restored 7 up on ebay

[Cokemachinesandmore]

wow look at the price on  this i love it, makes my mint original even better. he also has a restored dr pepper. he had a nicer looking restored dr pepper at the last chicgo show and couldnt sell it for 5500.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-UP-VMC-81-Restored-Soda-Machine-Coke-Pepsi-/320772128480?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aaf823ee0#ht_614wt_1344

[BONOVOX]

I was just going to post this ebay listing, but ya beat me to it 
I was thinking that the 7up was WAY too high, but Im not in the loop as many here are, simply because of where I live.
WHat do you all think that these machines should sell for???

 

[Eric]

Price is probably because it's a rare 6 bubble machine

[memorylane]

I sold a customer a 7up and an RC cola 81, both Originals restored about two years ago and offered him $23K for them back and he said no, so is it too much?

[Cokemachinesandmore]

John (sign Guy) restored a 7up machine for someone that one it at I believe the rich penn auction. I dont remember what it sold for but add the buyers premium plus the resto fee from John.  That machine may be at or over the starting bid on this machine. I just turned down a cash offer of 6k on my original unrestored 7up 81


*****Eric good eye, i went to look at my machine it should have 7 bubbles and the top left hand bubble should have the R in it.

[Eric]

Guess he should have spent 21 hours on the logo

[johnnyselman]

Is that condensation catch system correct for some 81's. My Generic has the system that hangs in the vents. Also  the round linkage plug on the door is missing on both machines.

[MoonDawg]

        I'm not saying it is fake, but couldn't he have taken the picture of the inside before it was primered?  Also it looks like bondo chipped from one of the holes that holds the stainless trim! But for that price it must be real.

[Matt]

...and the top left hand bubble should have the R in it.

Can you provide more details on this? Should the R be embossed, painted, etc.?

And uhhh, almost $8K for a Dr. Pepper? 

[Eric]

I think only the square outer over all shape is embossed with the “7UP debossed into that
the bubbles and registered R is painted on... along with the seperation area of the black bars
above and below the 7up red square.