Well, I couldn't turn down a chance to buy a BEAUTIFULY restored Pepsi 33 for less than the cost of what a full resto would cost.
This machine is FLAWLESS. It actually exceeded my expectations when I saw the machine, as usually there is always that one nick or scratch that Aunt Lisa puts on it a the Christmas party or something.... but this machine looks like it came off the factory floor. The insides are perfect, as the outside.
The seller bought a Jukebox from a guy who was thinning out his collection. In order to get the Juke at a lower price, he had to take the Pepsi as well (package deal) He wanted the Juke bad... so he ended up coming home with the Pepsi machine... and 2 factors helped me out... 1. He is not a machine collector at all, and 2. His wife wanted the machine OUT of the house. In comes Ed to the rescue! lol
The sad part of this story is I had to sell my original Pepsi 33, as that is the deal I now have with the wife.... one machine in, one machine out
Not sure how long I will keep that end of the deal lol
But the Pepsi that I sold today was a solid 8 original machine. The buyer said he might restore it, I told him not to, to wait to find one in need of a resto, then restore that one and sell this one. I even told him in not so many words, that I wouldn't sell him the machine if he was going to restore it... that's how nice of an original it was.
I have seller remorse now that he's gone... but that goes away pretty quickly when I look at the restored 33 now sitting in the man cave
