Hang onto your boots!!

[MaineT]

The price of a VMC pepsi 81 just went up!! Watching the new Pawn Stars and he just paid $3000 for a VMC Pepsi 81... If you've been looking for one, good luck!

[kbareit]

Was It a legit $3000.00 machine?

[BrianB]

From what I could tell, it looked legit.

Body - Outside was in decent shape except for being painted red, vent louvers looked ok & no visible rust through (from what could be seen). The Coin Mech was there as well as the correct VMC debossed Coin Entry Bezel.

Interior - The interior shots of the machine showed that the vending stack was there and appeared to be complete as well as a full set of shelves with sliders. I thought I saw the top shelf slider might have been missing, might be wrong though. Overall, it was pretty clean inside considering it's age and other machines that I have seen.

Refrigeration - Was there and looked normal but you know how that goes!

So, I thought that it was a very nice looking, VERY restorable VMC 81 Pepsi. Was it worth $3000? For them in "their" market, considering that after the restoration they'll be asking probably around $8K-9K for it, I'd say it was. IMHO (for what it's worth!) thought that it would be worth around $2000-$2800 in it's presented condition.

[SIGNGUY]

From what I've seen lately on the Pepsi's seems like 2500-2800 has been the going rate.. so they are not that far off... I have one in my shop from a customer to restore and he paid $3200 for it in a private sale... so they are all over the board..

[MaineT]

It just needs a shot of freon!! I think it was worth $3000 on a good day, but they are buying to resell, so everyone is going to think that they can get more then that.

[Slapshot42]

I'm with Brian on this one I thought it was a pretty fair price. If you can find one you can expect to pay 2500-3000.

Jared

[MaineT]

I'm with Brian on this one I thought it was a pretty fair price. If you can find one you can expect to pay 2500-3000.

Jared

But that is his buying price and they say on that show time and time again, we need to sell at a profit!! How much profit is in there as it sits paying $3000!

Also, the popularity will boom on that machine now that it has been on that show and the price will go up again.  The good part, they should all come out of the basements and be more on the market now!

[msanborn]

Resto Rick I am sure will get compensated by History Channel for restoring the machine, they will make an entire episode out of it, Rick Dale sells it for a tidy profit, and everyone is happy. 

[MoonDawg]

      We know there will be an RC 81 featured in upcomming episodes,
maybe this Pepsi 81 is leading us into  a series?

[zadd]

But that red Pepsi machine was " Rare " though . Rick looked at it an said he never seen a red Pepsi machine and it looks like its never been painted before . That's why they paid 3 k for it  :tounge:o