Restored Vendo 39 w/ no compressor

[Kaleid20]

Great looking Vendo 39...guy wants $1600. Considering a compressor will run as high as $900, what is a fair price here? I guess a restored immaculate Vendo 39 would go around $2000?

Thoughts here?

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/clt/3001097875.html

[johnieG]

Well, Yes at that price you've paid for the restoration of the machine sans Refrigeration, so let's say you got a good used Refer' deck & restored it to the same level, you'd be into it about $900 total on top of that. At that price for the shell, I'd be all over it with a fine tooth comb & a magnet & I'd have to insist on "before" pictures to see what it looked like prior, ( you don't want to buy a bondo-queen)   :

and there's my two-cent option...

[BrianS]

He does say that it has a "new" drum.  Its hard to tell but it looks like the back piece of the drum has holes in it for a 12 oz bottle, if you had a project 39 with a working compressor, might not be a bad way to end up with a nice machine that could vend full size bottles.  Especially if you could get it for less than the current asking price.  Curious why someone whould put so much into a 39 without a refrigeration deck, especially if it was missing the original drum as well.

[johnieG]

May be this is what happened to it...Yikes!      PS...Some assembly required.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coca-Cola-antique-Vendo-39-compressor-/280888378758?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4166408586

[cohammer]

Tell me why there are bids on that compressor?

[mznb1u]

Some people just gotta have the original parts.  I have that same unit in my V-39.  Fortunatly for me, mine is assembled and cooling perfectly!

  Tim

[globalcompressors]

at $36 bucks... someone wants a boat anchor I guess.