for 100 bucks. The Vendo 81a was a lead from on my craigslist postings.. I was posting my Restored machines for sale and this guy from Northern MN emails me saying he has one of those machiens unrestored and what are they worth.. of course I used my old line of that I can't be the "buyer and the seller" and asked what did he want for it.. he responds saying I'm not sure ,Make me an offer, you might be suprised. So I figure I'll "FISH"... I offered $300, because one he was 4 hours from me.. He emails me back a day later says I'll take no less than $500... I told him I'd be interested in making the drive to take a look but couldn't promise him that I'd pay 500, but knew darn well I would. Drove up there the other day, Nice guy ,Nice original complete machine that cools, vends, etc.. I had no problem giving him the money and some more cards as he lives in a pretty ritzy resort town and has seen what I do with them restored... SO all in all... pretty happy with that deal. that's the story... Good night! |