Most valuable acl soda bottle in your area

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If someone found a "Our Leader" in an antique shop or elsewhere that was in excellent condition and priced at about $10, I would consider that $10 bottle a "sleeper" that could resell for $50 and possibly more to the right bidder/buyer

 

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NOTE ...

If someone sees a particular bottle that I post and would like me to do the same thing with it like I did with the "Our Leader" bottle, please let me know and I will be happy to oblige. I would do it with every bottle if I had the time. But because of the time factor, please take it as easy on me as you can and I will do the best I can regarding the specific bottle that's requested.

 

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I'm personally interested in this bottle ...

Stone Mountain Mist - Schiller Park, Illinois

... which has one listing on Worthpoint at $500.00. Which appears to be a legitimate value when you take into account this example that sold in October of 2015 for $478 ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STONE-MOUNT...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

1. 2015 eBay example
2. Both variations - Green & Amber

(I'd like to have one of these, but will wait and see if I can find a "sleeper" for about $25.00 )

 

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Here's the Stone Mountain Mist that's on Worthpoint ...

( You won't be able to see the "Sold For" price but it sold on eBay in 2013 for an even $500.00 )

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/stone-mountain-mist-acl-bottle-477577412

 

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This bottle is super cool! Let's take a closer look at it ...

Jayhawk - Ottawa, Kansas

Worthpoint sold for prices - All in acceptable condition ...

2006 = $90
2009 = $127
2010 = $49 (Sleeper)
2011 = $179
2013 = $172
2014 = $306

 

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More ...

$280 Pennsylvania



$580 Texas



$800 Oregon

 

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Speaking of Big Chief bottles ...

Here's the majority of the examples I currently own but have added a few more since this picture was taken ...

 

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Regarding our local San Diego bottles, I own one each of those with a red arrow and only have two to go before owning every one of the "Fearsome Five" ...

 

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True Story ...

I attended the Reno, Nevada bottle show last summer and could have bought an amber San Diego 7up bottle that was in at least as good of condition as the one pictured here that sold on eBay in 2014 for $449.95. And I could have had the one in Reno for $300, but the only reason I didn't buy it was because my daughter was with me, who is a great gal but extremely conservative with her money, and who talked me out of it saying, "Dad, your not serious about spending that kind of money on a soda bottle, are you? Just think of all the stuff you can buy for $300." Well, even though I can do whatever I want with my money, she kind of laid a guilt-trip on me so I passed on the bottle and ended up taking everyone out to dinner to an expensive restaurant which ended up costing me about $200. And even though we had a great time and my daughter and her family thanked me for the treat, I don't recall her or anyone else saying it was a waste of money to spend $200 for a dinner we could have had at McDonalds for about $40.00. Now, I dearly love my daughter and respect her ways, but the moral of this story is, never listen to a family member when buying soda bottles is involved. Just buy 'em when ya see 'em and go to McDonalds for dinner no matter what anybody says! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

 

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I think one of the rarest and most valuable CT acls is probably this Dr. Davis bottle from Willimantic, Conn. It recently sold for $361.99 on eBay.