Coca Cola Vending Machine Value????

[NJYTHRD]

Hi,

Just checking for any experts out there on what the Vendo 83 machine is worth?

I bought it at a Colorado Estate sale and the gentleman had over 200 different machines.

Looks to be redone and in perfect shape.

Thanks for any help.

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[BONOVOX]

Well.... the value of this machine is not that high.  Some people have a tough time giving away a Vendo 83.
Yours looks like it was restored in some manner, although the lettering was left undone.

If I had to put a value on this one, I would say 400 just because.

What's important is if you like it, and from where you placed it in your home, I take it you do, so thats great!
You can't just stop at one machine, so try to find a 81 on the next auction

 

[NJYTHRD]

Hi,

Thanks for the info.

I personally think it is a lot more than that.

It cost almost 3 times that to have it restored. Plus the cost of the unit when it was old and rusted.

Makes no sense at $400, but thank you for your input...

Anybody else know a good amount these machines?

[jholmgren]

Don't forget your audience here - you are asking a group of collectors and restorers ... and yes, some folks who flip machines for a hobby.

It might be tough to swallow, but Bonovox is not far off the mark for the folks you are addressing.  I would say $600-700 fully and completely restored is top of the market for an 83 among this group of folks.   

You have a large single-flavor/single-vend machine that is not mechanical (no crank handle) - among collectors, they just are not very desirable machines.  I personally like the look of them, but still wouldn't pay more than $600 for one because of their limitations. 

You could probably sell it for a couple of grand to the right person who just "has" to have a Coke Machine for his man cave, but that might take a long time.

Jim

[Kaleid20]

Don't forget your audience here - you are asking a group of collectors and restorers ... and yes, some folks who flip machines for a hobby.

It might be tough to swallow, but Bonovox is not far off the mark for the folks you are addressing.  I would say $600-700 fully and completely restored is top of the market for an 83 among this group of folks.   

You have a large single-flavor/single-vend machine that is not mechanical (no crank handle) - among collectors, they just are not very desirable machines.  I personally like the look of them, but still wouldn't pay more than $600 for one because of their limitations. 

You could probably sell it for a couple of grand to the right person who just "has" to have a Coke Machine for his man cave, but that might take a long time.

Jim

I second that. Not a machine for collectors. More for the average joe who doesn't know a lot about machines. That's your target audience.

[kbareit]

Don't know if this helps but Jeff Walters book has it valued at $225.00 fair condition $1400.00 fully restored.

[halehouse]

That's one of the models that always comes up as not being wanted by many. $600 seems high. $400 does actually make sense. More $ may have been put into it, but it probably wasn't a good model to put $ into.

I do see some on eBay that sold. That might give some idea.

[collecture]

I would have to go along with others. It has never been a machine that I aspired to one day own - it is big, single flavor and small bottles only. I just don't drink THAT much Coca Cola. But that is not to say other people don't want it and, obviously some do!
I did a quick search of eBay for 'Vendo 83'.

First is a list of current auctions - no bids on any listings.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=vendo+83&_sacat=0&_from=R40

Second is a list of completed auctions, which show one machine with a paint job selling for $1525.00 but most under $600. And I would question whether the $1525 deal even went through since it has been over 2 months and no feedback has been given to the seller.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=vendo%2083&_pppn=r1&_dcat=13734&LH_Complete=1

The truth can be painful, but I have several items that I'll never get my money back out of too. It is just the painful side of collecting! Welcome to the club!

[johnieG]

I've been quoted as coining the following phrase ..."The Vendo V-83 is the '59 Edsel of the coke machine world"  

Thus my less than stellar appraisal of this model, it's big, it had a very large production run. it's heavy & it can only vend small 8-ounce Coke bottles. and it lacks a crank handle that appeals to many people looking for a 1950's era machine. ( the sliding door doesn't cut it with most folks)

On the plus side, it is an embossed Coke machine and it's a round-cornered machine.

[mygoose101]

I thought $400 was too high. Moondawg had his storage area full of 83's at one time and couldn't give them away. This is a true story.