Dallas Auction - need some advice - Lotsa pics warning!

[Vendo_110]

 

Well, bad news.  I left my day planner at the auction house.  It had my price sheet in it.  Bummer.  Gonna have to call them tomorrow to see if anyone turned it in.  i thought I had it packed in suitcase.

Either way I know pretty much what all the machines went for. 

[SIGNGUY]

Just curiuos what this guy was paying for the v81's? you say went high? over 1500, 2000? what range

[Vendo_110]

The complete one went for about 1100 and then add the 12% auction fee, the 8% state tax, and it was up to $1320.  A couple of things that wouldnt let me go any higher was the fact that the moulding had the door sealed tight.  I mean several of us tried opening it without any luck!  Also, none of the machines had been plugged in and it was unknown if they ran or cooled at all.

The guy bidding wasn't even hesitating on bidding against me.  We were the only 2 bidders on the 81's when they got past $500 bucks.  So we went back and forth at $50 increments until it got to the $1100 mark and I was done.  If it wasn't for him, I would have not just one V81 sitting in my garage, but 2 of them! 

Most of the chests and wets started bidding at around $100 bucks.  The uprights at around $200.  No reserve on anything...

[Funtronics]

What did the machine that stamped the Coca-Cola logo on the crates go for? I'd love to have it.

[Vendo_110]

What did the machine that stamped the Coca-Cola logo on the crates go for? I'd love to have it.

I think it went for around $125.  No one was bidding on it!

[tkaz]

I think I found the website for this place, looks like they have auctions twice a month or so.  Check out the bottom of the page for some more photos of what they had this past weekend.  I sure am glad I didn't go, I may have filled up a trailer.

http://www.tmadallas.com/auction.php?a=48

[collecture]

What is the big Mario looking guy on top of the phone booth?

[scalebowler]

What is the big Mario looking guy on top of the phone booth?

It kind of looks like one of those robot things they had at chuckey cheese.
Here is a video of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbqPUK_fBqA

[rayg]

Thanks for all the cool pictures, reminded me to ask is anyone going to the Chicagoland Show November 12, 13 & 14. http://www.chicagolandshow.com ? When I talked to Tim he said it would be nice to get a bunch of the Michigan Mafia and others to go to the show together...  I'm going.  Chicago is a great town, I spend allot of time there for work. 

 Something to start thinking about.

Ray

[loman4ec]

I really want to go! This will be my first time in 15 or so years going to the show/ I was about 13 when I was there last time. I had forgotten that I had been there until I talked about it with my Dad. I had been to so many swap meets it just blended together. I will try to be there.