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Title: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: red-hungarian on January 24, 2009, 01:36:38 am
Kind of grabs your attention doesn't it? Those posts claiming unbelievable finds and deals.

Mine was a free Victor 3 door, A friend alerted me to a post for a free "Coke cooler" not 3 miles from my front door. I saw the pics, grabbed a friend, a trailer and headed over immediately.
It was used by a sorority in UNC Chapel Hill for years until it stopped working then it was put in a back yard.

What's your best deal ever story?


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Jim on January 24, 2009, 07:08:51 am
Awesome find ! ! !
With friends like that, hopefully, he'll find more machines!
      :happydrinkers:


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: coke_and_stuff on January 24, 2009, 09:32:19 am
Complete Vendo 81D $100.00

Joey


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: SIGNGUY on January 24, 2009, 09:41:28 am
Best deal, not soda related, but Gas Pump, Got a Wayne 60 Pump for for $25.00, that is what the old farmer thought he could get in scrap for it.. :biggrin:
Plenty of good deals on soda stuff.. that is what keeps the "HUNT" alive.


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: GreginNM on January 24, 2009, 01:07:35 pm
Mine was a complete Vendo 81D and a Westinghouse Standard without lids both for $44, since that was all I had in my wallet at the time!


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Pat Pixley on January 24, 2009, 05:04:18 pm
Ideal 85 RC runs and gets cold  coin mech works , missing the rack  and it was FREE


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Creighton on January 24, 2009, 06:59:45 pm
Vendo 56 RT $75.00. Missing rack and cooling system.
Creighton


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Jim on January 24, 2009, 07:46:50 pm
I'll always look back on my Wayne 866 acquisition for $120!
I did have to remove it from its original placement as well...
I have also acquired a couple Cleveland Neon clocks for next to nothing!
(http://uswebtech.com/vintage/images/gas/866.gif)
(Sorry for the poor image, it was from an old reference Site and was quick to include)


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Yarochrehc on January 24, 2009, 08:40:07 pm
Traded a old window that a guys wanted for his shed  for a working Vendo 63.


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: Kapri on January 25, 2009, 02:15:23 pm
Not soda, but a few years ago I got a Mills Vest Pocket trade stimulator for £60.
In really good original condition, sold it a few months later to a guy in Portugal for £240!


Title: Re: I love a deal.. Personal BEST EVER!!!
Post by: RC kid on January 25, 2009, 08:05:24 pm
I have gotten several pocelin signs from free to $10.00. But it's been awhile since I got a deal like that. I picked up my RC 110 in near perfect original condition for $100.00. Just got lucky one day.