Most valuable acl soda bottle in your area

[SODAPOPBOB]

Hey, iggy

There is only one "Country Music" bottle on WorthPoint that sold in 2014 for $51.00. I'm giving it a 8.0 grade compared to a 9.0 grade for the one currently on eBay. If you or anyone else ever finds one in a 8.0 or better grade and can nab it cheap, then I'd buy it. I don't think the one currently on eBay is a fluke because of what appears to be several legitimate bids. If it were common and sold on eBay in the past, then there would be a lot more than just one of them on WorthPoint.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

In other words ...

No matter what part of the country you are in, if you ever see a "Country Music" acl in great condition that is priced in the $10 to $20 range, you should have no problem reselling it for a nice profit.

(Next up I'm going to see what I can find regarding MCglass' "Circus" bottle)

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Circus acl ~ One listing on WorthPoint ~ Near mint condition ~ Sold October 2015 ~ $106

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Noel's Cola ~ Cornith, MI ~ One listing on WorthPoint ~ Good Condition ~ Sold May 2014 ~ $100

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I gotta get me one of these - especially if I can find a "sleeper" for about $20.00 ...

Deacon Jones ~ Mt. Clemens, MI ~ Worthpoint ~ Near Mint ~ Sold June 2013 ~ $229.00

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

These Gator Beverages bottles seem to be hard to find especially in good condition. Frostie Bottling Co. Jacksonville, Lake City, Gainesville Florida.View attachment 169432View attachment 169433

There are several of these "Gator Beverages" bottles on WorthPoint and those in near-mint condition average at about $100

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Well from Western Canada,... Calgary Alberta to be exact I would have to say The Solo.....this was mainly a Montreal, Quebec brand but was franchised across Canada.
This particular example was bottled by Alberta Beverages Limited, Calgary Alta.....and I still can't find any info or other bottles from that company! The main company went out of business during WW II and the bottles were bought by Trinidad bottler Joseph Charles (not his native name), he didn't want to pay the extra cost to have the bottles repainted so he left them as they were and the brand was reborn! albeit in another country....it's still available to this day.
The bottle I'm quite positive is dated 1937...which makes it one of the earliest ACL's that I know of for Canada....as for price, I've never been able to nail that down but have seen them as high as $300 all the way to $30 range for poorer condition. I lucked out and snagged mine for $40
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There are a few of these "Solo" bottles on WorthPoint and they jump around in value between about $25 and about $200. Like Canadacan said, its hard to nail-down their true value in near-mint condition.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

"Sleeper" acls to watch for and their approximate near-mint values ...

1. 30 Below ... $1,000
2. Country Music ... $150
3. Circus ... $100
4. Noel's Cola ... $100
5. Deacon Jones ... $200
6. Gator ... $100
7. Solo ... $100 ???

(To be continued)

 

[Bass Assassin]

Great work Bob

 

[M.C.Glass]

MCglass

Do you have a picture of your "Bink's Beverages" bottle? I have seen tid-bits of information about the brand that indicate it was produced between about 1921 and WWII when it was discontinued and the bottler became a Coca Cola franchise bottler.

It's a 1938 bottle, heel embossed, City Bott Works, NA Bink, Est