Guy Refurbishes Old Bandai Pokemon Vending Machine

This is not my work, but a guy from Reddit u/chance_waters posted this and I thought you guys would wanna see it. I have never seen one of these before and it looks so beautifully restored.

Bandai Vending Machine
www.reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG/comments/ozr1zd/a_guy_from_a_facebook_group_im_on_spent_an_insane/

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Great item. In the very beginning these were all over. Me and the boys pulled many stickers out of them. I remember, too often, the card didn’t come out so gave it up. I think it was .50?

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@shizzlemetimbers, did you ever get one of these after the mishap a few years back?

If only to be walking around in Japan 1997 and seeing one of these… :smiling_face_with_three_hearts::heart:

Unfortunately at the time the middleman websites said it was too big for me to ship but I would love to do the same such an awesome display piece!

Those carddass decorations are insane

That’s a damned shame. I hope you get the chance to someday. This thing is so sick!

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I was. And suddenly I feel very, very old. :rofl:

These machines are still around everywhere here. The new models don’t look much different, either.

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Does anyone have the contact information for this collector? I read in the reddid thread that he may be thinking about selling that machine but could not find his contact information anywhere and it’s not listed for sale in all the main places that I’ve looked online. I contacted the original poster and he said he was part of a private australian pokemon group, but couldn’t find his post anymore. If anyone knows him or is able to track them down, please message me privately!