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[johnieG]

(centech @ May 09 2007,11:53)

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Well, I haven't quite given up--It's the machine I'd want given my druthers, but my inquiries have been reasonably consistent--so I'm losing hope. Plus, going on ebay and checking out "exact shipping" on shipping quote calculators gets about the same kind of amounts to ship machines similar distances. Can't decide if I should start letting my eyes wander yet. '>  Besides, Josh has about talked me into the thought of buying a cheaper coke and painting it. Then the world really is my oyster, as far as the brand I get for my gameroom.

Yea, somethings screwy over at Fedexrfreight, even with a 40% discount, it quoted over $500, that's nuts!

[centech]

Right, Right-found my error on the FA website--quote included a "forward air provided container" which, when corrected shows a price of $273.70. So I called FA directly and was told "around 260 or 270"--which I figure translates to $273.70.  '>

That takes me to about a hundred dollars over my budgeted limit and just a wee bit over my "I swear, not a penny over" promise to my wife. But I'm a-gonna get it!  '> Gives me a turnkey ready machine that still needs enough work that I can still decide to do a repaint, but is already quite presentable and non-Coke, so we can enjoy it as is instead of having another project that needs to get done sooner rather than later. Still discussing the thing with John, but I'll be posting pics when it shows up in the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck, and be ready to help when I need it--cause it looks like a manual's gonna be out of the question. I can't find ANY other machines, docs, references about this Ideal upright anywhere. But I can't wait! Neither can the kids--and the wife's even kinda looking forward to it!

It IS pretty, ain't it?

[MoonDawg]

Also, you are buying a machine from a guy who knows his stuff.

      If there were something seriously wrong with it, he would let you know.  How many other sellers would do that for you?

[johnieG]

Yep! Me fixxy up nice! I'll swap out the coinbezels & signs, and whatever else needs it,  

hey I even found the inside coindoor key hiding inside the cap catcher, ( I hate when they do that, you drill a lock only to find the original key arg!  '> )
but this one was lucky, the coindoor was already open. you'll only need the plug-lock (identicle to any Ideal slider) to put in the main door.

the more I go over it, the more it looks like a well built machine, everything straight forward, even the bottle door light takes a standard old lightbulb. the shelves even lock into place so they can fall loose, nothing like a pile of glass-bottles tumbling out when you open the door,   '>

[centech]

OHBOYOHBOY!!! Can't wait!! And that's JUST the sort of thing I want to hear from John--and that I'd never think of. But then again, I've never had a shelf fall out. See, that's just proof the Dawg is right....I feel loads better buying this machine from a guy who I've been learning from lurking round the boards here. It's well worth the shipping--no, wait--Let me see the machine first. '>

The machine's a little bigger and heavier than I thought I'd end up with, but so long as it's not taller than me. Won't be long til I'm.... '>